Wednesday, 9/8/10. Bill's reading notes/summary

Just a basic overview of art, well done. I really liked it.


Artists practical function
design

Artists other functions
record
give tangible form to the unknown (visualize)
give tangible form to feelings (portray)
offer an innovative way of seeing

On Creativity
“suspending judgments about what should be or actually is, in favor of what might be.”.

Creative traits:

Sensitivity – heightened awareness of what one sees, hears, and touches, as well as responsiveness to other people and their feelings.
Flexibility – an ability to adapt to new situations and see their possibilities; willingness to find innovative relationships.
Originality – uncommon responses to situations and to solving problems.
Playfulness – a sense of humor and ability to experiment freely.
Productivity – the ability to generate ideas easily and frequently, and to follow through on those ideas.
Fluency - a readiness to allow the free flow of ideas
Organizational skill – ability to put things back together in a coherent order

-be an informed observer rather than observer

-not all art is intended to be beautiful.

naturalistic – representational of natural world
illusionistic- so natural as to trick one into thinking it's real (tropme-l'oeil)
abstract – reference to natural world but not an attempt to duplicate exactly
stylized – exaggerated features of natural form
nonrepresentational – bypasses known forms and touches our senses and emotions directly

-art is always the expression of the artist