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ART IN SOCIAL CONTExT ADE675 7B
ART IN SOCIAL CONTExT ADE675 7B
ART IN SOCIAL CONTExT ADE675 7B
MAHANI WAHAB E-PORTFOLIO
ART IN SOCIAL CONTExT ADE675 7B
ART IN CONTExT
Circumstances surrounding the making of art contribute to its meaning. We need to find out
When and where was it made?
Context
Why did the artist create this art work? For whom, or what reason was it made?
How is it significant for the times and culture in which it was made?
EXAMPLE
When & where
Paris, France 1787 - right before the French Revolution
From whom or what reason
Commissioned by the Trudaine de Montigny brothers who were active in the revolutionary movement in France. It was made in support of the revolutionary ideas brewing in France at that time
How it is significant
This was a strong statement, by a prominet artist, on the state of French Politics. It was controversial as it challenged the reign of the Royals
This is an example of an early cubist painting. Picasso sought to portray something as it was & not how it looked. Therefore, he broke up the guitar player & tried to show all sides of him simultaneously.
When & where
Venice, California 1974- During the watergate scandal and the Vietnam War.
From whom or what reason
To make statement about the state of art and American culture.
How it is significant
Burden's extreme body art expanded the vocabulary of arts forms and was very influential in moving art out of the museum and into the world at large.
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