September 3 Lecture/Reading Summary

What is art?
-Something the artist thought of
- Image of a person
- The artist made it
- Expresses emotion
- Usefulness

The Impulse for Art:
People have been drawing on walls for 15,000 years. Art can be an expression of society or an individual. It can also be an expression of societal values. Pyramids and highways both represent societal values. They are organized and confined in some way and look like art.

To Present or Re-present?
When one thing stands in for another is representation. The different styles of representation are:
-Naturalistic- as in nature
-Realistic- true to life
-Stylized- simplified to emphasize important details
-Abstract- highly stylized (may not be recognizable)
Non-representational art is abstract art.

Scale of Representation:
Wax figures would be considered hardcore naturalism or realistic. Baits' art falls into styliztion, and picasso's art leans more towards abstract.