M2 - Lesson 1: The Artist and The Artisan

• artist


  • A person who performs all forms of creative arts. An artist creates art for the sake of art itself - without needing any ulterior motives.
  • dedicated only to the creative side, making visually pleasing work (sometimes not)for the enjoyment and appreciation of the viewer - but usually with no functional value.
• VINCENT VAN GOGH


  Dutch post-impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of western art.
• Vincent Van Gogh's Works

  • Starry Night (1889)
  • Sunflowers (1888)
• MICHELANGELO


  Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance Era. Born in the republic of Florence, Italy, he exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of western art.
• Michelangelo's works

  The Creation of Adam (1508-1512)
• artisan

  • a worker who practices a trade or craft
  • synonymous to a craftsman
  • They come in the form of guilds such as shoemakers, textiles, glass workers, carpenters, carvers, masons, armor or weapon makers, among others.
  • a manual worker who makes items with his or her own hands - and who through skill, experience, and talent, can create things of great beauty and function.
• guilds


  area type of social fellowship - an association with structured rules, customs, rights, and responsibilities.
• medium


  is the material which the artist uses to communicate and translate his feelings
• technique 


  refers to the manner in which the artist controls his medium to achieve the desired effect
• Prominent MEDIUMS in VISUAL ARTS

  • drawing
  • painting
  • photography
  • digital art
  • mixed media
• Prominent Techniques in VISUAL ARTS

  • pencil techniques
  • painting techniques
• pencil techniques

  • hatching
  • stippling
  • scribbling
  • circling
  • blending
• painting techniques

  • brushwork
  • impasto
  • splattering
  • oil painting
  • watercolor painting
  • acrylic painting
  • fresco