Lesson 3-5

• Visual Arts


  Connects us to other areas of our lives<|>Paves the way to communicate points of view<|>Shapes the way communities think and identify themselves
• Human beings

  Want to express themselves according to their taste and preferences by saying their thoughts and ideas through various visual arts
• Popular art expressions

  • Film
  • Narrative Painting
  • History Painting
  • Animation
  • Comics
• Film


  Refers to a movie or motion pictures<|>Movies are made up of a series of still photographs, each showing a slight change in motion then projected<|>They give the illusion of a moving image
• Narrative Painting


  Has an element of literacy<|>In narrative pictures, the viewer sees a moment in a story that allows the viewer to understand what happened prior to and after the moment caught by the artist
• History Painting


  Used to describe a painting that focuses on a serious narrative or includes exemplary actions<|>Their subjects derive from the Bible, mythology, secular literature, or historical events
• Animation


  From the Latin word 'animare (to breathe into life)<|>The visual art of making a motion picture from a series of still drawings
• Comics


  From the word 'comic originating from the Greek word 'komikos' of or about comedy<|>The printed arrangement of art and balloons in sequence
• Narrative Illustrations


  The pictorial representations of or reference to one or more 'events' occur in a sequence of time and bring a change in the condition of at least one character
• Pictorial Narrative


  The term is made up of two words- pictorial (from the word picture) and narrative<|>Etymologically the word comes from the Latin word 'pictorius' - meaning of a painter<|>Narrative means engaging in the act of narration
• Visual Narratives


  A graphic that essentially and explicitly narrates a story<|>Visual signifies something that can be seen using the human eye<|>Story illustrates a series of events linked by causality, temporarily, or sequence of the order of occurrence<|>Narrative signifies the act of telling a story of the story itself or the order of presentation
• Characteristic features of Visual Narratives

  • The presence of a story
  • The visual is constructed with the idea of communicating a story to the onlooker
  • There is a presence of a participant (actor)
  • The visual narrative has a 'universe of its own
  • a visual narrative can be expressed on any medium such as stone or paper
• Any visual represented with an idea to communicate a story to the onlooker qualifies a visual narrative
• Narrative


  A method of presenting related events to tell a compelling story<|>Connects disparate occurrences through a theme, idea, or storyline<|>Typically has a beginning, middle, and end
• Narrative (etymology)


  The word comes from the Latin word 'narrare, which means 'to relate'<|>It denotes both what is told and the process of telling
• The study of narrative is called Narratology
• Forms of narrative


  • Myth
  • Legend
  • Fables
  • Short story
  • Epic
  • History
  • Tragedy
  • Comedy
  • Pantomime
  • Painting
  • Stained glass windows
  • Cinema
  • Comic strips
  • Journalism
  • Conversation
• The history of narratives begins with the history of humanity
• Narrative


  Can be used to describe a kind or quality of a text<|>Can explain how we interpret a particular text<|>Can explain how we order and make meaning out of unordered information we take in from the world<|>Can be used to express our views and experiences to others through stories
• Linear Narrative


  Presents the story's events in the order they happened<|>Can be accomplished through any narrative perspective: first-person, second-person, or third-person
• Non-linear Narrative


  Presents the story's events out of order, employing flashbacks and other literary devices to shift the chronology of a story
• Quest Narrative(journey,adventure,discover)


  A story in which the protagonist works tirelessly toward a goal<|>The pursuit of this goal likely becomes their all-consuming passion, and they must face seemingly insurmountable obstacles along the way
• Viewpoint Narrative


  Designed to express the points of view or subjective personal experience of the main character or other fictional characters in the story<|>Often takes the form of first-person or third-person omniscient narration
• Unreliable narrator


  The person telling the story presents information subjectively and inconsistently, either deliberately deceptive or unintentionally misguided
• Art criticism


  Responds to, interprets meaning, and makes critical judgments about specific works of art<|>Art critics help viewers perceive, interpret, and judge artworks
• Art historians tend to study works made in cultures that are more distant in time and space
• Formal Analysis


  A method of analyzing art that includes 4 levels: Description, Analysis, Interpretation, and Judgment
• Elements of Description


  • Form of art
  • Medium and technique
  • Size and scale
  • Elements or general shapes
  • Axis
  • Line
  • Relationships between shapes
  • Color and color scheme
  • Texture
  • Context
• Elements of Analysis


  • Determination of subject matter
  • Selection of most distinctive features
  • Analysis of principles of design or composition
  • Discussion of how elements contribute to appearance or function
  • Analysis of use of light and color
  • Treatment of space and landscape
  • Portrayal of movement
  • Effect of medium
  • Perceptions of balance, proportion, and scale
  • Emotional reaction
• Elements of Interpretation

  • Main idea
  • Interpretive Statement
  • Evidence
• Elements of Judgment

  • Criteria
  • Evidence
  • Judgment
• Principles of Interpretation


  • Artworks have "aboutness" and demand interpretation
  • Interpretations are persuasive arguments
  • Some interpretations are better than others
  • Good interpretations tell more about the artwork than the critic
  • Feelings are guides to interpretations
  • There can be different, competing, and contradictory interpretations
  • Interpretations are often based on a worldview
  • Interpretations are not so much right, but more or less reasonable, convincing, enlightening, and informative
  • Interpretations can be judged by coherence, correspondence, and inclusiveness
  • An artwork is not necessarily about what the artist wanted
  • A critic ought not to be the spokesperson for the artist
  • Interpretations ought to present the work in its best light
  • The objects of interpretation are artworks, not artists
  • All art is in part about the world in which it emerged
  • All art is in part about other art
  • No single interpretation is exhaustive
  • Meanings may differ from significance to the viewer
  • Interpretation is ultimately a communal endeavor, and the community is ultimately self-corrective
  • Good interpretations invite us to see for ourselves and continue on our own
• The types of writing that employ linear narrative have the effect of immersing the reader in the protagonist's daily life, as the reader watches the events of the character's life unfold in chronological order. Examples of narrative linearity can be found in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, which offers different narrative perspectives but unfolds the plot in a linear, chronological manner (MasterClass 2021).
• Description - pure description of the object without value judgments, analysis, or interpretation.
• Analysis - determining what the features suggest and deciding why the artist used such features to convey specific ideas
• Interpretation - establishing the broader context for this type of art.
• Judgment - Judging a piece of work means giving it rank in relation to other works and, of course, considering an essential aspect of the visual arts; its originality.
• Quest narrative

  Their quest takes them through many dangerous territories, and some crises nearly ruin them along the way 
• In viewpoint narrative writing, moods, feelings, and other sensory details are filtered through the narrator's own life and subjective point of view.