Transcript Opener The Five Purposes of Art

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In your binder start your first note page. The
Topic will be “The Five Purposes of Art”
Remember during this time you need to stay
silent for announcements and so that
attendance may be taken.
Why artists do what they do best
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Observe ritual
Celebration
Commemoration
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Express or communicate emotion, feelings, or
ideas
Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893
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Create artistic objects used in everyday lives
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Promote ideas or products – advertising,
marketing, propaganda, ideology
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Tell stories, describe/illustrate experiences,
communicate ideas or information, document
historical events
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Take a few minutes to write a short summary
of today’s notes in your own words.
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Using the magazines in the room, find an
example of each of the five purposes of visual
art.
On a blank piece(s) of computer paper, glue
the examples and label them
After your examples are dry, hole punch and
keep them with your visual art notes – I will
check that they are complete with your binder
check
Scissors are limited so please share