Crediting/Investigating Art

Crediting Art

  • Name/Title of work- always italicized or underlined

  • Artist/Architect- Who created it?

  • Date- When was it created?

  • Period/Style- When? Cultural and time reference

  • Original Location- Where was it originally placed?

  • Museum- Where is it now?

  • Patron- Did someone pay for this to be created?

  • Material/Technique (media)- What is it made of? How was it created?

Investigating Art

F.F.C.S.I.

  • FORM- Is this 2D, 3D, sculpture in the round, or architecture?

  • FUNCTION- What is its purpose? What was it made to be used for, or do? Apply “URPHEIA” here.

  • STYLE- How are you able to tell that this piece can be classified under this artist, culture, period, art movement, etc…?

  • CONTEXT- Why? What was happening during this time that caused this piece to be created?

  • INFLUENCES/IDEAS- What led up to the creation of this piece? How did this work reflect the ideas during this time in history, and allow it to be a product of its time?

Functions of Art

U.R.P.H.E.I.A.

  • UTILITARIAN – functional or useful items (i.e. containers, furniture, jewelry, etc.

  • RELIGIOUS- items made for worship, veneration, ceremonies, rituals, festivals, procession, or burial rites.

  • POLITICAL- items meant to comment on social or political issues; wars, social injustice, propagandizing leaders or to change public opinion.

  • HISTORICAL- records historical events

  • ECONOMIC- art made for financial gain or as a result of a wealthy patron.

  • INFORMATION- to teach or inform; carry on a cultural tradition or moral to future generations.

  • AESTHETICS- for the joy or search for beauty, art for arts sake.