History of Art
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The History of Art
The history of art focuses on objects made by humans for any number of spiritual, narrative, philosophical, symbolic, conceptual, documentary, decorative, and even functional and other purposes, but with a primary emphasis on its aesthetic visual form. Visual art can be classified in diverse ways, such as separating fine arts from applied arts; inclusively focusing on human creativity; or focusing on different media such as architecture, sculpture, painting, film, photography, and graphic arts. In recent years, technological advances have led to video art, computer art, performance art, animation, television, and videogames.
What is art history and where is it going?
by Dr. Robert Glass smarthistory
Art history might seem like a relatively straightforward concept: “art” and “history” are subjects most of us first studied in elementary school. In practice, however, the idea of “the history of art” raises complex questions. What exactly do we mean by art, and what kind of history (or histories) should we explore? Let’s consider each term further.
Art from every continent, prehistoric to today— interpreted by leading scholars
Made to resemble a Diné eyedazzler rug, this painting wrestles with ideas of authenticity and commodification in Native art.
A Brief History of Art Movements | Behind the Masterpiece
by Behind the Masterpiece YouTube
The first piece of visual art in history is from 40,000 years ago. The need to create is a part of being human. It’s as old as our species and as innate as any other desire. Exploring each of these western art movements makes such a vast topic digestible.
Western art history timeline | A brief overview
by Art History with Alder YouTube
This video covers art history from prehistoric art through ancient, middle ages, renaissance, the "isms" movements and periods, all the way to contemporary art. You can see how each art history period and movement influenced later time periods and how the art tells the human story. You'll also enjoy the famous art that is shown throughout the video.
art history
Art historical research has two primary concerns. The first is (1) to discover who made a particular art object (attribution), (2) to authenticate an art object, determining whether it was indeed made by the artist to whom it is traditionally attributed, (3) to determine at what stage in a culture’s development or in an artist’s career the object in question was made, (4) to assay the influence of one artist on succeeding ones in the historical past, and (5) to gather biographical data on artists and documentation (provenance) on the previous whereabouts and ownership of particular works of art.
