WHAT IS ART?
ART IS VISUAL CULTURE
WHAT IS VISUAL CULTURE?
On the first day of my art classes, each class explored the question "What is Art?", and more importantly "What is Visual Culture?" The art world is MUCH different than it was even just ten years ago, and as our world continues to be more integrated into digital technologies, how we perceive art and the idea of 'what is art' is rapidly changing.
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| Examples of Visual Culture: Museum Art |
For years to be an 'artist', one must have studied fine art at some prestigious art school, working towards showcasing their work within the walls of art galleries. This "traditional" style of art has been the foundation of the art world for years, and many other 'art forms' were quickly reduced to categories of 'not-art'. However, the world around us is a visual place. And what better way to learn about ALL things visual than the 'visual arts classroom'. Because of this ever-expanding idea that art is everything visual, the term Visual Culture was coined.
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| Examples of Visual Culture: Visual Imagery |
Art is no longer pictures seen in a museum. Kids see art on a daily basis in the form of t-shirts, video games, cartoons, comics, advertisements, smart phone apps, tattoos, logos, package design, architecture, landscaping...and the list goes on and on. So, in an effort to help kids come to grasp with this idea that art IS in fact all around them, over the course of the year we will be exploring the idea of Visual Culture and how it revolves around our lives.
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| Examples of Visual Imagery: Constructed Space |
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