Art History Titles

Prehistoric Art (~40,000–4,000 B.C.) The origins of art history can be traced back to the Prehistoric era, before written records were kept. The earliest artifacts come from the Paleolithic era, or the Old Stone Age, in the form of rock carvings, engravings, pictorial imagery, sculptures, and stone arrangements. Art from this period relied on the …

Week 8 Making and Materials

Spray paint The sword for the artist who paints at knight. Krylon was the first commercially available spray paint. First introduced in 1947 by Foster & Kester. Krylon spray paint was a go-to type of spray paint for graffiti artist in the 1970s. Martha Cooper is known for her photography documenting hip hop culture as …

CPS Week 7 Context: Inside of Art

Art in the street Street art, graffiti, vandalism. Whatever you want to call the art that appears in the streets it’s here to stay. Contemporary graffiti was born as a strong part of hip hop culture in 1970’s new york. Deprived communities creating art against all odds. Graffiti being illegal at the time gave this …

Week 4 Looking/seeing art: appreciation and analysis

HOW TO ANALYSE AN ART WORK. An analysis is looking at all of the different components of the art work, considering what they mean, how the artists used them, and/or what the artists intention is and what the viewers response would be. This also requires putting the artwork in context, understanding what ideas or artists …

Week 3: Tate Liverpool

Tate Liverpool is the only Tate in the North of England. Set in the historic Royal Albert docks. Swiss-artist Ugo Rondinone’s has a 10-meter high sculpture within Mermaid Courtyard, outside Tate Liverpool. You know you’re in the right place when you see this. The building the Tate is situated in still has a lot of the …