The Physicality of an Artwork Is a Product of Its Time and Place.
“The physicality of an artwork is a product of its time and place.”
Discuss this statement in relation to one example from this assessment task, 2 artworks from modernism and two contemporary examples you have studied.
Throughout time, the representation of a particular subject matter in art has changed to encompass the values of the time and place or challenge them through art. An artist is influenced by society’s ideologies’ and thus either represent these ideologies’ or challenge them within their artwork as well as being influenced by the events of that time. Through the works ‘Mosaic of Emperor Justinian and his Court’, ‘Olympia’ by Edouard Manet, ‘Le Demoiselles d’Avignon’ by Pablo Picasso, performance artist Orlan and ‘Overstepping’ by Julie Rrap, the physicality of an artwork (the way in which it structurally appears) will be explored by the influenced of time and place.
‘Mosaic of Emperor Justinian and his Court’, (547 AD) is a 6th century mosaic in San Vitale, Ravenna. This mosaic artist is unknown, however during the time the artist was unimportant considered to be a paid workman doing a job. This mosaic (as the title suggests) depicts the Emperor of the time (Justinian) with his court including Archbishop Maximian (on his left), his officials, the priests and his guard. It was designed to act as religious and political propaganda, an artwork showing the power and majesty of the Emperor as well as adding to the prestige of the church itself. This was due to the great influence of the church during the time Emperor Constantine in 313 AD issued an edict of tolerance of all religions. This meant that the previously persecuted Christians could come out of hiding and there was a great revival of art with religious subject or undertones.
This artwork was created during Byzantine art, a movement based on Christianity which is influenced by Eastern practices (both style and materials) hence the use of mosaics. The appearance of the artwork was designed to
Discuss this statement in relation to one example from this assessment task, 2 artworks from modernism and two contemporary examples you have studied.
Throughout time, the representation of a particular subject matter in art has changed to encompass the values of the time and place or challenge them through art. An artist is influenced by society’s ideologies’ and thus either represent these ideologies’ or challenge them within their artwork as well as being influenced by the events of that time. Through the works ‘Mosaic of Emperor Justinian and his Court’, ‘Olympia’ by Edouard Manet, ‘Le Demoiselles d’Avignon’ by Pablo Picasso, performance artist Orlan and ‘Overstepping’ by Julie Rrap, the physicality of an artwork (the way in which it structurally appears) will be explored by the influenced of time and place.
‘Mosaic of Emperor Justinian and his Court’, (547 AD) is a 6th century mosaic in San Vitale, Ravenna. This mosaic artist is unknown, however during the time the artist was unimportant considered to be a paid workman doing a job. This mosaic (as the title suggests) depicts the Emperor of the time (Justinian) with his court including Archbishop Maximian (on his left), his officials, the priests and his guard. It was designed to act as religious and political propaganda, an artwork showing the power and majesty of the Emperor as well as adding to the prestige of the church itself. This was due to the great influence of the church during the time Emperor Constantine in 313 AD issued an edict of tolerance of all religions. This meant that the previously persecuted Christians could come out of hiding and there was a great revival of art with religious subject or undertones.
This artwork was created during Byzantine art, a movement based on Christianity which is influenced by Eastern practices (both style and materials) hence the use of mosaics. The appearance of the artwork was designed to