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This week we began discussing the stylistic differences between the different historical "Stages of Abstraction". The intention of the following paragraphs is to give you an extremely broad context for certian departures from realistic renderings over the last several centuries. Abstraction is nothing new and is in fact as old as mankind. It has a rich history full of inexhaustible intentions. Please note that I am only attempting to briefly explain the reasons for monumental shifts over the last 500 years that effected western society specifically. This is not intended to explain abstraction or its philosophy but simply to give reasons for stylistic changes within art, specifically painting and sculpture. In the western world, in centuries prior to the 1400's, art was primarily made as a reflection of spiritual or social constructs made in response to political structures and authoritarian commission. Imagery at times was propagandistic, mythological or decorative in na...

Foundations of Drawing Brief Recap: We recently finished our section on perspective drawing. Our last big project dealt with two-point perspective and resulted in a drawing of thirty boxes executed in a "city block-esque" layout. Friday the 14th we discussed three new concepst: Representationalism, Abstraction and Non-Objective art. We had a handout and a class discussion about some art history and how artists choose different styles to work within as a function of how they might best express their personal ideas and thoughts. These concepts will be on the test so be prepared to know the following definitions. Representationalism -Any artwork based on people, places or things that looks very much like what one sees. A visually accurate depiction. Abstraction -Any artwork based on people, places, things that represents the essence of what one sees. A conceptual depiction. Non-Objective -Any artwork without recognizable natural objects. A depiction sourced in the artist's...