How Art Conveys Power and Authority：艺术如何传达权力与权威.ppt

What is the PURPOSE of the story? – To entertain – To persuade (propaganda) – To teach religion – To teach history – To teach morals – To explain the natural world – To glorify (the ruler, a “ hero ” etc.) HOW is the story told? – A single scene (explain WHY that scene: Most climatic moment? During some important action? After the e of the story is resolved so we see the “ moral ”?) – Continuous narrative , where we see several moments in the same frame – Registers , where we see the story laid out like a story board. – Single long panel, like a frieze or the Bayeux Tapestry – Combination of text and images HOW does the artist SHAPE the viewer ’ s response to the story and the figures in the story? To make us ADMIRE the key figure(s) or see them as HEROIC, the artist may use ? Hieratic scale ? Centrality in position ? Higher relief, in relief sculpture ? Idealization ? Symbols ? Power of gaze ? Calm facial expression ? Light falling on key figure ? Superhuman characteristics (like multiple arms for Indian deities) HOW does the artist SHAPE the viewer ’ s response to the story and the figures in the story? To make us see a figure as BAD, the artist may use ? Distortion/exaggeration of figure, features, expression, gestures ? Hieratic scale HOW does the artist SHAPE the viewer ’ s response to the story and the figures in the story? To cause us to see the story as MIRACULOUS, the artist may use ? Hieratic scale ? Dramatic lighting ? Unrealistic elements (angels flying, multiple arms, a baby being born from its mother ’ s side, flying elephants, etc) HOW does the artist SHAPE the viewer ’ s response to the story and the figures in the story? municate the MOOD, the artist will use ? Balance/imbalance ? Chaos/order ? Symmetry/asymmetry ? Facial expressions, gestures, and stances ? Color ? Lines Good vs. Evil: ? Hindu sculpture of Durga Defeating the Buffalo Demon/Gentileschi, “ Judith Beheading Holofernes ”? Hindu sculpture of Durga