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    INTRODUCTION

    Introduction
    Gateways to Art:
    Understanding the Visual Arts
    Second Edition

    Copyright 2015 Thames & Hudson

    INTRODUCTION

    What Is Art?
    Art has many purposes
    Art can be made from almost
    anything
    Art communicates sensations,
    ideas and emotions by visual
    means; it is a form of language
    Art can help us see the world in
    new and exciting ways
    Gateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts, Second Edition, Debra J. DeWitte, Ralph M. Larmann, and M. Kathryn Shields

    Artwork: The Journey of the


    Sun God Re

    0.0.1 The Journey of the Sun God Re, detail from the inner coffin of Nespawershefi, Third Intermediate Period, 990969
    Plastered and painted wood. Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England

    BCE.

    INTRODUCTION

    The Journey of the Sun


    God Re

    Painted on the coffin of Egyptian


    Nespawershefi
    Sun god Re in the underworld at
    night
    Reflects importance of rivers in
    Egypt
    Refers to Egyptian beliefs about
    the afterlife
    Gateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts, Second Edition, Debra J. DeWitte, Ralph M. Larmann, and M. Kathryn Shields

    Artwork: Frederic Edwin


    Church, Niagara

    0.0.2 Frederic Edwin Church, Niagara, 1857. Oil on canvas, 36 76. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

    INTRODUCTION

    Frederic Edwin Church,


    Niagara
    Niagara symbolized Americas
    territorial expansion and ambitions
    Viewer is positioned at the edge
    Beauty and power of the landscape
    symbolized God in nature
    For some, represents Gods
    support for the country
    Gateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts, Second Edition, Debra J. DeWitte, Ralph M. Larmann, and M. Kathryn Shields

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