1. Identify aspects of Durer's self portrait that show a changing view of the artist's view of himself as an individual.
He dressed the Christ-like. His portrait show his emotional transition over time.
He used his painting skill to help improving his social status."...the solemn, frontal pose and the Christ-like idealization of the features assert an authority quite beyond the range of ordinary portraits. The picture looks, in fact, like a secularized icon..."
it is apparent that Dürer could use his skills as an artist to promote himself, much the way early portrait painters were commissioned to immortalize their employers. Durer was the first known artist to have painted a self-portrait. Dürer painted his image to project an air of importance, to create perhaps, an increased social status. He was keenly aware of his audience. His portraits, though they do record change and emotional transition over time, were not an exploration of his psyche so much as a means of showing his rising social status.
2. Explain how the artist's social status increased during the Renaissance period. Briefly explain why this happened.
The Renaissance was an important time for artists. They developed new techniques and skills. Soon people began to admire their artistry as well as the subject of the artwork. By the late Renaissance, artists were no longer thought of as tradesmen. A master artist could become a highly respected member of the community. He could dictate his own terms in his work and enjoy a much higher social status than a mere craftsman. And superstar artists like Michelangelo and Leonardo became famous throughout Europe, helping create the modern image of the artist as an independent creative genius.
3. Comment on Gavin Turk's work in relation to individualism, status of the artist and egotism.
Individualism stress personality, uniqueness, genius, and full development of one’s capabilities and talents.
Gavin Turk has presented a sense of Individualism and egotism in his work “Knob” (1997) . It has used his own name in the center of the work. It shows the people the impressive that he has a very important artist.
4. Comment on Damien Hirst's use of his work and the media for self promotion.
He dominated the 90's the British arts and enjoys a high international reputation. He knows how to use his work and the media for self promotion.
Today Hearst's works has become the world's rich collection of people hotspots. I think he has done well in the use of his work and the media for self promotion.
5、 Find 2 images of work by artists or designers that reflects some of the ideas of individualism,
Self promotion or egotism that have been discussed on this blog. Upload images to your blog, title and date the work, identify the artist/designer and comment on the work in relation to the question.
Ben Vautier, 1959
Ben Vautier: Ben, 1958
His works stress personality, uniqueness. His theory is all possible in art , the art which must at the same time bring a shock and to be new. Ben’s art becomes an art of appropriation, thus he signs what never was it! Signatures is a kind of art and egotistic statements.
Robert Morris Passageway 1961
Robert Morris (b 1931) has been variously involved in the development of Land art, performance, installation as well as being a prominent theorist on Minimalism. His classic grey modular plywood structures of the 1960s as well as the felt pieces have often been regarded as monuments of restraint, but as he discusses, there was a much more biographical element to these works.
6. How do you think artists and designers are viewed in Western society today?
With the modern Western rationalism developed, human values, individual freedom, human subject and other issues has seen widespread concern about the trend of Romantic art. Art stresses the artists free publicity and shows individuality, freedom, and creates, the concepts of a genius, These dominant areas of this trend, became the dominant nature of art during this period. The higher the academic status of the artists, the higher the price they could demand.
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