WP3: Pre-writing 1

The most experience I've had with art is in an art class in eighth grade. I remember using markers, chalk, pencils, and paint for the projects we used. We also learned about various artists and art terms and strategies. For example, we learned about hue, brightness, and saturation. However, most of the facts about art periods and strategies I do not remember. I enjoyed the class a lot and was interested in it, but I didn't take any further art classes because I didn't see myself as artistic. The main problem I had in it was that I never felt like my work was good enough. Therefore, it took me too long to get things done because I was always correcting my work.

I think it would be really helpful, when looking at and analyzing art, to know about the different eras of art. Each one has different goals, techniques, ideas, and events of the time that affect the art. Since most of the time when you view art a placard with the artist and time period displayed on it, you could see what period of art it was created in. The artists name might provide for where it came from, also narrowing down the art movement of the time it was created. By knowing those, it would add an element of context to the creation of the piece, and likewise give incite to what the argument may be.

Likewise, I think it would be helpful to know of the famous artists and their respective styles or techniques. Although, there are way too many artists to know about each one, especially because some only may only have one piece while others have many, the popular artists are the ones that are most influential to the general art movements. By knowing about the artists known for which styles or techniques, I would be able to compare the artist of a certain piece to the style of the artist known for that technique. This could also provide an insightful context to which what the artist was trying to argue, and that could be added to or compared to what the piece is actually arguing.