diff --git a/education/humanities/Introduction.md b/education/humanities/Introduction.md index a52acad..d17ce48 100644 --- a/education/humanities/Introduction.md +++ b/education/humanities/Introduction.md @@ -22,7 +22,15 @@ Purposes and functions of art include: - Spirituality and Religion - All of the world's major religions have used art to inspire and instruct the faithful - Personal and cultural expression - - +- Social and political ends + - Artists have criticized or influenced values or public opinion + - Often it is clear and direct + - Other times, however, it is less obvious + - Monarchs who commissioned projects to symbolize their strength and power +Generally, art can be broken down into two parts, *form*, and *content*. +- Form relates to the "formal" aspects of art, composition or medium. +- Content relates to the subject. What's being portrayed, how are they portraying it? +- | Phrase | Definition | | ---- | ---- |