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A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses the relationship of art to visual culture. Visual culture refers to the context of an object and the features of that object that give it an understood meaning within a particular society. For example, "a heap of garbage" that is arranged by an artist in a particular manner and displayed within a museum can be classified as "fine art," but random garbage on the street is not considered to be an "important reflection of human intention" (Freedman 38). In other words, the context within a specific society and the ways in which an artist or a craftsman uses the elements of design, that is, line, space, scale, proportion, mass, shape, value, texture and color, convey meanings that are readily understood by the public based upon their cultural knowledge. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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in a particular manner and displayed within a museum can be classified as "fine art," but random garbage on the street is not considered to be an "important reflection of
human intention" (Freedman 38). In other words, the context within a specific society and the ways in which an artist or a craftsman uses the elements of design, that is,
line, space, scale, proportion, mass, shape, value, texture and color, convey meanings that are readily understood by the public based upon their cultural knowledge. For example, consider the meaning
of this visual symbol from ordinary, everyday life. It is large sign in the shape of an octagon and colored a bright, fire engine red. There is not need
to provide any further explanation, as people throughout most of the world interpret this use of line, color and shape to mean a stop sign. The only exception is in
Japan, where stop signs are triangular (Parlin). However, the fact that Japanese stop signs are different dramatically illustrates that the meaning associated with this symbol is socially constructed. Similarly
any work of art incorporates shared meaning between the artist and the viewer that derives from a societys visual culture. However, when art works were created in a different era
or are from cultures different from that of the viewer, nuances in meaning may not be readily apparent. For example, consider the role of art in the medieval Gothic cathedral.
Art historian and author William Fleming points out that all of the decorative sculptures that are incorporated into the architectural design of these cathedrals were chosen to fit with that
cathedrals overall iconography, that is, its symbolic program (Fleming 11). For instance, the West Front of the Wells Cathedral displays a complex iconography, but its precise meaning is still being
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