December 2017
Intermediate to advanced
208 pages
3h 39m
English
One of the defining characteristics of artworks is that they are separated from the world by an implied or formal boundary.
• This is true in all cultures. It appears that contemplating an artwork requires that we see it as a realm set apart from ordinary life.
• Tribal artworks are usually physical objects or are confined to the objects or structures on which they are painted.
• In Western painting, the picture frame formalizes the separation of the artwork from its surroundings.
• Western sculpture developed the plinth, a formal stage on which the work could be displayed.
• Some modern-era artists sought to blur, or dispense with, the boundaries of artworks. Various kinds of installation art occupy spaces that the audience can ...