Role of the artist 4

 

The role of the artist 4 is to give form to the immaterial-hidden or universal truths, spiritual forces, personal feelings. Some examples are spiritual or magical figures. They can be paintings, by such artists as Picasso, or figures. Some of the figures are used for medicinal purposes while others are for communication with the dead. It depended on what they depicted, where it was, and what a person believed. 

Role of the artist 3

The third role of an artist is to make functional objects and structures more pleasurable and elevate them or imbue them with meaning. This piece of art was created by Kane Kwei. Kwei makes design coffins. They are three dimensional pieces of art that are used as coffins. He began making these coffins in the 1950's. They became a symbol of Africa. He made the coffins into any shape desired. It was a functional object that brought some pleasure to people in mourning.

Role of the artist 2

The second role of an artist would be to make a visual record of the people, places, and events of their time and place. In this sculpture by John Ahearn, he made a bust of a young african-american woman in 1981. The look of her face shows the possible time this was made. At the time this was made, he could have been in heavily populated african american community. It represents the time and place he could have been to make this or the time and place this woman lived in. It describes a lot about this woman and where this could have been.



Role of the artist 1

The first role of an artist is to help us see the world in new and innovative ways through their art. Christo and Jeanne-Claude created this piece of art, hoping to help people with their own views of the world and art. This piece of art is the wrapping of the Reichstag in Berlin. They kept their theme and wrapped the Reichstag. They gained the support of the government in order to do this. It took about one week to get it done and it had millions of visitors.