Functions of Art and Artists

             "Artists create places for some human purpose. Some forms of art are created by artists to unite groups of people together for a sense of purpose. An example of this form of art would be Michelangelo's interior of the Sistine Chapel. 16.9 Michelangelo. Interior, Sistine Chapel, Vatican, Rome. 1473-80. Michelangelo's work of art in the Sistine Chapel has united many groups of people from all over the world over many centuries to admire the hand painted masterpiece of the several nude male figures engaging us effectively based upon religious themes on the ceiling and walls of the Sistine Chapel. .

             2. "Artists create extraordinary versions of ordinary objects." Some artists bring a fresh focal point of ordinary objects to a new form of gratitude. An example of this form of art would be Gabriel Orozco's Horses Running Endlessly. 23.8 Gabriel Orozco. Horses Running Endlessly. 1995. Gabriel Orozco takes an ordinary beloved game board such as chess and brings it to a fascinating new level by allowing us to make endless possibilities of rule games for his version of the board and pieces. Both beautiful and interesting to look at, this work of art takes the game of chess to a whole new fresh encounter of its original rules.

             3. "Artists create art to record or commemorate. Some artists record important events, experiences or objects in order to never forget the importance of the moment, experience or object of that time. An example of this form of art would be Raphael's Pope Leo X with Two Cardinals. 16.13 Raphael. Pope Leo X with Two Cardinals. c. 1518. In this piece of art Raphael records Pope Leo X and his valued manuscripts and two nephews. Having Pope Leo X painted with his two nephews and important manuscripts in that particular moment of his life shows a magnificent time imprinted of his vital family name to the world at the time. .

             4. "Artists create art to give tangible form to the unknown. Some artists create forms of art to bring comfort to a custom of belief or faith not visible to the eye.

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