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    A visible, touchable artwork is a kind of lasting "event" Although created in the past, an artwork continues to exist today. The first painters and sculptors died 30,000 years ago, but their works remain. Today, it is common for artists to work in private studios and to create paintings, sculptures, and other objects commercial art galleries will offer for sale.

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    A visible, touchable artwork is a kind of lasting "event" Although created in the past, an artwork continues to exist today. The first painters and sculptors died 30,000 years ago, but their works remain. Today, it is common for artists to work in private studios and to create paintings, sculptures, and other objects commercial art galleries will offer for sale.

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    :Readandannotatethefollowingarticleaboutarthistory.

    Introduction:WhatisArtHistory?

    Exceptwhenreferringtothemoderncollegeclass,peopledo
    notoftenputthewordsartandhistorytogether.Theytendto
    thinkofhistoryastherecordandinterpretationofpasthuman
    actions,particularlysocialandpoliticalactions.Mostthinkofart,
    quitecorrectly,aspartofthepresentassomethingpeoplecan
    seeandtouch.Ofcourse,peoplecannotseeortouchhistorys
    pasthumanevents,butavisible,touchableartworkisakindof
    lastingevent.Oneormoreartistsmadeitatacertaintimeand
    inaspecificplace,evenifnoonetodayknowsjustwho,when,
    where,orwhy.Althoughcreatedinthepast,anartwork
    continuestoexisttoday,livinglongerthanitscreators.Thefirst
    paintersandsculptorsdied30,000yearsago,buttheirworks
    remain,someofthemexhibitedinglasscasesinmuseumsbuilt
    onlyafewyearsago.

    Modernmuseumvisitorscanadmiretheseobjectsfromthe
    remotepastandcountlessothershumankindhasproduced
    throughouttimewithoutanyknowledgeofthereasonsthatled
    tothecreationofthoseworks.Thebeautyorsheersizeofan
    objectcanimpresspeople,theartistsuseofordinaryorcostly
    materialscandazzlethem,orthesubjectdepictedcanmore
    them.Viewerscanreacttowhattheysee,interprettheworkin
    thelightoftheirownexperience,andjudgeitgoodorbad.
    Theseareallreasonableresponsestoaworkofart.Butthe
    enjoymentandappreciationofartworksinmuseumsettingsare
    relativelyrecentphenomena,asisthecreationofartworks
    solelyformuseumgoingaudiencestoview.

    Today,itiscommonforartiststoworkinprivatestudiosandto
    createpaintings,sculptures,andotherobjects
    commercial
    art
    gallerieswillofferforsale.Usually,someonetheartisthasnever

    Questions/Comments/Vocab

    Whendidpeoplestartsharingart
    inmuseums?

    Commercial:
    meansmodernart
    galleriesthatwillsellart.

    metwillpurchasetheartworkanddisplayitinasettingtheartist
    hasneverseen.Thispracticeisnotanewphenomenoninthe
    historyofartanancientpotterdecoratingavaseforsaleata
    villagemarketstallprobablydidnotknowwhowouldbythepot
    orwhereitwouldbehousedbutitisnotatalltypical.Infact,it
    is
    exceptional
    .Throughouthistory,mostartistscreated
    paintings,sculptures,andotherobjectsforspecificpatronsand
    settingsandtofulfillaspecificpurpose,eveniftodaynoone
    knowstheoriginalcontextsofmostofthoseworks.Museum
    visitorscanappreciatethevisualandtactilequalitiesofthese
    objects,buttheycannotunderstandwhytheyweremadeorwhy
    theyappearastheydowithoutknowingthecircumstancesof
    theircreation.Art
    appreciation
    doesnotrequireknowledgeof
    thehistoricalcontextofanartwork(orbuilding).Art
    historyd
    oes.

    Thus,acentralaimofarthistoryistodeterminetheoriginal
    contextofartworks.Arthistoriansseektoachieveafull
    understandingnotonlyofwhytheseeventsinartlooktheway
    theydo,butwhytheeventhappenedinthefirstplace.Thestudy
    ofhistoryisthereforevitaltoarthistory.Andarthistoryisoften
    veryimportanttothestudyofhistory.Artobjectsandbuildings
    arehistoricaldocumentsthatcanshedlightonthepeoplewho
    madethemandonthetimesoftheircreation.Furthermore,
    artistsandarchitectscanaffecthistorybyreinforcingor
    challengingculturalvaluesandpracticesthroughthetheobjects
    theycreate.Thus,thehistoryofartandarchitectureis
    inseparablefromthestudyofhistory,althoughthetwoclasses
    arenotthesame.

    Questions:

    Whatisthemaingoalofarthistory?

    Wheredoyouthinkartwaskeptbeforemuseums?

    Exceptional:
    notnormal

    Doyouhavetounderstandapiece
    ofarttosaywhetherornotyouthink
    itisgoodorbad?Why?

    Howdoyouthinkartcanaffecta
    culture?

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