Art and Design in Context
Introduced| English | Meaning |
|---|---|
| context/ˈkɒntekst/ | The surrounding circumstances, information or language that help determine meaning and interpretation. |
| traditions/trəˈdɪʃnz/ | Ways of making that have been passed on over time. |
| integrity/ɪnˈteɡrɪti/ | Honesty and consistency with ethical principles, including giving proper credit and representing work truthfully. |
When, where, why, by whom
- Works are made and understood within a context 语境.
- Context is when, where, how, why, and by whom a work was made and viewed.
- The same image can mean different things in different contexts.
When, where, why, and by whom a work was made is its...
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Context shapes how a work is made and understood.
Traditions
- Artists work within, or challenge, art and design traditions 传统 from cultures worldwide.
- Comparing works reveals similarities and differences in materials, processes, and ideas.
- You can align with a tradition or deliberately break from it.
Hokusai in context: historical works teach composition for the investigation
Integrity or a violation?
Sort each action as showing integrity or violating it.
Working within a tradition is acceptable as long as you acknowledge your influences.
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Building on tradition with integrity means crediting influences.
Select all actions that show integrity.
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Crediting, citing, and moving beyond copying show integrity; passing off work does not.
Match each term to its meaning.
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Context = circumstances; tradition = cultural way; integrity = credit.
Integrity
- Acknowledging references and influences shows integrity 诚信.
- Never copy another's work without credit.
- Understanding context helps both makers and viewers interpret a work.
Acknowledging your references and influences shows ____.
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Crediting sources shows integrity.
Working within a tradition is fine — even encouraged — but you must acknowledge your influences to show integrity. Building on another artist is not the same as copying them. Cite what you reference, and move beyond it with your own materials, processes, and ideas.
A student inspired by traditional Japanese woodblock prints studies their flat colour and bold outline (tradition), then makes new works about her own city in that spirit — crediting the influence. She works within a context with integrity, not by copying.
Works are made and read within a context — when, where, why, and by whom. Artists work within or challenge traditions. Acknowledging influences shows integrity; you may build on a tradition but must credit it and move beyond copying.
Write from a poster made in 1960
- A poster was made in 1960 for a strike.
- The student asks when, where, why and by whom.
A student studies a poster made in 1960 for a strike and asks when, where, why and by whom. What is that student looking for?
A work belongs to a time, a place, a purpose and a maker.
What do when, where, why and by whom describe?
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The 1960 strike poster has a situation, and those questions name it.