Department of Fine and Applied Art

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    THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF CONTEXT IN ART
    (University Of Jos Fine And Applied Arts Journal, 2020) ADEWUMI, C. K., KUNDE, T. M
    Often, artworks are considered in line with their physical properties alone; neglecting other vital elements, which holistically makes the art piece what it is. It is for this reason that this paper sets out to re-examine and re-emphasise the need for the consideration of the context in artistic evaluation. The paper's argument is however based on the submissions of Grigoriev (2005), who highlighted the shortcomings of the empiricist's approach to art consideration in his paper titled Living Art, Defining Value: Artworks and Mere Real Things. Therefore, it is in line with Danto's idea on the contextual consideration of art, that this paper offers its opinions. The paper concludes on the note that, to put art in context is to view the art from several possible angles, all in a bid to achieve a clearer understanding of the factors that make the work what it is.
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    AN ANALYTICAL CONTEMPLATION OF THE MEANING OF SOME SELECTED SCULPTURES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF JOS BUILT ENVIRONMENT.
    (University Of Jos Fine And Applied Arts Journal, 2019) ONOJA, J. E.; KUTSHAK, C. I.; SHA, N.
    Visual arts pieces, especially sculpture, have various purposes ranging from aesthetics, to nonaesthetic functions, usually assigned either didactic and other assigned purposes by the artist or commissioning patrons. In traditional African societies, art can transcend from art for art sake to more specific functions; similarly, in contemporary or modern art practices, artworks are created to serve certain functions like education, immortalization, commemoration and for landmark purposes which all form part of our collective cultural heritage. This paper is an analysis of the various sculptural pieces dotting the landmark of the University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State - Nigeria. Hence, the discourse is on the artists that created the works vis-a-vis the patrons, functions and projections for the future on productions of sculptures in the built environment in adding aesthetics while serving other functions. The works were purposively used in the collection of data for the study, while in-depth interview approach was used to understand the interpretative nuances of all the parties involved in the production of the works. The paper concludes by drawing inferences from the works cited and advances recommendations for future studies of other visual arts pieces on campus and the built environment.