2 Flashcards
The different purposes of art may be grouped according to those that are
non-motivated and those that are motivated.
are those that are integral to being human, transcend the individual, or do not fulfill a specific external purpose.
non-motivated
Experience of the mysterious.
§ Basic human instinct for harmony, balance, and rhythm.
Expression of the imagination.
Ritualistic and symbolic functions.
these in wich purposes of art
non-motivated
refer to intentional, conscious actions on the part of the artists or creator
Motivated purposes
Art for social causes
.Art for psychological and healing purposes.
.Art for propaganda or commercialism.
Motivated purposes
During the Middle Ages, the formative period of European culture, art was used in roughly the same sense as craft
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forging a sword, painting a picture, cobbling a shoe, carving a cabinet—all of these were spoken of as arts, for they involved specialized skills.
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During the mid–18th century, this division was given official form when painting, sculpture, and architecture were grouped together with music and poetry as the
fine arts
Beginning around 1500, during the period known as the Renaissance, painting, sculpture, and architecture came to be thought of as more elevated forms of art.
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is deeply linked to our thinking about art
Beauty
Beauty is something we perceive and respond to
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an artist’s prime motivation need not be the pursuit of a pleasing arrangement of form. Also, art often
depicts terrible images made for social, moral, or thought-provoking reasons.
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art can also inspire sadness, horror, pity, awe, and a full range of other emotions.
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Vincent van Gogh.
Wheat Field and Cypress
Wheat Field and Cypress
Sunflowers
starry night
Starry Night Over the Rhône
Sunflowers
one of his paintings would sell for
82.5 million dollars at that time
the highest price ever paid for a
work of art.
