3-Art Appreciation Creativity, Imagination and Expression Flashcards
“The role of art as a creative work is to depict the world in a completely different light and perspective.”
Jean Paul Satre
“Imagination is more important
than knowledge. For knowledge is
limited to all we now know and
understand, while imagination
embraces the entire world, and all
there ever will be to know and
understand.”
Albert Einstein
not constrained by the wall of the norm, but goes beyond that
IMAGINATION
Through _________, one is able to craft
something bold, something new, and
something better in the hopes of creating
something that will stimulate change.
IMAGINATION
TRUE OR FALSE
An artwork does not need to be a real
thing, but can be something that is
imaginary.
TRUE
defined as the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves and others.
creativity
Three reasons why people are motivated to be creative:
- need for novel, varied, and complex
stimulation - need to communicate ideas and values
- need to solve problems
Creativity refers to ___________, as in “The airplane was a creative invention.”
novel products of value
Creativity refers to the _________, as in, “Picasso was creative.“
person who produces the work
Creativity then refers both to the _____________, as in “How can we foster our employees’ creativity?”
capacity to produce such works
and to the activity of generating such products, as in ____________
“Creativity requires hard work.”
WHEN CAN WE SAY THAT SOMETHING IS CREATIVE?
When we have not seen anything like it
When it is out of the ordinary
When it is not just a copy or imitation of someone’s work
“What an artist does to an emotion is
not to induce it, but express it. Through
expression, he is able to explore his
own emotions and at the same time,
create something beautiful out of
them.”
Robin George Collingwood
EXPRESSION
Creations that fall under this category
are those that appeal to the sense of
sight and are mainly visual.
visual arts
refers to the art of putting together
successions of still images in order to
create an illusion of movement
film
focuses on its aesthetic,
cultural,and social value and
is considered both an art and
an industry.
filmmaking
a live art and the
artist’s medium is mainly the human
body that he or she uses to perform,
but also employs other kinds of art
such as visual art, props, or sound.
performance art
an art form where the artist expresses his emotions not by using paint, charcoal, or camera, but expresses them through words
Those words are carefully selected to
exhibit clarity and beauty and to stimulate
strong emotions of joy, anger, love, sorrow
among others
poetry
_____ is the pursuit and creation of beautiful things while ______ is the making of beautiful buildings
architecture
Buildings should represent these three important elements if they wish to merit the title architecture
plan, construction, and design
series of movements that follows
the rhythm of the music accompaniment.
a creative art form that allows
people to freely express themselves.
It has no rules
dance
use words not paint, musical instruments or chisels – to express themselves and communicate emotions to the readers
literary art
It focuses on writing using unique style, not following a specific format or norm
literary art
uses live performers to present accounts or imaginary events before a live
audience.
THEATER
Some genres include drama,
musical, tragedy, comedy, and
improvisation
theater
incorporating elements of
style and design to everyday items to
increase their aesthetical value
Industrial design, interior design, fashion
design, and graphic design are considered
applied arts.
Applied art
METHODS IN READING ART
formalism and style
iconography
contextual approaches
biography and autobiography
semiotics
psychoanalysis
anesthetics and psychoanalysis
Basically gives importance to the formal
qualities (art elements, materials, and
design principles) as basis for the meaning
of art
FORMALISM and STYLE
Focuses on the subject matter
primarily over form.
ICONOGRAPHY
context becomes an important factor in criticizing artworks. We can take many approaches to contexts like Marxism, Orientalism, Colonialism, Racial Iconography, Feminism and Gender
CONTEXTUAL APPROACHES
Considers the life and context of the
artist.
BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY
From the Greek word “sema”, which
means sign. Hence, an artwork or art form
is assumed to be composed of a set of
signs that may have significant cultural
and contextual meanings beyond itself.
SEMIOTICS
one is concerned about the unconscious mind in relation to the artist, the viewer, and the cultural context it is involved in.
PSYCHOANALYSIS
Scene of Deluge by
Joseph Desire Court
(1826)
Individual notion of what is considered acceptable, beautiful or attractive in works of art are in part influenced by psychological factors.
AESTHETICS AND PSYCHOANALYSIS
