Art Flashcards

1
Q

What is art and what is not art?

A

there will always be debates about what is art and what is not

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2
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Is there just one way to understand art?

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art is so diverse that there are as many ways to understand it as there are people

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3
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Definition of art

A

the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects

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4
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Are all art objects aesthetic?

A

no

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5
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Can art be madeby only using skill?

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no you also require creative imagination

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6
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With what should we not confuse art with?

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with craft or skilled technique - craft is used in the service pf art, to create art but it’s not art itself

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7
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What did Leo Tolstoy say about art?

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art is the activity by which a person, having experienced an emotion, intentionally transmits it to others

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8
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What did Stephen Sondheim say about art?

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art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos

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9
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What did Friedrich Schiller say about art?

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art is the daughter of freedom

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10
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In what groups do we divide understandings of art?

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  • each and every one is an artist
  • aesthetics
  • contribution to the society
  • the development of humanity
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11
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How is each and every ona an artist?

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art is:
- any creative work of a human being
- a form of expressing oneself
- a form of creative human expression

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12
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How is art aesthetic?

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art is:
- the activity which manifests beauty
- mastery - an ideal way of doing things

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13
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How is art contribution to the society?

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art is:
- a way of enriching human experience
- a way of rearranging the world
- a way of making reality more present

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14
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How is the development of humanit art?

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art is:
- the activity that excites the spirit (just like food satisfies the stomach)
- the expansion of human emotion

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15
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tr. expansion

A

razširitev

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16
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Why is art important (vocabulary)?

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effectively
self-expression
transcends
sensibilities
tool
disabilities
striving for novelty
mundane existence
creativity
human development
think outside the box
alternative/innovative
trepressive/tyranical

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17
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What does art help us to do?

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it helps us to express ourselves EFFECTIVELY

it promotes SELF-EXPRESSION

18
Q

What does art do with different kinds of differences?

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it TRANSCENDS ethnic, religious, educational and moral sensibilities/differences

19
Q

Why do we say that art is a different language?

A

it is a TOOL through which people can communicate (also the ones with DISABILITIES)

20
Q

What is art about (getting away from…)?

A

about STRIVING FOR NOVELTY and getting away from the usual MUNDANE EXISTENCE

21
Q

what is mundane existence?

A

repetitive life

22
Q

What is art also about (create)?

A

about being creative - CREATIVITY is of vital importance in HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

23
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Why is creativity of vital impoirtance in human development?

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it allows individuals to THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX and enables INNOVATIVE/ALTERNATIVE ways of thinking

24
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How would a society look like without creativity?

A

without and creativity a society is likely to be REPRESSIVE and TYRANNICAL

25
Q

What terminology should you know connected to art?

A

art
artist
artictic
artistically

26
Q

Which 2 types of art do we know?

A

contemporary art
folk art

27
Q

tr. contemporary art

A

sodobna umetnost

28
Q

tr. folk art

A

ljudska umetnost

29
Q

difference between artistic and artistical

30
Q

How do we describe art?

A

a work of art (umetnina)
masterpiece (mojstovina)

31
Q

Which adjectives do we use to describe art?

A

aesthetic
unique
priceless
evocative
emotionally charged
stunning
extraordinary
inspirational

32
Q

evocative meaning

A

s podobo izzove nek spomin, notranji odmev

33
Q

Which art desciribing adjectives should you use more?

A

evocative
emotionally charged
stunning
inspirational

34
Q

How are people that come to watch something called?

A

audience
visitors
spectators
viewers

35
Q

The difference between audience, visitors, spectators and viewers?

A

audience (play, concert, cinema) - performance, show

visitors (gallery, museum) - EXHIBITION, DISPLAY

spectators (especially a sports event)

viewers (TV, a video on the internet)

36
Q

What terminology do we use with a book dominating in sales and what with a film

A

bestseller - books
blockbuster - film

37
Q

How is it called when you put out a book?

A

publication

38
Q

What types of book backs do we know?

A

paperback
hardback (SLO)

39
Q

tr. studio

40
Q

Which arts do we know?

A

fine art
literature
performing arts
architecture
photography

41
Q

Which kinds of performing arts are there?

A

theatre
cinema
music
dance