art app Flashcards
three important factors
Art as ability implies the importance of human capacity to create;
(2) process as the act of doing or making an idea a reality, and
(3) product as the final output or completed work of an artist
(4) common essentials of art:
- Art has to be man-made.
- Art must be creative, not imitative.
- Art must benefit and satisfy man.
- Art is expressed through a certain medium or
material by which a certain artist communicates himself to the audience.
Art history studies objects or artworks in their
historical development based on _____________________
style, genre, design, and format.
ART can be
visual, literary, decorative or performing.
There are three assumptions of art namely:
art is universal, which means it is everywhere regardless of country, region,
community or society and it has no limitations.
art is not nature, which means that art is man-made and a product of a man’s
talent, creativity and skill, and
art involves experience, which means art is the act of doing something
(Dudely, 1960).
There are five functions identified in this topic.
Personal function
Social function
Cultural function
Aesthetic function
Spiritual function
“art is an imitation of the reality that was an imitation of the ideal”
PLATO
“Art as Mimesis”.
PLATO
Art has its categories and classifications. There are four categories
namely:
Visual arts
Performing arts
Digital arts
Applied arts.
It is an attempt to portray the subject as is. The artist selects, changes, and arranges details to express the idea he wants to make clear.
Realism
The artist’s main function is to describe accurately what is observed through the senses.
Realism
It means to move away or separate.
Abstract
moves away from showing things as they are.
Abstract
The artwork is not realistic.
Abstract
The presentation of an invisible sign such as an idea or a quality into
something visible.
Symbolism
represents a synthesis of form and feeling, of
reality and the artist’s inner subjectivity.
Symbolism
is an art movement that was established towards the beginning of the 20th century. Characterized by its bold colors, textured brushwork, and non-naturalistic depictions,
Fauvism
Themes are either ethical, philosophical, or psychological.
Fauvism
Subjects express comfort, joy, or happiness.
Fauvism
focus on movement, speed, technology, youth, and violence.
Futurism
Its works aim to capture the speed and force of modern industrial society and to glorify the mechanical energy of modern life.
Futurism
defies logic.
Surrealism
Dreams and the workings of the subconscious mind inspire ____________ filled with strange images and bizarre juxtapositions.
surrealistic
art (slang of “super-realism”)
It tries to reveal a new and higher reality than that of daily life.
Surrealism
They claim to create a magical world more beautiful than the real one through art.
Surrealism
Characterizations of the style include small, visible brushstrokes that
offer the bare impression of form, unblended color, and an emphasis on
the accurate depiction of natural light.
Impressionism
A protest movement formed in 1916 by a group of artists in
Zurich, Switzerland.
Dadaism
They try to provoke the public with outrageous forms of art.
Dadaism
Came from the French word “dada” meaning “hobby horse”.
Dadaism
three levels that can help a person to identify the content or the meaning of art.
factual meaning
conventional meaning
subjective meaning
refers to techniques that attempt to return a piece of art to its original state by addressing any damage or deterioration appearing on the surface of the art.
Art conservation
Key Players in the Market
Curator
Art Dealer
Art Buyer
Art Collector
Creative Process
Conceptualizing
Knowing the existing
learning the rhythms
Developing creativity
Taking actions
Stages of Creative Process
Germination
Assimilation
Completion
Stages in Art
Subject Development
Medium Manipulation
Exhibition
Here are the (5) five sources of the subject of Art
- Nature-
- History
- Greek and Roman mythology
- Religion
- Sacred Oriental texts
There are two kinds of art as a subject.
Representational or Objective art
Non-representational or non-objective art
selected subject is perceived commonly by the most audience in the same manner. There is an attempt on the part of the artist to copy the exact same form and portray it as realistically as possible.
Representational or Objective art
type of art that does not portray the exact reference also known as abstract. This is an evolution of which gives artists and creators to explore by not only using objects but also the content of how the artwork is manifested.
Non-representational or non-objective art
Methods of presenting art subject:
a. Realism
b. abstract
c. Symbolism
d. Fauvism
e. Futurism
f. Surrealism
g. Impressionism
developedd in france
symbolism
impressionism
developed in italy
futurism
developed in paris
surrealism
developed in Switzerland
dadaism
Dada
Hobby horse
the act of utilizing specified techniques to maintain or restore the original aesthetic of a work of art.
“conservation”
