Art Appreciation 1 Flashcards
Thursday
came from the greek word “humanus”
humanities
3 branches of humanities
- Practical Arts
- Fine Arts
- Performing Arts
3 major areas of art
- literary arts
- visual art
- audio-visual arts
“Art is that which brings life in harmony with the beauty of the world.”
Plato
“Art is the whole spirit of man.”
Ruskin
“Art is the medium by which the artist communicates
himself to his fellows.”
Charleton Noyes
“Art is anything made or done by man that affects or moves us so that we see or feel beauty in it.”
Collins and Riley
basic elements of arts
- Line
- Shape
- Tone
- Color
- Pattern
- Texture
- Form
Aristotle (1902)
- Representing possible versions of reality (Philosophical Perspective on Art)
ARTS AS REPRESENTATION
Immanuel Kant
- Judgment of beauty is
subjective (Philosophical Perspective on Art)
ARTS AS DISINTERESTED JUDGMENT
Leo Tolstoy
- Arts serves as a language (Philosophical Perspective on Art)
ARTS AS COMMUNICATION OF EMOTION
continually-evolving academic discipline in
which creative masterpieces made by
diverse civilizations, throughout history
and across the globe, are studied for their
artistic and historic value
ART HISTORY
is a process of learning to see, a methodology which relies on developing an
appreciation for and understanding of both
the materials and processes utilized in the creation of artworks, and the context in
which they are created.
ART APPRECIATION
The first assumption then about the humanities is that art has been crafted
by all people regardless of origin, time, place, and that it stayed on
because it is liked and enjoyed by people continuously. (assumptions of art)
ART IS UNIVERSAL
Art is man’s expression of his reception of nature. Art is man’s way of interpreting nature. Art is made by man, whereas nature is given around us. (Assumption of arts)
ART IS NOT NATURE
Art is just experience. By experience, we mean the actual doing of something (Assumption of Art)
Art Involves Experience
is the foundation of all drawing. It is the first and most versatile of the visual elements of art. It can be used to suggest shape, pattern, form, structure,
growth, depth, distance, rhythm, movement and a range of emotions.
Line
suggest comfort and ease (LINES)
*Curved lines
suggest distance and calm (LINES)
*Horizontal lines
suggest height and strength (LINES)
*Vertical lines
suggest turmoil and anxiety (LINES)
*Jagged lines
can express the personal energy and
mood of the artist. (LINES)
- Freehand lines
can express a rigid control. (LINES)
Mechanical lines
can lead the eye in certain directions. (LINES)
Continuous lines