Art Appreciation Flashcards
Art etymologically comes from the Aryan root “ar” which means
“to join” or “put together”
Art comes from the latin word ____ which means everything that is artificially made or composed by man
“sars” and “artis”
Refers to the skillful arrangement or composition of some common but significant qualities of nature such as sounds, colors, lines, movements, words, stone, and wood to express feelings, thoughts, imaginations, and dreams in an amazing, meaningful and enjoyable way (Adams, 2002)
Art
deals with man’s internal world
Humanities through the art
provides enjoyment and stimulation, particularly when people try to understand them.
Art
provides people with an image of themselves to enable them to further understand their nature and provide them with a way to showcase their passions and desires, their potentials and their relationship with other people.
Art
studies man and the manner in which he conducts himself from the time of his existence to the present (Martin & Jacobus, 2004),
Humanities
is composed of academic disciplines that make it distinctive in both content and method from the physical and biological sciences and from the social sciences.
Humanities
devoted to understanding the different phenomens within the human cultural contexts.
Humanities
is associated with beliefs about freedom and that human beings are capable of making significant personal choices within the constraints imposed by heredity, personal history and environment.
Humanism
the importance of the individual and specific human needs
Principles of the Humanities
MAJOR PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING HUMANISM
1.) Human nature is inherently good.
2.) Individuals are free and are capable of making choices.
3.) Human potential for growth and development is virtually unlimited.
4.) Self-concept plays an important role in growth and development
“Man is the measure of all things” according to____
Protagoras
Etymologically, Humanities came from the Latin word_____ which means, human, cultured and refined.
Humanus
Humanities comes from the latin word “humanus” which means
Human, cultured and refined
is to show good tastes and manners indicative of good, proper education.
To be cultured and refined
is to show characteristics of rationality, benevolence and care
To be human
Art that serve functions that make man’s life better
Functional art forms
Art that serve purposes far beyond mundane survival functions
Non-functional
3 FUNCTIONS OF ART
1.) The human need for expression
2.) The social need for display, celebration and communication
3.) The physical needs for functional objects
Is the philosophical study of beauty and taste
Aesthetics
It is concerned with the nature of art and used as basis for interpreting and evaluating individual works of art
Aesthetics
was said to have loved and hated the arts at the same time
Plato
PLATO TWO IDEAS OF ART
1.) Art is imitation
2.) Art is dangerous