Art Appreciation Midterms Flashcards
According to ____, man is his soul and his capacity to think.
Plato
______ said that man’s being social and political is what sets him apart.
Aristotle
Art comes from the Latin language which means skill art
Ars
The recognition of good qualities and understanding of art
Art Appreciation
The assumption of art which is timeless and spans through generation
Art is Universal
The assumption of art that states: It is man’s expression of his reception of nature
Art is not Nature
The assumption of art which means the “actual doing of something”
Art involves experience
He described the role of art as a creative work that depicts the world in a completely different light and perspective
Jean-Paul Sartre
Releasing yourself from tormenting and disabling state by doing something called
expressing oneself/ ART AS EXPRESSION
Form of Art Expression where creations appeal to the sense of sight and are mainly visual in nature
Visual Arts
Form of Art Expression which refers to the putting together a succession of still images in order to create illusion of movement
Film
Form of Art Expression where live art and the artist’s medium is mainly the human body which he or she uses to perform
performance art
Form of Art Expression where the artist expresses his emotions not by using paint and etc but by words
poetry performance
Form of Art Expression in making beautiful buildings
architecture
Form of Art Expression focusing on writing a unique style, not following a specific format but may include both fiction and non-fiction
literary art
Form of Art Expression in which live performers present accounts or imaginary events before a live audience
theatre
Form of Art Expression which incorporates elements of style and design to everyday items increasing their aesthetical values.
applied arts
A philosophical perspective on art in which it appeals to the emotion rather to the rational faculty of men
art as imitation
A philosophical perspective on art which it allows for the experience of pleasure (horrible experience that can be made an object of humor in a comedy)
Art as representation
A philosophical perspective on art which is an account of beauty
Art as a disinterested judgment
A philosophical perspective on art which it plays a huge in communication to its audience’s emotions that the artist previously experienced
Art as a communication of emotion
The natural purpose of something or duty of a person; It answers the question of “what is it for?’
Function
The three classifications of the functions of art
Personal Function, Social Function, Physical Function of Art
The function of art where is highly subjective and provides an aesthetic experience for both the self and viewers
Personal Function of Art
The function of art where it addresses a particular collective interest as opposed to personal interest
Social Function of Art
examples of the social function of art
Activist Art & Ceremonial Art
The function of art it is crafted to serve some physical purpose
Physical Function of Art
is a physical function of art that involves designing and building as distinguished from the skills associated with construction
Architecture
is a physical function of art that involves the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space
Interior Design
is a physical function of art that involves function and fashion
Furniture Design
is a physical function of art that involves arts that are intended for practical use
Utilitarian Art
is a physical function of art that involves making something that produces an object that has a function such as something you can wear, eat, or drink from
Crafts
Three basic components of a work of art
Subject, Form, Content
is a component of art that refers to any person, object, scene, or event described or represented in a work of art; it is the what in the artwork
Subject of Art
is a component of art that reveals the artist’s attitude toward his subject; it is why in the artwork
Content of Art
it is a type of subject of art that refers to objects, or events that happen in the real world; also called figurative art.
Representational Art
it is a type of subject of art that does not make a reference to the real world; it makes use of visual elements like shapes, lines, and colors.
Non-Representational Art
is the favorite subject of Chinese and Japanese painters
Landscapes, Seascapes, Cityscapes
is a kind of subject that depicts inanimate objects arranged in an indoor setting
Still Life
is a kind of subject that has always been represented by artists from every age and place
Animals
is a kind of subject that shows a variety of moods and feelings; it does not have to be beautiful but it has to be truthful. It is also the realistic likeness of a person in sculptures, paintings, etc
Portraits
is a kind of subject that show a deep concern about life around them; many artists record in paintings, their observation of people going about their usual ways and performing their usual task
Everyday life
The word ____ is generally defined as an art practitioner, such as a painter, sculptor, choreographer, dancer, writer, poet, musician, and the like who produces or creates indirectly functional arts with aesthetic value using imagination
Artist
Artists exhibit the courage to take ____. They are able to see their surroundings in new and unusual ways.
Risk
Some artists are self-taught and are called ____ because they are not educated in traditional artistic methods
folk-artists
An ___ is a craftsman like a carpenter, carver, plumber, blacksmith, etc who produces directly functional and/or decorative arts. They craft everything that makes our life easy
Artisan
The ___ is an economic ecosystem that relies not only on supply and demand but also on the fabrication of a certain work’s predicted future and/or cultural value.
Art market
is a player in the art market who is a manager. They are content specialists who are charged with an institution’s collection.
Curator
A player in the art market who is knowledgeable in the art; may also scout talents and etc
Art Buyer
is a player in the art market who buys and sells works of art. They figure out how much they should pay for a piece and estimate the resale price. They compare the fine details of art with similar pieces to determine an artwork’s value
Art Dealer
is a player in the art market that is a personally owned collection of works, usually a collection of art in a museum or art-gallery environment.
Private collections
The Creative Processes
Conceive the result you want to create
Know what currently exists
Take action
Learn the rhythms of the creative processes
Create momentum
The distinct phases of the creative process
germination, assimilation, and completion
is the initial rush of adrenaline when you stumble upon a new idea
germination
where your concept or idea becomes a part of you
assimilation phase
same as the germination phase but its fueling the final completion of the result you set out to achieve
completion phase
refers to the artist’s ability and knowledge or technical know-how in manipulating the medium.
technique
the award was institutionalized in 1992 through the republic act no 7335. The National Commission for Culture and Arts which is the highest policy-making and coordinating body of the Philippines was tasked with the implementation
Gawad sa Manlilikhang bayan National Living Treasure Award (GAMABA)
is considered to be the highest national recognition for individuals who contributed to the development of Philippine arts
National Artist of the Philippines
