Chapter 2 Flashcards
True of False:
Unless an artist translates his experience into a form that can be perceived, it cannot be shared by other people.
True
True or False:
Art has to exist in some medium to be recognized as such.
True
______ in art refers to the material or means which the artist uses to objectify his feeling or thought: different kinds of arts
Medium
According to medium, the arts are classified into:
- Visual or space arts
- Auditory or time arts
- Combined arts
Two categories of visual or space arts
2D and 3D arts
Those whose mediums can be seen and which occupy space/
Visual or space arts
Painting, drawing, printmaking, and photography are examples of:
Two-dimensional arts
Give examples of three-dimensional arts
sculpture, architecture, landscaping, community planning, industrial design, ceramics, and furniture-making
Those whose mediums can be heard and which are expressed in time
Auditory or time arts
Those whose mediums can be both seen and heard, and which exist in both space and time
Combined arts
True or False:
Because each art work is apprehended as “happening” each requires time in which to occur.
True
True or False:
The artist normally selects materials that he can handle well
True
An artist’s choice of medium is usually influenced by such practical considerations as:
availability of material, use, idea how to communicate it, nature and special characteristics
True or False:
Each medium has inherent limitations. as well as potentials.
True
An artist’s knowledge of his medium and his skill in making it achieve what he wants to it
Technique
True or False:
The making of a piece of sculpture is not the same as the making of a spoon or a cabinet
True
True or False:
Artists are the same from the craftsman
False
True or False:
There is really no such thing as a completely original work of art
True
The process of applying pigment on a smooth surface to secure an interesting arrangement of forms, lines, and colors
Painting
That part of the paint which supplies the color
Pigment
It is mixed with a binder, usually a liquid, that allows the powder to be spread over the flat surface until it dries.
Vehicle
The application of a mixture of hot beeswax, resin, and ground pigment to any porous surface
Encaustic
Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans used encaustic to pain portraits on:
Coffins
Are earth or mineral pigments mixed with egg yolk and egg white
Tempera
