Chapter One Flashcards
Megalith
A large massive stone
Aesthetics
Branch of philosophy that deals with the nature, beauty, and meaning of art, and our response to it.
Genre
Art that depicts casual moments of everyday life and it’s surroundings.
Vanitas
Fleeting nature of earthly life. Vanity.
Abstraction
Allows for universal ideas. It gives the essence or pure form of a concept like birth, kiss, flight, dream.
The need for art?
Create places for human purposes. Create extraordinary versions of ordinary objects. Record and commemorate. Give tangible form to the unknown, feelings, and ideas. Refresh our vision and see the world in a new way.
Creative people tend to have these traits.
Sensitivity, flexibility, originality, playfulness, productivity, fluency, analytical skill, organizational skill
Sensitivity
Heightened awareness
Flexibility
Adapt to new possibilities
Originality
Problem solve creatively
Playfulness
Humor and experimentation
Productivity
Ability to generate ideas
Analytical skill
Exploring problems and finding how things work.
Organizational skill
Putting things together in a coherent order.