Chapters 1

Question 1

Function of art?

Answer 1

The artist’s purpose in creating the artwork.

Question 2

Visual Form

Answer 2

Almost all arrtwork has physical attributes so it can be seen or touched.

Question 3

Content

Answer 3

Meaning

Question 4

Renaissance period

Answer 4

Emphasized the importance of man, learning, and a renewed interest in Greek and Roman art and archhitecture.

Question 5

masquerades

Answer 5

traditional celebrations that blend dance, art, song and ritual

Question 6

representational

Answer 6

recognizable form in artworks

Question 7

naturalistic

Answer 7

recognizable imagery that is depicted very much as seen in nature

Question 8

idealized

Answer 8

natural imagery is modified in a way that strives for perfection within the bounds of the values and aesthetics of a particular culture.

Question 9

Expressionist or Expressionism

Answer 9

art communicating heightened emotions and often a sense of urgency or spontaneity.

Question 10

Surrealism

Answer 10

refers to art with a bizarre or fantastic arrangement of images or materials. stemming from the unconscious mind or being dreamlike are other explanations.

Question 11

nonobjective

Answer 11

doesn’t represent recognizable forms at all.

Question 12

abstracted

Answer 12

recognizable imagery that has been altered through techniques like exaggeration, lack of information, distorting or dissecting

Question 13

style

Answer 13

an artist develops a style based on any of the terms from Representational through abstraction. It can also be described as a consistent use of the visual elements and design principles.

Question 14

cultural style

Answer 14

recurring and distinctive features that we see in many works of art emanating from a particular place and era.

Question 15

culture

Answer 15

the totality of ideas, customs, skills and arts thhat belong to a group of people

Question 16

civilization

Answer 16

a highly structured society, withh a written language or a very developed system of communication, organized government, and advances in arts and sciences.

Question 17

visual culture

Answer 17

art is a part of the vast amount of imagery that humans create and proliferate, that comes to us through all kinds of media

Question 18

ikebana

Answer 18

Japanese flower arranging

Question 19

fine art

Answer 19

A category of refined objects considered to be among the highest cultural achievements of the human race. Transcends average human works and is produced by artists with unique sensibilities.

Question 20

Popular culture

Answer 20

Share attributes of fine art. They can also be analyzed along the lines of function, visual form, and content. Reflect the values and structures of our social systems, political hierarchies, and religious beliefs.

Question 21

anime

Answer 21

Japanese animation

Question 22

kitsch

Answer 22

artwork that is shallow or pretentious or overly predictable. also considered a subcategory of popular culture.

Question 23

camp

Answer 23

objects and images of such extreme artifice, but with a perverse sophisticated and aesthetic appeal.

Question 24

mihrab

Answer 24

an architectural feature in a mosque that mmmakrs the direction of Mecca

Question 25

apprentices

Answer 25

the role of the beginning artist at a workshop teaching and practicing a specific skill

Question 26

innovation

Answer 26

making of something that is new

Question 27

self-expression

Answer 27

refers to the artists’ own personal ideas or emotions, embedded in the works of art they make.