L01 Introduction to Visual Arts Flashcards
Why do we study art?
- Encourage self-expression and creativity
- Develops critical thinking and ability to appreciate the world around us
- Provides an opportunity to acquire new skills
Set of abilities that enables an individual to effectively find, interpret, evaluate, use, and create images and visual media
Visual Literacy
Visual Arts
Ability to read, analyze, and critique works of visual arts
Reading Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Process of forming a perception based on the imagery, form, and language of the text, translated through the experience of the reader
Reading
Cramer, Ortlieb, & Cheek, 2007
Visual Arts
Understanding the Elements of Visual Arts
Strategies
- Theme - Meaning of painting rather than subject
- Mood - Feelings expressed in artwork
- Tone - Lightness or darkness of colors
Visual Arts
Philosophical study of beauty and taste
Key Terms
Aesthetics
Visual Arts
Based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning
Key Terms
Intuitive
Visual Arts
Creative art, especially visual art whose products are to be appreciated primarily or solely for their imaginative, aesthetic, or intellectual content
Key Terms
Fine Arts
Visual Arts
Physical nature of the artwork
Key Terms
Form
Visual Arts
Study of an art by analyzing and comparing from and style
Key Terms
Formalism
Visual Arts
Characteristics and key events that compose the essentials of human existence
Key Terms
Human Condition
Visual Arts
Key events in Human Condition
Key Terms
- Birth
- Learning
- Emotion
- Aspiration
- Conflict
- Death
Visual Arts
Process of imitation or mimicry through which artists portray and interpret the world
Key Terms
Mimesis
Visual Arts
Greek: Mimesis
Key Terms
Imitation
Visual Arts
Sources of inspiration for a creative artist
Key Terms
Muses
