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
Difference Eras in Art
- Ideal ideas of beauty and human form
- Realistically portraying individuals
- Idealization of the subject matter
Pre-Modern or Pre-Aesthetic
Ancient Greece and Rome
Difference Eras in Art
Artists were commissioned by the elite or religious leaders to advance their ideas to people
Pre-Modern or Pre-Aesthetic
Ancient Greece and Rome
Difference Eras in Art
- Producing art that was beautiful rather than having a deeper meaning
- Art is philosophical movement at the time of its emergence
Modernism or Moden Aesthetic
1700s - Mid 1900s
Difference Eras in Art
Movement reflected the immense longing of artists to produce a new form or art, philosophy, and social strctures that reflected the newly developing world
Modernism or Modern Aesthtics
1700s - Mid 1900s
Difference Eras in Art
- Ideology in the maintenance of economic and political power
- Pieces are characterized by complete freedom from politics and other societal influences
Postmodernism or Post Aesthetics
Mid 1900s - Present
Difference Eras in Art
Artists were able to truly express what they thought and felt
Postmodernism or Post Aesthetics
Mid 1900s - Present
Highlights
- Emphasized skill level and beauty
- No artistic freedom
Renaissance
Highlights
Art is mimesis
Person
Plato
Highlights
Art is not mere copying
Person
Aristotle
