L1: The Importance, Meaning, and Assumptions of Art

Question 1

T or F: Arts is easy to define

Answer 1

False (it is indescribable and difficult to gather in a conceptual net)

Question 2

T or F: Art enhances everyday experiences

Answer 2

True

Question 3

T or F: Art does not develop the intellect of younger generations

Answer 3

False

Question 4

An artistically-tending student has what kind of mindset?

Answer 4

Constructive

Question 5

Students perceive the world from diverse viewpoints when they have this kind of awareness?

Answer 5

Artistic

Question 6

T or F: Artistic awareness lies under scientific awareness

Answer 6

False (it is above any methodology/approach)

Question 7

Art is rooted in what 13th century French word?

Answer 7

Art

Question 8

“Art” in French terminology means what?

Answer 8

Skill as a result of learning or practice

Question 9

What is the Latin word for art?

Answer 9

Ars

Question 10

“Ars” means what?

Answer 10

Ability or practical skill

Question 11

What are the 3 meanings of art?

Answer 11

• an ability
• a process
• a product

Question 12

What meaning of art is this?
- the human capacity to make things of beauty and things that stir us as creative

Answer 12

Ability

Question 13

What meaning of art is this?
- encompasses painting, sculpting, designing buildings, singing, dancing, and using the camera to create memorable works

Answer 13

Process

Question 14

What meaning of art is this?
- an etching, sculpture, structure, musical composition, choreography, or tapestry

Answer 14

Product

Question 15

Art communicates certain ideas by means of what medium?

Answer 15

Sensuous

Question 16

Who stated this?
“Art is that which brings life in harmony with the beauty of the world”

Answer 16

Plato

Question 17

Who stated this?
“ Art is an attitude of spirit; a state of mind, one that demands for its own satisfaction and fulfilling, a shaping of matter into a more significant form”

Answer 17

John Dewey

Question 18

Who stated this?
“ Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known”

Answer 18

Oscar Wilde

Question 19

Who stated this?
“Art is not a thing, it is a way”

Answer 19

Elbert Hubbard

Question 20

T or F: Art can be either man made or natural

Answer 20

False (has to be man made only)

Question 21

T or F: Art cannot be imitative

Answer 21

True

Question 22

T or F: Art must satisfy and benefit humans

Answer 22

True

Question 23

T or F: Art can be expressed even without a medium

Answer 23

False

Question 24

This is the study of objects or works of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts

Answer 24

Art history

Question 25

T or F: The major arts are ceramics and furniture while the minor arts are painting, sculpting, and architecture

Answer 25

False (reverse)

Question 26

This course is anchored on strong foundations in the arts and sciences; it promotes awareness of the interrelationships of all fields of knowledge

Answer 26

Humanities

Question 27

A loosely defined group of cultural subject areas which we refer to as arts

Answer 27

Humanities

Question 28

This artist trait is developed to solve problems or express their feelings

Answer 28

Creativity

Question 29

Creativeness is driven by what factor?

Answer 29

The artist

Question 30

Art is communicated through what?

Answer 30

The performer

Question 31

The judges of art are known as the?

Answer 31

Audience

Question 32

This definition of arts was by whom? "Arts that bring out the good and noble in us"

Answer 32

Modern humanities

Question 33

T or F: Art appreciation in the scientific sense is about looking at a piece of work and forming a wise opinion on it

Answer 33

False (humanities/humanistic sense)

Question 34

This deals with the learning, understanding, creating, and enjoying artworks

Answer 34

Art appreciation

Question 35

T or F: Art has sprung up as a language charged with feelings and significance

Answer 35

True

Question 36

T or F: Art is everywhere

Answer 36

True (it is universal)

Question 37

T or F: Art as a cultural force is sometimes weak

Answer 37

False (it is pervasive and potent)

Question 38

T or F: Art sometimes has a limit

Answer 38

False

Question 39

T or F: Art is timeless and can go beyond the time of our own existence

Answer 39

True

Question 40

T or F: Art is artificial

Answer 40

True (because it is a representation of ideas, thoughts, and feelings that are communicated effectively)

Question 41

Art created by God can be described as what?

Answer 41

Divine

Question 42

T or F: Art created by man can be divine, just like God's

Answer 42

False (it is superficial and temporary)

Question 43

T or F: Art cannot change by itself unless manipulated by its creator (man)

Answer 43

True

Question 44

T or F: Artists can form works of art found in nature

Answer 44

False

Question 45

T or F: Art is a depiction of experience

Answer 45

True (it demands that man takes part)

Question 46

T or F: Art involves doing something with some physical material like the body or something outside of it

Answer 46

True

Question 47

T or F: Conviction and assertion can be unlocked through the immersion in the arts

Answer 47

True

Question 48

This function of art provides comfort, happiness, and convenience to human beings and their feelings

Answer 48

Personal

Question 49

This function of art is used for public display and celebration; it affects collective behavior as it bridges connections by conveying a sense of family, community, or civilization

Answer 49

Social

Question 50

This function of art preserves, shares, and transmits cultures of people from one generation to another

Answer 50

Cultural

Question 51

This function of art makes man aware of the beauty of nature

Answer 51

Aesthetic

Question 52

This refers to when real feelings of appreciation to nature's beauty are manifested through the appreciation when in contact with the artwork

Answer 52

Aesthetic

Question 53

This function of art reinforces the religious support of a culture

Answer 53

Spiritual

Question 54

Who stated that "Art as Mimesis"?

Answer 54

Plato

Question 55

Art is an imitation of the real that was an imitation of the ideal; an imitation to an imitation

Answer 55

Art as Mimesis

Question 56

Who stated that "Art as Representation"?

Answer 56

Aristotle

Question 57

The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things but rather their inward significance

Answer 57

Art as Representation

Question 58

Who said that "Art is for art's sake"?

Answer 58

Immanuel Kant

Question 59

Art has its own reason for being, it is best understood as an autonomous creation to be valued only by its success

Answer 59

Art for Art's Sake

Question 60

This is how art touches the deepest realms of the mind and the sacred dimension of the artistic process; it transforms the artist at the very core of their being

Answer 60

Art as an Escape

Question 61

Art serves a purpose; it is meant to be used, to enrich lives, to educate, to support or protest, to entertain, etc.

Answer 61

Art as Functional

Question 62

The application of pigment on any flat 2D surface

Answer 62

Painting

Question 63

The carving, modeling, casting, constructing, and assembling of materials into 3-dimensional works of art

Answer 63

Sculpture

Question 64

The art and science of planing, designing, and constructing buildings and non-building structures for human shelter or use

Answer 64

Architecture

Question 65

This art form's medium is sound organized in time

Answer 65

Music

Question 66

The movement of the body in a rhythmic way to music within a given space

Answer 66

Dance

Question 67

Aka a movie or motion picture; a series of still images that when shown on screen shows the illusion of movement

Answer 67

Film

Question 68

Collaborative art form that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience

Answer 68

Theater

Question 69

Concentrating the writing, study, or content of literature

Answer 69

Literacy

Question 70

Is poetry composed for a performance before an audience rather than on print; is open to improvisation

Answer 70

Performance poetry

Question 71

Art that is made with the assistance of electronic devices, intended to be displayed on a computer

Answer 71

Digital art

Question 72

Refers to the applications of design to everyday objects to make them aesthetically pleasing

Answer 72

Applied arts

Question 73

The art of applying design, aesthetics, and natural beauty to clothing and accessories

Answer 73

Fashion

Question 74

It is the specialized field where function and fashion collide

Answer 74

Furniture design

Question 75

Refers to enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space

Answer 75

Interior design

Question 76

An artistic process of effective communication, it combines words, images, and symbols to create a visual representation of ideas

Answer 76

Graphic design