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L1: The Importance, Meaning, and Assumptions of Art Flashcards

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T or F: Arts is easy to define

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

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T or F: Art enhances everyday experiences

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True

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

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False

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An artistically-tending student has what kind of mindset?

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Constructive

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

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Artistic

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T or F: Artistic awareness lies under scientific awareness

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False (it is above any methodology/approach)

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7
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Art is rooted in what 13th century French word?

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Art

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“Art” in French terminology means what?

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Skill as a result of learning or practice

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What is the Latin word for art?

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Ars

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“Ars” means what?

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Ability or practical skill

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What are the 3 meanings of art?

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  • an ability
  • a process
  • a product
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What meaning of art is this?
- the human capacity to make things of beauty and things that stir us as creative

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Ability

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

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Process

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

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Product

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15
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Art communicates certain ideas by means of what medium?

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Sensuous

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16
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Who stated this?
“Art is that which brings life in harmony with the beauty of the world”

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Plato

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17
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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”

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John Dewey

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18
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Who stated this?
“ Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known”

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Oscar Wilde

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

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Elbert Hubbard

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20
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T or F: Art can be either man made or natural

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False (has to be man made only)

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21
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T or F: Art cannot be imitative

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True

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T or F: Art must satisfy and benefit humans

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True

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

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False

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

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Art history

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25
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T or F: The major arts are ceramics and furniture while the minor arts are painting, sculpting, and architecture

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False (reverse)

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26
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This course is anchored on strong foundations in the arts and sciences; it promotes awareness of the interrelationships of all fields of knowledge

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Humanities

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27
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A loosely defined group of cultural subject areas which we refer to as arts

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Humanities

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28
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This artist trait is developed to solve problems or express their feelings

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Creativity

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29
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Creativeness is driven by what factor?

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The artist

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30
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Art is communicated through what?

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The performer

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31
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The judges of art are known as the?

32
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This definition of arts was by whom?

“Arts that bring out the good and noble in us”

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Modern humanities

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

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False (humanities/humanistic sense)

34
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This deals with the learning, understanding, creating, and enjoying artworks

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Art appreciation

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

36
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T or F: Art is everywhere

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True (it is universal)

37
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T or F: Art as a cultural force is sometimes weak

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False (it is pervasive and potent)

38
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T or F: Art sometimes has a limit

39
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T or F: Art is timeless and can go beyond the time of our own existence

40
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T or F: Art is artificial

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

41
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Art created by God can be described as what?

42
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T or F: Art created by man can be divine, just like God’s

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False (it is superficial and temporary)

43
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T or F: Art cannot change by itself unless manipulated by its creator (man)

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

45
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T or F: Art is a depiction of experience

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True (it demands that man takes part)

46
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T or F: Art involves doing something with some physical material like the body or something outside of it

47
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T or F: Conviction and assertion can be unlocked through the immersion in the arts

48
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This function of art provides comfort, happiness, and convenience to human beings and their feelings

49
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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

50
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This function of art preserves, shares, and transmits cultures of people from one generation to another

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

52
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This refers to when real feelings of appreciation to nature’s beauty are manifested through the appreciation when in contact with the artwork

53
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This function of art reinforces the religious support of a culture

54
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Who stated that “Art as Mimesis”?

55
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Art is an imitation of the real that was an imitation of the ideal; an imitation to an imitation

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Art as Mimesis

56
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Who stated that “Art as Representation”?

57
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The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things but rather their inward significance

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Art as Representation

58
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Who said that “Art is for art’s sake”?

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Immanuel Kant

59
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Art has its own reason for being, it is best understood as an autonomous creation to be valued only by its success

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Art for Art’s Sake

60
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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

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Art as an Escape

61
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Art serves a purpose; it is meant to be used, to enrich lives, to educate, to support or protest, to entertain, etc.

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Art as Functional

62
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The application of pigment on any flat 2D surface

63
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The carving, modeling, casting, constructing, and assembling of materials into 3-dimensional works of art

64
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The art and science of planing, designing, and constructing buildings and non-building structures for human shelter or use

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Architecture

65
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This art form’s medium is sound organized in time

66
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The movement of the body in a rhythmic way to music within a given space

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

68
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Collaborative art form that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience

69
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Concentrating the writing, study, or content of literature

70
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Is poetry composed for a performance before an audience rather than on print; is open to improvisation

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Performance poetry

71
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Art that is made with the assistance of electronic devices, intended to be displayed on a computer

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Digital art

72
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Refers to the applications of design to everyday objects to make them aesthetically pleasing

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Applied arts

73
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The art of applying design, aesthetics, and natural beauty to clothing and accessories

74
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It is the specialized field where function and fashion collide

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Furniture design

75
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Refers to enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space

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Interior design

76
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An artistic process of effective communication, it combines words, images, and symbols to create a visual representation of ideas

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Graphic design

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