Lesson 1 Flashcards
what is art?
art renders itself on the kind of people, culture, and history it belongs to
why study art appreciation?
for everyone to see the world in another perspective, in a higher, rational aesthetic perspective
is the branch of philosophy concerned with the feelings aroused in us by sensory experiences—
experiences we have through sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell.
Aesthetics
studies the nature of beauty.
Aesthetics
True or False: If we take pleasure in what we see, we say that it is beautiful.
True
Yes or No: Is beauty a requirement for art?
No, beauty is not a requirement for art
6 Tasks of Artists
- Create places and objects for some human purpose.
- Create extraordinary versions of ordinary objects
- to record and commemorate
- to give tangible form to the unknown
- to give tangible form to feelings and ideas
- refresh our vision and help us see the world in new ways
Art and craft both means?
Skill
True or False: During the Middle ages, art was used in roughly the same sense as craft
True
Refers to characteristics that we recognize as constant, recurring, or coherent
Style
the result of a series of choices, in this case choices an artist makes in creating a work of art.
Style
A recurring pattern, symbol or subject the artist is known for and have mastered it.
Style
distinguishes artists from other skilful makers
Style
The way art looks.
Art’s first impression.
Its visual appeal.
Form
Is what a work of art is about. The subject matter.
Content
How we associate symbols with the subject matter of the art work.
Iconography
The background information. The artist’s milieu and the history behind a work of art.
Context
Why is Museum a cemetery for dead culture?
because it takes away the artwork in its context
What are the elements of art?
Line Shape Form (3D) Value (Lightness/Darknes) Space (Positive/Negative) Color Texture
What are the different art forms?
- Visual Arts
- Applied Arts
- Performing Arts
Give different Visual Arts
PPPMDSIM
- Painting
- Prints
- Photography
- Mixed Media
- Drawings
- Sculpture
- Installation Art
- Mobiles
Give different Applied Arts
- Architecture
- Fashion Design
- Interior Design
Give different Performing Arts
- Dance
- Music
- Film and Theater
- Performance Art
is a two-dimensional art form which is made up of layers of pigments applied onto a surface
Painting
a two-dimensional art form created by an impression made by a method involving a transfer from one surface to another.
a two-dimensional medium where an image is depicted on a flat surface by making lines and areas of tone through shading.
Drawings
three-dimensional artworks created by shaping and moulding materials, typically marble, metal, glass, wood and bronze.
Sculpture
an image created by the exposure of light on a light-sensitive material for printing, or in modern times through photographic films
Photograph
refer to artworks that use a combination of materials in their construction.
Mixed Media
typically three-dimensional and can be made up by a variety of material and medium it inhibits a space inside or outside a gallery, which is often site-specific.
Installation Art
a type of suspended sculpture based on balance and characterized by the ability to move.
Mobiles
The art or practice of designing and constructing buildings, sites and edifices
Architecture
is a genre in which art is presented “live,” usually by the artist but sometimes with collaborators or performers
Performance Art
