M1 Flashcards
AESTHETICS
A branch of philosophy dealing
with beauty and the beautiful
especially with judgments of
taste concerning them.
SCIENCE
Deals with exact principles about
beauty (proportion, balance, rhythm
etc)
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is also a science whose subject matter is
the description and explanation of the arts,
artistic phenomenon and aesthetic experience
that includes psychology, sociology and
history of the arts and essentially related
aspects such as marketing, business etc.
art
Expresses beauty in many ways.
Aesthetic function
A teaching aid; meant both to entertain and to instruct
Didactic function
Conveys ideas and beliefs
Communicative function
For everyday use.
Practical function
Evokes and conveys emotions and feelings.
Psychological function
Used for worship.
Religious function
Symbol of people’s unity.
Social and Political function
is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art
artist
is a skilled craft worker
who makes or creates
material objects partly or
entirely by hand.
artisan (from French:
artisan, Italian: artigiano)
is a
manager or overseer. Traditionally,
a curator or keeper of a cultural
heritage institution.
curator (from Latin: cura,
meaning “to take care”)