Prelim Flashcards
refers to mathematical ratio found in design which is used to create pleasing, natural looking compositions in a work of art.
GOLDEN RATIO
Beauty is what gives pleasure when seen (St. Thomas Aquinas)
• Beauty should not be limited to visual appeal alone
BEAUTY IN ART
Functions of art
Physical
Personal
Social
• Artwork which were created to perform some service have physical functions
Physical
Art has social function when it addresses aspects of life
Social
• Artists create artwork for the need for self-expression or gratification
• Artists create artwork to communicate a thorough point or provide aesthetic experience
Personal
• THE VALUE of arts lies in the pleasure that humans derive from them. (Graham, 2005) Philosophy of Arts
• Pleasure accompanies human’s perception of beauty
Natural sight of beauty sensationalizes the sense
AESTHETIC PLEASURE
Derived from the Greek word aesthesis which means “ sense of perception In Medieval times, it was defined as the “philosophical study of art”
AESTHETICS
According to,
• Art can be expansive
• Art must be open to the permanent possibility of radical change, expansion, and novelty
• Art cannot be defined
MORRIS WEITZ
Artwork may resemble original artwork in terms of expression
• Artwork may remind audiences of another aspect of another existing artwork
• Art is art for art’s sake - even if it mimics existing work
SUBJECT MATTER
• People or objects look as close as possible to their real world counterparts
• They can be clearly identified
SUBJECT AND CONTENT
Subject and content types
Abstraction
Non objective imaging
• Images are made to look less like the object they are based although they may still be recognizable
Abstraction
• Creates objects which are non representational images- they do not refer to any existing forms in real life
• Subjects may be difficult for the observer to identify since they are based solely on elements of art rather than real life objects or people
Non Objective Imaging
Include fine arts such as drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture
Further sub-divided into: two dimensional (2D) and three dimensional arts (3D)
Visual Arts
is a form of visual art in which a person uses various drawing instruments to mark paper or another two-dimensional medium. Instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, various kinds of erasers, markers, styluses, various metals (such as silverpoint) and electronic drawing.
Drawing
is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (support base).
is a mode of creative expression.
Painting
is the science, art, application and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light- sensitive material
Photography
is the process of creating artworks by printing, normally on paper. normally covers only the process of creating prints that have an element of originality, rather than just being a photographic reproduction of a painting
Printmaking
Details that show how meaning is conveyed through cinematic means
Considers the full impact of aesthetic choices made within a specific ____
Film
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Solo or group performance of artists which is contingent on the presence or absence of the body
Focuses on the artist’s body
Performance Arts
Creative foundations of buildings and innovative structures
Design and execution of such work are existing reference of how humans are able to think creatively through physical materials
Architecture
Human expression through movement
Ballroom - includes waltz, viennese, tango, cha-cha, rumba, samba, mambo, quickstep, jive and bolero
African-American and Traditional Jazz - includes Charleston, swing, tap dance, moonwalk, and boogie- woogie
Dance
Written works which have lasting artistic merit
Books, novels, and other published material which arouses emotional and intellectual consciousness from their readers
Literature
Expression and exploration which delves in the understanding of the human condition
Combination of entertainment and instruction
Theater Arts
Concerned with making objects with functional purposes but for which aesthetic concerns are significant
Include interior design, manufactured items, ceramics, metalwork, jewelry, fashion, and furniture
Applied Arts
As a discipline, it seeks to understand different cultures and times through the study and analysis of art as a means of communication
Evaluation and interpretation of people in works of art based on their own viewpoints
ART HISTORY
Appreciating an artwork
•Ask yourself what you see
•Study the story behind a piece
•explore information about the artist
•learn about different methods and techniques
A person who makes tangible or intangible products as an expression o creativity and imagination
Artist
Spurred by the same impulses as that in an artist
Produces crafts which may be acquired only for decoration or for practical use
Artisan
Phases of art production
•pre-production
•production
•post-production
The artist focuses mainly on the intellectual or emotional message of the art
• The artist decides on the form which will be used to create the art
Pre-Production
Involves the actual “creation” of the art piece
The artist utilizes available material in order to produce the desired result
Production
Requires the artist to add finishing touches on the art piece
Final layers are added and minute details are refined in order
Post-Production
Materials used by an artist to express his/her feelings or thoughts
MEDIUM
Type of medium
Visual
Auditory
Combined
Mediums which can be seen and which occupy space
Dimensional or Two-dimensional includes painting, drawing, printmaking, and photography
Three-dimensional includes sculpture, architecture, landscape, industrial designs, and crafts like furniture
Visual
Media which can be heard and which are expressed in time
Auditory
Media which can be both seen and heard and which exist bot in space and time
Combined
Determines the artist’s control over the medium
The manner in which the artist controls the medium to achieved the desired effect
Ability which the artist fulfills as a technical requirement of the particular work of art
TECHNIQUE
Spanish nobleman and amateur archeologist Marcelino Sanz de Sautuloa and his young daughter, Maria, set out to explore a cave in the hillside of Altamira, not far from the family estate in northern Spain. As a gentleman scholar, De Sautuola took a serious interest in finding out more about the prehistoric past.
In the autumn of 1879,
had just become the first modern human to set eyes on the first gallery of prehistoric paintings ever to be discovered.
Maria
have been found to include line drawings in charcoal and red ochre, painted images, and negative images, which are formed by painting the rock area around an object, such as a hand.
Rock paintings
(6 March 1475 18 February 1564), commonly known as Michelangelo, was a Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer.
As a painter, he is made famous by the “Sistine Chapel “ frescoes. It took him about four years to finish the ceiling.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
is the ability to interpret or understand man-made arts and enjoy them either through actual work experiences with art tools and materials or possession of these works of art for one’s admiration satisfaction. and
Art Appreciation
is the study of the elements and principles of art or design and their proper applications to all things made by man.
Art Education
A set of aspects which make something a candidate for appreciation (George Dickie, Art and Aesthetic, 1969)
Conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects
Art
is only one of the thousands of works which represent human species’ desire to express themselves in through creative and sometimes unorthodox means.
SPOLIARIUM
Humans create art as a response to our basic instinct for seeking balance, harmony, rhythm, and our desire to experience mystery
Expression of the human imagination and the need to communicate with others
Means for ritualistic and symbolic functions
Instinctual
Used to communicate an idea or emotion; a reflection of desire to seek pleasure and entertainment
Used as an agent of confrontation for change, transgression, subversion and sometimes anarchy
Motivational
is an example of how art predates its conventional definition.
The stonewall carvings are considered as the oldest art work in the Philippines
ANGONO PETROGLYPHS
Ability to form images and ideas about things never seen or experienced before
An underlying factor in creating knowledge itself
Imagination
The Scream is his most famous work and one of the most recognizable paintings in all art. It has been widely interpreted as representing the universal anxiety of modern man.
Painted with broad bands of garish color and highly simplified forms, and employing a high viewpoint, the agonized figure is reduced to a garbed skull in the throes of an emotional crisis.
Edvard Munch
