Unit 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What is the meaning of art according to the French word art?

A

skill as a result of learning or practice

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2
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Latin word ars

A

ability or practice skills

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3
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Medieval latin ars

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any special form of book learning such as grammar, logic, or astronomy

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4
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art as an ability

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art is the skill of man to make things beautiful and stirring; it is imagination and creativity

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5
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art as a process

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art involves activities

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6
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art as a product

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art is the completed work

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7
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art according to plato

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“Art is that which brings life in harmony with the beauty of the world”

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8
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John Dewey

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“ Art is an attitude of spirit, a state of mind- one that demands its own satisfaction and fulfilling, a shaping of matter to new and more significant form”

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9
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Oscar Wilde

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“Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known”

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10
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Elbert Hubbard

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“Art is not a thing, it is a way”

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11
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Nietzsche

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“Art is essentially the affirmation, the blessing, and the deification of existence’.

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12
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four common essentials of art

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  1. Art has to be man-made
  2. Art must be creative, not imitative
  3. Art must benefit and satisfy a man
  4. Art is expressed through a certain medium
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13
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art appreciation

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attitude towards art

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14
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creativity

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refers to the act of combining or reordering already existing materials so that a new object is formed

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15
Q

art is universal

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art is for everyone

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16
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art is not nature

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art is man-made

17
Q

art involves experience

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art is a reflection of experience. it is seeking participation

18
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art as expression

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Art has grown out of man’s need to express himself.

19
Q

art as form of creation

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art involves skill or expertness handling materials and organizing them into new, structurally pleasing and significant units.

20
Q

functions of art

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functional and non-functional

21
Q

functional art

A

directly useful

22
Q

non-functional art

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indirectly useful