What Is Art Flashcards
Latin word for art, and what it actually means
Ars, meaning craft
Who said that art came from ars
Collinwood 1938
What is art
Diverse alrange of human activity n resulting product, knvolves creative/imaginative talent, expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power or conceptual ideas
What is humanities
Academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture
Why study the humanities
Teaches one how to look at how the past developed n ipacted 2days world, n it also allows us 2 communicate n understand common pasts but present differences
3 assumptions of art
[UNNIE] Art is universal, not nature, involves experience
Y is art universal
Bc its crafted by all ppl regardless of origin, time, place n it stayed that way bc ppl like it and enjoy it continuously. A great piece of art will never be obsolete
Y is art not nature
Bc igmts mans way of interpreting nature. Its made by man, whereas nature is given around us.
Y does art involve experience
Bc its highly personal n subjective, rlly depends on the perceivers tastes, biases, n what he has inside him. E.g. movie, dude will not know the movie until he experiences it. Also include relatability, n the emotion it comes w it. Feelings n emotions r concrete proofs thT the artwork has been experienced
What’s a phrase that means one cannot argue with anothers evaluation of art bc ones experience can never be known by another
Desgustibus non disputandum est (matters of taste r not matters of dispute)