Art Flashcards
What is art and what is not art?
there will always be debates about what is art and what is not
Is there just one way to understand art?
art is so diverse that there are as many ways to understand it as there are people
Definition of art
the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects
Are all art objects aesthetic?
no
Can art be madeby only using skill?
no you also require creative imagination
With what should we not confuse art with?
with craft or skilled technique - craft is used in the service pf art, to create art but it’s not art itself
What did Leo Tolstoy say about art?
art is the activity by which a person, having experienced an emotion, intentionally transmits it to others
What did Stephen Sondheim say about art?
art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos
What did Friedrich Schiller say about art?
art is the daughter of freedom
In what groups do we divide understandings of art?
- each and every one is an artist
- aesthetics
- contribution to the society
- the development of humanity
How is each and every ona an artist?
art is:
- any creative work of a human being
- a form of expressing oneself
- a form of creative human expression
How is art aesthetic?
art is:
- the activity which manifests beauty
- mastery - an ideal way of doing things
How is art contribution to the society?
art is:
- a way of enriching human experience
- a way of rearranging the world
- a way of making reality more present
How is the development of humanit art?
art is:
- the activity that excites the spirit (just like food satisfies the stomach)
- the expansion of human emotion
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Why is art important (vocabulary)?
effectively
self-expression
transcends
sensibilities
tool
disabilities
striving for novelty
mundane existence
creativity
human development
think outside the box
alternative/innovative
trepressive/tyranical
What does art help us to do?
it helps us to express ourselves EFFECTIVELY
it promotes SELF-EXPRESSION
What does art do with different kinds of differences?
it TRANSCENDS ethnic, religious, educational and moral sensibilities/differences
Why do we say that art is a different language?
it is a TOOL through which people can communicate (also the ones with DISABILITIES)
What is art about (getting away from…)?
about STRIVING FOR NOVELTY and getting away from the usual MUNDANE EXISTENCE
what is mundane existence?
repetitive life
What is art also about (create)?
about being creative - CREATIVITY is of vital importance in HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Why is creativity of vital impoirtance in human development?
it allows individuals to THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX and enables INNOVATIVE/ALTERNATIVE ways of thinking
How would a society look like without creativity?
without and creativity a society is likely to be REPRESSIVE and TYRANNICAL
