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Through his _________, man constructed infrastructures that tended to his needs like his house.

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bare hands

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The word “art” comes from the ancient Latin, _____ which means a craft or a specialized skill like carpentry or surgery.

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ars

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Ars in ______ came to mean something different. It meant any special form of book learning such as grammar or logic or astrology.

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medieval Latin

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It was only during the __________ that the word reacquired a meaning that was inherent in its ancient form of craft.

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renaissance period

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It was during the ____ century when the problem and idea of aesthetics, the study of beauty began to unfold distinctly from the notion of technical craftsmanship, which was the original conception of the word “art”.

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17th

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It was finally in the ____ century when the word has evolved to distinguish between the fine arts and the useful arts.

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18th

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The ________ constitute one of the oldest and most important means of expression developed by man.

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humanities

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Humanities is derived from the Latin word ________, which means refined or cultured human.

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humanus

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_______ is the study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts; that is genre, design, format and style.

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Art history

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__________ is referred to the knowledge of the general and everlasting qualities that classify all great art.

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Art appreciation

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This concerns with establishing a relative artistic value upon individual works with respect to others of comparative style or sanctioning an entire style or movement.

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Art Criticism

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This concerns with the fundamental nature of art.

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Art Theory or the Philosophy of art

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Art has been _______________. Art lingers on if it is popular, cherished, treasured, loved by the people.
(BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF ART)

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created by people at all times

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Art involves ________. In order to experience something, you have to make use of your five senses. Hence, there can never be appreciation of art without having experienced it.
(BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF ART)

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experience

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Art is not ______; _____ is not an art. Art is made by man and _____ by God.
(BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF ART)

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nature

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Art is _________. Art is a work of humans and anything that has been created by humans is part of culture. Art becomes ______ when it depicts people’s way life.
(BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF ART)

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cultural

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Art is a form of _______. Art is created with imagination, creativity and expression.
(BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF ART)

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creation

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Art is ________. It cannot be measured by its significance or the level of skill with which it is created.
(BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF ART)

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subjective

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Art is a ______________ in creating visual, auditory or performing artworks, expressing the author’s imaginative or technical skill intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.
(NATURE OF ARTS)

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diverse range of human activities

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Art represents ________. Representation is the use of signs that stand in for and take the place of something else. It depicts an object or scene from the world.
(NATURE OF ARTS)

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reality

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Art is an _______. The expression contained in the form is an attempt to translate the unnamed and the unknown.
(NATURE OF ARTS)

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expression

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Art serves as a ______________. The purpose of artwork may be communicated in a political, spiritual or philosophical idea, to explore and create a sense of beauty, pleasure and strong emotions.
(NATURE OF ARTS)

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means of communication of emotions

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Art _______ because they allow us to express ourselves and illustrate the world around us in a different light helping us to understand people and society.
(NATURE OF ARTS)

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matters

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Art is ________. Art is everywhere and can be found in every corner of the world.
(NATURE OF ARTS)

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universal

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Art is _______. It is the combination of already existing material elements into new forms which become the realization of a preconceived idea. (NATURE OF ARTS)
creation
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The basic components of art-marking; the building blocks of all art
The Elements of Art
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A moving path or a mark made upon a surface. In order to be a _____, the mark’s length must be longer than its width.
Line
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These are areas of enclosed space that are two-dimensional. They are flat and can only have height and width.
Shapes
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The two different categories of shapes are ________ and ________.
geometric, organic
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_____________ shapes are mathematical like circles and squares.
Geometric
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_________ shapes come from nature like clouds and leaves.
Organic
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It deals with the illusion of depth on a flat surface.
Space
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This refers to the lightness and darkness of areas in an artwork.
Value
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_________ is the most prominent element of design and is one of the most powerful and yet subjective elements in art.
Color
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It is the name of color
Hue
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It is the quality of brightness and purity (One of the properties of color)
Intensity
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An element of art that refers to the way things feel, or look as if they might feel if touched; It's the SURFACE QUALITY OF AN ARTWORK.
Texture
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It is an element of art that is three-dimensional and encloses volume; includes height, width and depth as in a cube, a sphere or a pyramid.
Form
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The _____________ are the rules a designer must follow to create an effective composition that clearly delivers a message to its audience.
principles of design
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It is the distribution of the visual weight of objects, colors, texture and space.
Balance
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The elements used on one side of the design is similar to those on the other side. *Types of balance*
Symmetrical Balance
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In _____________, the sides are different but still looked balanced. *Types of balance*
asymmetrical balance
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In _________, the elements are arranged around a central point and may be similar *Types of balance*
radial balance
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The part of the design that catches the viewer’s attention.
Emphasis
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The repeating of an object or symbol all over the work of art.
Pattern
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__________ works with pattern to make the work of art seems active.
Repetition
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_________ is the feeling of unity created when all parts (sizes, amount, number) relate well with each other.
Proportion
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It is created when one or more elements of design are used repeatedly to create a feeling of organized movement.
Rhythm
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It is the use of several elements of design to hold the viewer’s attention and to guide the viewer’s eye through and around the work of art.
Variety
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it is the feeling of harmony between all parts of the work of art which creates a sense of completeness.
Unity
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________ for example as an art is highly functional just like most applied arts.
Architecture
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The __________ functions of art are varied and highly subjective. This means that its functions depend on the person–the artist who created the art.
personal
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Art is considered to have a _________ function if and when it addresses a particular collective interest as opposed to a personal interest.
social
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The ______ functions of art can be found in artworks that are crafted in order to serve some physical purpose. Works of art that are created to perform some service have this function.
physical
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______________ points to the nature of art, including such concepts as interpretation, representation and expression and form. It is closely related to aesthetics, the philosophical study of beauty and taste.
Philosophical perspective
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Art is mimesis (__________).
PLATO
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Mimesis is derived from the Greek word “______” meaning to imitate.
mimos
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According to Plato, all artistic creation is a form of ____________: that which really exists, in “the world of ideas” is a type created by God; the concrete things man perceives in his existence are supernatural representations of this ideal type.
imitation
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Art as representation (________).
ARISTOTLE
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Aristotle’s _________ is often referred to as the counterpart to his Platonic conception of poetry.
Poetics
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Art for Art Sake (_____).
KANT
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As Kant wrote in the Critique of Judgment, “For judging of beautiful objects as such, _____ is requisite; but for beautiful art, for the production of such objects _____ is requisite.”
taste, genius

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