Chap 1 Flashcards by Sunshine Reyes

states that without creativity there would be no ______

Innovation

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To _______ and to ______ are inherent in human nature.

Create; innovate

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Further, as we reach adulthood, we don’t stop, rather we crave for more opportunity to ______ and ______ in order to continually exist, survive and live.

Create and recreate

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To be creative is not magic, it entails continuity that requires____, ______, ________ and ______ a constant process.

time, practice, devotion, and passion

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Like a river flowing, all the stones and pebbles, sand and land are stained, shaped and transformed by water. On the other hand, as human beings, we can stop writing, painting, sketching, singing, dancing, and acting, yet the mind continues to __________

create images, waiting to ways and means to be unfolded and concretize.

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To continually define living that manifests creativity and explores innovations ________

one has to move forward and involve the body.

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For the writers, they have to experience both ____ and ____ in manipulating and interplaying words to produce a composition of imagery.

difficulty and pleasure

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For the performers of dance and theater, they have to create ______ and ______ that elevate real space into stage and to explore various body forms and expressions to delve meaning towards characterization.

forms and steps

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For the painters, they have to continually _____ and ____ for new techniques in manipulating different and various media to transform thought and ideas into a concrete artwork.

explore and seek

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Thorne believes that _______ is necessary in creating and innovating ideas.

Personal discipline

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Who said that every person who is creative lives with the pressure of days when their mind is a complete blank, and they often have the additional pressure of knowing that someone else is waiting for them to come up with original thoughts.

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Art comes from _________ root word “________” which means to join or to put together,

Aryan; AR

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means ‘artificially made or composed by man’,

ARS

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which means craft guild and craftsmanship, respectively.

ARTI; ARTE

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8 ASSUMPTIONS OF ARTS

Art is very important in our lives.
can be found in all ages and all countries.
art does not grow old and die.
involves experience.
product of man’s need to express himself.
interdisciplinary
universal but has no universal meaning.
ART IS AN ACT

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WHAT ASSUMPTION OF ART IS form of expression of man, it is natural to find forms of art in different countries and different periods of time.

Art can be found in all ages and all countries.

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WHAT AA IS It lives because it is liked and enjoyed.

DOES NOT GROW OLD AND DIE

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AA: Artists has to have an experience that he/she needs to put in making an art.

INVOLVES EXPERIENCE

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AA: Various disciplines are interwoven in art. A certain painting can teach not only about colors, line, texture, etc. but also about history, culture, religion.

ART IS INTERDISCIPLINARY

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AA: an idea or a product that changes an existing domain, or that transforms an existing domain into a new one.

ART IS AN ACT

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According to him, art is a means of union among all men, a means of communication.

Leo Tolstoy

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According to him, art is a vision- phantasm

Beneditto Croce

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According to him, art is the direct opposite of practical - immoral= good work

St. Thomas Aquinas

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For him, art is the right reason for making things

Aristotle

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Art has no other end but itself, who thought that?

Aristotle

He defines art as experience, the refined and intensified forms of experience are works of art.

John Dewey

This theory asserts that art is the imitation of the appearance of reality.

Imitationism/Imitationalism (Mimetic Theory).

philosopher: all artistic creation is a form of imitation; a representation of nature.

Plato

It is a theory which stresses that art is a copy, an image, an appearanceorareproductionofthings,people,objects,natureandevents.

Representationalism

Itseesartasportraying the visible forms of nature. The particularity of individual objects, scenes or persons may be emphasized, or the generic, the common, the essential.

Representationalism

Examples of these art are the figurative art, which can be realistic and detailed like the trompe l’oile or the semi-abstract art which contains forms

Representationalism

Three ways of representing nature

Physical Alteration Selective modification Perceptual interpretation

It is the process of changing the physical appearance of nature, like a natural marble that turn into a sculpture by carving and cutting.

It is the process of enhancing the appearance of nature, like a forest that becomes a garden by arranging and trimming the plants, or a woman beautifying herself by putting cosmetics on her face.

It is the process of copying nature according to the subjective interpretation of the artist, but the resulting image is still recognizable.

This theory views that art is the combination of perceptual elements. These elements, like line, shapes, value, texture and colors, seen together by the spectator, make up the form, and such form is the art.

FORMALISM

non-figurative art which does not contain any representations. It has to be seen only as formal patterns and designs, like the arabesque in Islamic art and the works of the suprematists.

FORMALISM

EXAMPLE OF THIS IS non-figurative art which does not contain any representations. It has to be seen only as formal patterns and designs, like the arabesque in Islamic art and the works of the suprematists.

FORMALISM

In this theory, art is viewed as the expression of the artist’s emotion. Often, expressionist artists use very bold color or lines to actually exemplify the physical energy they were feeling when they made the work.

EXPRESSIONISM

It is a theory which asserts that art is the activity or work performed by the artists in the process of producing the art.

ACTION THEORY

an American painter (1912-1956) put into practice the Action Theory of Art.

JACKSON POLLOCK

In the Philippines, the most famous action painter

JOSE JOYA

This theory stresses that art is the integration of objects within the artworld. It is also called the Theory of the Artworld.

INSTITUTIONAL THEORY

is a social institution composed of people who have been recognized to have influence and power over the production, exhibition, dissemination and consumption of art. It includes:

ARTWORLD

GIVE 7 ARTWORLD

ARTISTS ART CRITICS ART CURATORS ART MUSEUMS SCHOOLS ART AWARDS ART JOURNALS RECOGNITIONS TV

GIVE 5 CRITERIA IN RECOGNIZING AN ARTIST

HAS SKILL AND TALENT STUDY IN ART SCHOOL HAS DEEGREE IN FINE ARTS MEMBER OF ART ORGANIZATIONS WIN RECOGGNITIONS BECOME WELL KNOWN REVOLUTIONIZED ART

Arts can be classified into __________

visual, performing or combined arts.

are the arts perceived with eyes.

VISUAL ARTS

VA IS CLASSIFIED INTO TWO GROUPS

GRAPHIC AND PLASTIC ARTS

include artistic representation recorded on a flat or two-dimensional surface such as painting, drawing, photography, etc.

GRAPHIC ARTS

is the process of applying pigments to a surface.

PAINTING

is the art of representing something by lines made on a surface or the process of portraying an object, scene, or forms of decorative or symbolic meaning through lines, shading, and textures in one or more colors.

DRAWING

is a process for making multi-reproduction of graphic works.

PRINTING

It involves the preparation of a master image of the drawing or design on some durable material such as wood, metal, or stone, from which printing is done. It may be classified by the nature of the surface from which the printing is done.

PRINTING

3 CLASSIFICATION OF PRINTING

RELIEF, INTAGLIO, SURFACE PRINTING

the process whereby unwanted portions of design are cut away on the master image. The printed image is formed by the remaining surfaces. Examples of this are linoleum cuts, woodcuts, and wood engravings.

RELIEF PAINTING

method of printing from a plate on which incised lines, which carry the ink, leave a raised impression.

INTAGLIO PRINTING

3 WAYS OF INTAGLIO PRINTING

DRY POINT, ETCHING, ENGRAVING

drawing directly on a metal plate with a sharp needle and scratches lines, or groove, into the metal. I

DRY POINT

the art or process of producing drawings or designs on metal plates covered with wax.

ETCHING

done on a metal plate with a cutting tool called a barin, which leaves a V- shaped trough.

ENGRAVING

2 WAYS OF SURFACE PRINTING

LITHOGRAPHY SILKSCREEN

includes all processes in which printing is done from a flat (plane) surface.

SURFACE PRINTING

the art or process of printing from a flat stone or metal plate by a method based on the repulsion between grease and water.

LITHOGRAPHY

includes the process of stretching silk over a rectangular frame and unwanted portions in the design are blocked out.

SILKSCREEN

a chemical-mechanical process by which images are produced on sensitized surfaces by action of light. Reproductions may be in black or white or in full colors of the original.

PHOTOGRAPHY

include all fields of the visual arts in which materials are organized into three- dimensional forms.

PLASTIC ARTS

These include architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, interior design, sculpture, crafts, industrial design, dress and costume design, and theater design.

PLASTIC ARTS

are art forms in which artists use their body or voice to convey artistic expression. It includes music, dance, opera, drama or play.

PERFORMING ARTS

is the art of combining and regulating sounds of varying pitch to produce compositions, expressing various ideas and emotions. Its primary function is to entertain. It bases its appeal on the sensuous beauty of musical sounds.

MUSIC

Musical compositions may be classified into _____ (3)

vocal music, instrumental music and music combined with other arts

another form of art that is common to man even during the earliest times.

DANCE

TYPES OF DANCE

ETHNOLOGICAL, SOCIAL OR BALLROOM, BALLET, MODERN, MUSICAL COMEDY

is another of the important arts. Going to a play is a wonderful experience. The play may be a comedy, tragedy, mystery, musical or melodrama.

DRAMA

itself is a form of literature. Scenery and costumes provide the visual arts, and music may serve as a background to set the mood or to serve as part of the plot.

PLAY

is a drama set to music. Thus, it is a form of the theater. In many musical shows, dancers are also important performers. The theater therefore, combines several of the arts.

OPERA

a popular addition to the various forms of the theater. Through it, a great number of people are able to see dramatic performances every day.

MOTION PICTURE

6 PERFORMING/ COMBINED ARTS

M, D, D, ,P, O, MP

the practical usefulness of arts.

FUNCTION

Function of art can be classified into ____ AND ____

FUNTIONAL AND NON FUNCTIONAL

C OF A ACCORDING TO FUNCTIONS : has direct/physical use/obvious purpose Ex. Architecture, some sculpture, weaving, etc.

FUNCTIONAL

no direct/physical use Ex. Paintings, some Sculptures, Literature, Music, Theater, Cinema

NON F

PERSONAL FUNCTION OF ART

Art helps express one’s self.  Art helps release tensions.  Art soothes the heart  Art makes us sensitive and responsive.  Art educates our senses and sharpens our perceptions of colors, forms, texture, designs, sounds, rhythms and harmonies in our environment.  Art makes us aware of the beautiful things in life.  Art makes our life exciting.  Art makes us aware of other people’s feelings and thinking.  Art helps us gain understanding of ourselves and others.  Art helps us improve our lives.

SOCIAL FUNCTION OF ART

Influence people’s behaviour Seen or Used in public situation/Display and Celebration Social Description

Influence people’s behaviour

Art influences the way we feel, think or act – causes us to laugh, raise our voice, to get angry, etc.  Art helps change or improve human conditions.  Art helps express humanitarian concerns, ideological or political ideas.  Art can be means to show protest against man’s inhumanity.  Art helps change manners.  Art helps enlighten our spiritual beliefs.  Art helps elevate our morality.

Seen or Used in public situation/Display and Celebration

Art helps commemorate important passages in society.  Art promotes social activities or rituals.  Art is used to celebrate important phases of life.

Social Description

Art describes aspects of existence at certain periods.  Art reflects the feelings, struggles and achievements of people.  Art provides information about situations in the past.

Art has ______ if it is designed to accomplish its function to make our lives physically comfortable, or if it is formed exactly right for its particular use. This may mean that the form of this art follows its function, or the function of this art determines its form.

PHYSICAL FUNCTION