Chapter 1

Question 1

art history is also called ______________

Answer 1

Art historiography

Question 2

historical study of the visual arts, being concerned with identifying, classifying, describing, evaluating, interpreting, and understanding the art products and historic development of the fields of painting, sculpture, architecture, the decorative arts, drawing, printmaking, photography, interior design, etc.

Answer 2

Art history

Question 3

two primary concerns of art historical research

Answer 3

see notes

Question 4

is the study of human expression – visual, but also tactile, spatial and sometimes aural – through history.

Answer 4

Art history

Question 5

are art forms that create works that are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, photography, video, film making and architecture.

Answer 5

Visual arts

Question 6

this art form can be felt, such as 3D art (sculptures, architectural structures, etc.)

Answer 6

tactile

Question 7

is the area of discipline where student focuses on the environmental aspect of 3-dimensional design in contemporary art practice. Space, form, material, color, texture, light, scale and context all deliver content for such

Answer 7

Spatial Arts

Question 8

is one that is primarily addressed to the ear, and which uses sound as its primary material. It is the universal or only art of sound.

Answer 8

Aural Art

Question 9

*Creations that fall under this category are those that appeals to the sense of sight and are mainly visual in nature.

Answer 9

Visual arts

Question 10

means that the composition possesses the dimensions of length and width but does not possess depth.

Answer 10

2 dimensional artwork

Question 11

An art form that is visual in nature.

Answer 11

3D Visual art

Question 12

*refers to the art of putting together successions of still images in order to create an illusion of movement.

Answer 12

Film

Question 13

*is a live art and the artist’s medium is mainly the human body which he or she uses to perform, but also employs other kind of art such as visual art, props, or sound.

Answer 13

Performance art

Question 14

• is an art form where the artist expresses his emotions not by using paint, charcoal, or camera, but expresses them through words.

Answer 14

Poetry

Question 15

is the making of beautiful buildings

Answer 15

architecture

Question 16

is series of movements that follows the rhythm of the music accompaniment.

Answer 16

Dance

Question 17

*a creative art form that allows people to freely express themselves.

Answer 17

Dancing

Question 18

• goes beyond the usual professional, academic, journalistic and other technical forms of writing.

*It focuses on writing using a unique style, not following a specific format or norm.

Answer 18

literary art

Question 19

*uses live performers to present accounts or imaginary events before a live audience.

Answer 19

Theater

Question 20

• is incorporating elements of style and design to everyday items with the aim of increasing their aesthetic value.

Answer 20

Applied arts

Question 21

ASSUMPTIONS AND NATURE OF THE ARTS

Answer 21

see notes

Question 22

Personal functions of art

Answer 22

see notes

Question 23

social functions of art

Answer 23

see notes

Question 24

Physical functions of art

Answer 24

see notes

Question 25

other functions of art

Answer 25

see notes

Question 26

is generally defined as the ability to omit an acceptable level of opposing, disrupting, and corrupting values that would otherwise alter an artist's or entities' original vision in a manner that violates their own preconceived aesthetic standards and personal values.

Answer 26

Artistic integrity

Question 27

is the principle of art that refers to relative size. The principles of art differ from the elements of art.

Answer 27

proportion

Question 28

is one of the most important aspects in creating a great design is the art of clarity. This means that everyone involved in the branding process or design needs to be clear on what they want/need (i.e. goals and objectives), and everything involved in the process needs to make sense.

Answer 28

Radiance or clarity

Question 29

refers to art works that show objects existing in reality. These subjects in an art work are in fact representations of what one can see in real life

Answer 29

Representational Art or Objective Art

Question 30

is a portrayal or depiction of a person’s appearance whether in painting, photograph or a sculptural work or other medium. It is an art work that aims to portray the likeness of a person in a detailed manner.

Answer 30

Portrait

Question 31

it refers to inanimate objects or things that do not have life, such as chairs, fruits, flowers, books, clothes, etc.

Answer 31

Still life

Question 32

refers to any work of art that does not portray any recognizable object from the real world. This type of art form may simply show the elements of arts such as lines, colors, or shapes.

Answer 32

Non-representational art or non-objective art.

Question 33

refers to the image that one sees on the art form is interpreted as the factual level of interpretation.

Answer 33

Factual

Question 34

refers to the universal or special meaning that is attached by a group to a subject.

Answer 34

Conventional

Question 35

refers to the artist’s personal interpretation of the subject.

Answer 35

Subjective

Question 36

The term humanities comes from the latin word ________________

Answer 36

humanus

Question 37

what does humanus mean?

Answer 37

civilized, refined, cultured, or disciplined

Question 38

creating meaningful images on flat surfaces using pigments mixed with vehicle

Answer 38

Painting

Question 39

designing and constructing buildings for a particular function

Answer 39

Architecture

Question 40

forming objects out of tangible materials

Answer 40

Sculpture

Question 41

recording experiences in life using words

Answer 41

Literature

Question 42

Using sound of varying pitch to compose songs

Answer 42

Music

Question 43

communicating ideas using the whole body

Answer 43

Dance

Question 44

producing moving three-dimensional images on the screen

Answer 44

Cinema

Question 45

The word art is derived from the latin word called ________________

Answer 45

ars

Question 46

what does ars mean?

Answer 46

ability or skill

Question 47

is a gifted individual who exhibits an exceptional skill in any of the arts

Answer 47

artist

Question 48

is the study of beauty

Answer 48

aesthetics