midterms Flashcards
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Q: What do we often visualize when we think of art?
A: Paintings, skyscrapers, songs, dances, prints, sculptures, artifacts – anything that entails expression and creativity.
Q: How is art related to human life?
A: Art is inextricable from human life and can bring meaning and purpose by serving as a mirror to culture.
Q: Where does the word “art” come from and what did it originally mean?
A: The word “art” comes from the Latin word “ars,” which originally meant “skills” and “crafts.”
Q: What does art allow people to do?
A: Art allows people to think more profoundly, strive more passionately, and feel joy more freely.
Q: Is there a universally accepted definition of art?
A: No, there is no universally accepted definition of art.
Q: What are the three main assumptions of art according to Davis (2020)?
A: 1. Art is universal
2. Art is not nature
3. Art involves expression
Q: How is art appreciation different from art history?
A: Art history analyzes art’s meaning at the time it was created, while art appreciation involves understanding and enjoying the timeless qualities of great art.
Q: What is creativity in relation to art?
A: Creativity is inextricable to art and involves thinking, exploring, discovering, and imagining, not about doing something better than others.
Q: How does Alan Pipes describe art?
A: “Art enriches our lives, stimulates our senses, or simply makes us think.”
Q: Name five forms of art.
A: Painting, sculpture, architecture, music, dance.
Q: What is painting in art?
A: Painting is creating meaningful effects on a flat surface using pigments.
Q: What does sculpture involve?
A: Sculpture involves designing and constructing three-dimensional forms representing natural objects or imaginary shapes.
Q: What is architecture in art?
A: Architecture is the art of designing and constructing buildings and other structures.
Q: What is music in the context of art?
A: Music combines and regulates sounds of varying pitch to produce compositions that express ideas and emotions.
Q: How is dance the most direct of the arts?
A: Dance uses the human body as its medium.
Q: What is literature in art?
A: Literature is the art of combining written or spoken words and their meanings into forms with artistic and emotional appeal.
Q: What is directly functional art?
A: Art that could be commonly used by man but also exhibits aesthetic purposes (e.g., buildings, furniture).
Q: What is indirectly functional art?
A: Art that is perceived through the senses, such as fine arts, painting, sculpture, dance, literature, theatrical performances, music, etc.
Q: What is the personal function of art?
A: Art serves as a vehicle for the artist’s expression of feelings and ideas, and helps others explore new ways of thinking, feeling, and imagining.
Q: How does art perform a social function?
A: Art is used in public situations for display, celebration, and commemoration, like statues of national heroes and paintings of leaders, conveying ideals of heroism and leadership.
Q: What is the physical function of art?
A: Art can serve practical purposes, such as tools or objects that make life physically comfortable (e.g., rattan chairs, woven blankets).
Q: What is the subject in art?
A: The visual focus or image in the artwork; it answers the question “what” in art.
Q: What are the two types of subjects in art?
A: Representational art (depicts real-world objects or events) and non-representational art (does not reference the real world but focuses on visual elements like shapes, lines, and colors).
Q: What are some common subjects in art?
A: Still life, history, religion, mythology, dreams and fantasy, landscape, nature, portraiture, abstract.
