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GE 6 - Art Appreciation > PRELIM 01 - Introduction to Art > Flashcards

PRELIM 01 - Introduction to Art Flashcards

1
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Any creative work of a human being

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Art

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2
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Latin term which means skill, talent, or ability

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Ars

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3
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3 types of art

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Visual art, Literary art, Performance art

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Art that can be seen with the naked eye

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Visual art

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5
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Art that is in the form of writing

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Literary art

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Art that involves bodily movements

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Performance art

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7
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Ability to interpret or understand man-made arts

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Art appreciation

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8
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Said that art is not a thing; it is a way

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Elbert Hubbard

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9
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Said that arts are beautiful forms suitable for human use

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Frank Lloyd Wright

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6 functions of art

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Beauty, Happiness and hope, Identity and understanding of the self, Grief and healing, Remembering and mark-making, Culture and togetherness

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Art makes our dull, lifeless walls come to life

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Beauty

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12
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Artwork by Claude Monet

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“The Artist’s Garden at Vetheiul”

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13
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Creator of “The Artist’s Garden at Vetheiul”

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Claude Monet

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Art tends to echo the hopes and anxieties of an age

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Happiness and hope

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Art helps us communicate and relay our confusion

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Identity and understanding of the self

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Art helps us process our grief

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Grief and healing

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17
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Artwork by Rachel Whiteread

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“Ghost Library”

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Creator of “Ghost Library”

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Rachel Whiteread

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19
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Art has helped us remember and shape our landscape

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Remembering and mark-making

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20
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Artwork by Antony Gormley

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“Angel of the North”

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21
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Creator of “Angel of the North”

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Antony Gormley

22
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Artwork by Anish Kapoor

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“Cloud’s Gate”

23
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Creator of “Cloud’s Gate”

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Anish Kapoor

24
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Art brings identity to certain regions

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Culture and togetherness

25
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6 misconceptions about art

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Art must be perfect, Drawing and painting go hand in hand, More colors are always better, Small canvases over big canvases, Painting is easy, Quantity equals quality

26
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“Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it”

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Art must be perfect

27
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Most famous surrealist; said the following: “Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it”

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Salvador Dali

28
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Artwork by Salvador Dali

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“The Persistence of Memory”

29
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Creator of “The Persistence of Memory”

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Salvador Dali

30
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“Painting requires its own set of skills”

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Drawing and painting go hand in hand

31
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Said that “Painting embraces all 10 functions of the eye”

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Leonardo Da Vinci

32
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Artwork/codex by Leonardo Da Vinci

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“Anatomical Studies of the Shoulder”

33
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Creator of “Anatomical Studies of the Shoulder”

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Leonardo Da Vinci

34
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“The number of colors used doesn’t really make the painting - it’s how those colors are used”

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More colors are always better

35
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Said that “A colorist makes his presence known even in a simple charcoal drawing”

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Henri Matisse

36
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Artwork/lithograph by Henri Matisse

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“Nu Bleu (Blue Nude II)”

37
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Creator of “Nu Bleu (Blue Nude II)”

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Henri Matisse

38
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“It is not all easier to draw a figure about a foot high than to draw a small one”

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Small canvases over big canvases

39
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Said that “It is not all easier to draw a figure about a foot high than to draw a small one”

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Vincent Van Gogh

40
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Artwork by Vincent Van Gogh

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“Self-portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe”

41
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Creator of “Self-portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe”

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Vincent Van Gogh

42
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“Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do”

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Painting is easy

43
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Said that “Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do”

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Edgar Degas

44
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“Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it”

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Quantity equals quality

45
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Said that “Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it”

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Andy Warhol

46
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Artwork by Andy Warhol

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“Campbell’s Soup Cans”

47
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Creator of “Campbell’s Soup Cans”

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Andy Warhol

48
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5 assumptions about art

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Art is universal, Art is not nature, Art involves experience, Art is cultural, Art is a form of communication

49
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In every country and generation, there is always art

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Art is universal

50
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Art is made by man, whereas nature is given around us

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Art is not nature

51
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To know what an artwork is, we have to sense, see, and hear it.

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Art involves experience

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