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| Art comes from an ancient Latin word __, meaning “__” by __ | 1 ars 2 craft or specialized skill 3 Collingwood 1938 |
| In Medieval Latin, ars meant “__" (Collingwood, 1938). | 1 any special form of book learning such as grammar, logic, or astronomy Collingwood 1938 |
| Because of prominence of __, the study of __, in the 17th century, art began to unfold from its previous connotation of craftmanship (Caslib, Garing, & Casaul, 2018) | 1 aesthetics 2 beauty (Caslib, Garing, & Casaul, 2018) |
| In what century did art divided into __ and __ ? | 1 In the 18th century 2 fine arts 3 useful arts Collingwood, 1938 |
| These are forms that were commonly found in galleries, museums; painting, sculpture, etc Give example | 1 Fine art Ex. Young woman with water pitcher by Johannes Vermeer |
| Were those art forms that had everyday use; pottery, ceramics, copperware, wallpapers, jewelry, etc. Give example | 1 Useful arts or crafts Ex. Crown jewels of Austria |
| The idea of art as a piece done with extraordinary craftmanship was challenged by artists in what century? | 20th Century |
| Humanities include: | 1 Literature 2 Music 3 Art |
| What are the questions an art historian might ask? | Who made this? What was his intention of making this? Where and when was this made? What was happening around the artist at the time? Who or what is the subject? How is the subject represented? How was this made? What style was used? How did the artist's audience receive the work? What did it mean for them at the time? |
| Intentions in Art Making | Art is a form of expression |
| __ in art refers to the act of combining or reordering already existing materials that a new object is formed | 1 Creation Creativity in Art |
| Involves skill and expertness in handling materials and organizing them into new, structurally pleasing, and significant units | Creativity in Art (Ortiz et al, 1976) |
| Art is a discovery and development of elementary principles of nature into beautiful forms suitable for human use. | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| "Art is the elimination of the unnecessary" | Pablo Picasso |
| "Art is a way of recognizing oneself" | Louise Bourgeois |
| "Art is the proper task of life" | Friedrich Nietsche |
| "Art is to console those who are broken by life" | Vincent Van Gogh |
| Assumptions in Art | 1 Art is universal 2 Nature is not art 3 Art involves experience 4 Art as an expression 5 Art as form of creation |
| Art is not only for concert halls, museums or galleries Art is not only for those who can afford to pay Art is not only for critics and scholars | Art is universal |
| Art is man made Nature has been a constant source for models of art | Nature is not art |
| Three major experience of art | 1 Experience that an artist wants to communicate 2 Experience in creating the art 3 Experience after creating the art |
| Audience experience of art | 1 Sensory response 2 Emotional response 3 Intellectual response |
| Art uses __ which organizes into some comprehensible equivalent of the experience that an artist is trying to convey | 1 Symbols (Art as expression) |
| Three basic components of art | 1 Subject 2 Content 3 Form |
| Subjects of art | 1 Person 2 Events 3 Objects 4 Scenes |
| Types of Representing Subjects | 1 Representational Arts 2 Non-representational Arts |
| Have subject Use identifiable objects or symbols Also called objective arts | Representational arts |
| Do not have subjects Do not represent descriptions, stories or references to identifiable objects or symbols Also called non-objective arts | Non-representational Arts |
| What are the sources of subjects? | 1 Nature 2 Historical Events 3 Mythologies 4 Traditions 5 Historical texts 6 Other works of art |
| What are the kinds of subjects? | 1 Landscapes, Seascapes, Cityscapes 2 Still Life 3 Animals 4 Portraits 5 Figures 6 Everyday Life 7 History and Legend 8 Religion and Mythology 9 Dreams and Fantasies |
| According to Cleaver (1966) there are different levels of meaning that a subject matter acquire | 1 Factual meaning 2 Conventional meaning 3 Subjective meaning |
| Special meaning that a certain object or color has for a particular culture or group of people | Conventional meaning |
| Nature is not Art examples | 1 The Morning by Caspar David Friedrich 2 Annona muricata by Francisco Manuel Blanco 3 Country Scenes in Mountain Landscape by Anonymous Chinese Artist |
| What are the pre requisites of beauty according to St Thomas Aquinas | 1 Integras (INTEGRITY) 2 Consonantia (CONSONANCE) 3 Claritas (CLARITY) |
| Fullness of being No deficiency | Integras |
| Art involves experience examples | 1 The sleep of reason produces monsters by Francisco goya 2 The Struggling Girl photo by Kevin Carter |
| Art as expression examples | 1 Effigy of Philippines president Arroyo burned during SONA 2007 2 The Scream by Edvard Munch |
| Proportioned Order & Unity | Consonantia |
| Direct | Functional Art |
| Indirect | Non functional Art |
| Makes our life comfortable | Physical |
| Materials used to create works of art | Medium of art |
| Gouache vs Watercolor | Gouache - Dry quickly Watercolor - Dry slowly |
| A paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application | Encaustic painting |
| Using translucent glass | Stained glass |
| Sketch. Most fundamental | Drawing |
| Duplicate process art | Print making |
| Most flexible | Oil painting |
| Egg yolk & Egg white | Tempera |
| Most widely Used | Acrylic |
| Techniques in sculpture | 1 Carve 2 Modelling 3 Casting 4 Fabrication |
| Techniques in Architecture | 1 Skeleton construction 2 Cantilever |