Study Guide for Exam Form A - Art Appreciation | ARTS 2001, Exams of Art

Download Study Guide for Exam Form A - Art Appreciation | ARTS 2001 and more Exams Art in PDF only on Docsity! Study Guide SPSU ARTS 2001 – Art Appreciation- (F05) Definitions-Study Guide A, #1 Intro weeks 1-2 app. Differences between Art Before 1800- Art After 1800-D Art was a process; Art was a product; Produced useful art/artifact art. Made primarily for viewing Artifact finds meaning in culture Viewer provides the meaning; Produced by “artisan” Art produced by artists Produced/Created with learned skill created by artist born with creative genius (natural talent/aptitude) Subject Matter: Traditional - before 1800: Art After 1800: (keeps traditional and adds 2) Portraits, (images of people) Abstraction (images based on something real-reduce Religion/Mythology, Non-Objective (images not based on any object or anything Genre (everyday life), real; evoke ideas/emotions) Historical Events (history Pictures), Landscapes, (images of land,) [seascapes-images of the sea-water] Still life- (images of non-moving, non-living things) Other: mental images-dreams and/or visions, Art Aesthetics Study of: nature of art, art in general, philosophical issues surrounding art Art Criticism Talking about art, informed examination & evaluation Art History Study of Artworks, (in original context, and styles) Art Appreciation is discipline based and involves the study of: Art Aesthetics, Art Criticism, and Art History. Studio Art Making art, doing art, the “hands on” producing/creating ideas to execution aspect of art, The Arts; Fine and Performing Arts, Major disciplines: Dance (Ballet, Tap); Theatre (Dramatic Arts, plays comedy, tragedy); Music (Symphonies, Chamber, Jazz, Choral etc.); Literary (Poetry, Novel). and the Visual Arts, (Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Printing, Drawing, Graphic, New Media, Decorative Arts, Crafts, etc.) “Essentials of a Work of Art:” (Four) Created by man more than useful Product of skill (produced by an artisan; especially before 1800) (may also be produced/made by an artist) “Ahh”-something about the work makes you stop & look or listen, & then go back again & again; “art is a wonder thing” Looking at Art, A.E. Chase Elements of Art: the basics, the building blocks of art, (Line, Shape, Form, Space, Value, Color, Texture) Principles of Design: use of the elements, how the elements are arranged to make unified works of art (Balance, Emphasis, Harmony, Variety, Gradation, Movement, Rhythm, and Proportion) Analyzing works of art, Feldman Method & variations: Describe: Just facts, what you see, what you know; inventory of subject matter and elements of art Analyze: how artwork organized, put together; principles- how use to arrange the elements Interpret: your own feelings, impression; ideas, moods communicated by the artwork Evaluate: (Judgment): facts relevant to making a decision about the degree of artistic merit in the work of art Definitions/Vocabulary/Concepts etc: (may not be inclusive of all class discussion) 1. Art is using imagination & skill to create something beautiful, and the works that result from this creativity 2. Appreciation is the awareness or perception of aesthetic value 3. Aesthetics is pertaining to the appreciation of beauty 4. Art History is the study of individual works of Art within their original context, study of groups of works of art that conform to a particular style 5. Studio Art making art, the creative process of producing the work of art, ideas to execution