Details Title: ART 101 Art Appreciation Description: Mid-term study cards Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 08/28/2008 22:01:48		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Fine Art Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term   Aesthetics Definition   branch of philosophy concerned with the feelings aroused in us by sensory experiences Term Paleolithic Definition   Old Stone Age Term   megaliths Definition   very large stones Term   What do artists do? Definition  create places for some human purpose  create extraordinary versions of everyday   things record & commemorate give tangible form to the unknown give tangible form to feelings & ideas help us see the world in new ways Term     vanitas Definition Latin for "vanity" message in art: life is fleeting & the things we seek on earth are ultimately meaningless Term     Outsider Art Definition   art created by someone with no formal training Term   representational art Definition   refers to the visible world Term   naturalistic Definition     art that is faithful to visual experience (somewhat realistic) Term   abstract Definition   forms from the visual world are simplified, fragmented, or distorted Term     trompe l'oeil Definition   "fool the eye" Term     stylized Definition     representational art that conforms to a preset style or set of conventions for depicting the natural world Term     nonrepresentational Definition     nonobjective   art that does not represent the visible world outside itself Term     Style Definition     refers to a characteristic/group of characteristics that are: constant, recurring, or coherent Term     form Definition     the way a work of art looks Term     content Definition     what a work of art is about   (subject matter) Term     iconography Definition   involves identifying, describing, & interpreting images Term     context Definition     the personal & social circumstances that surround the making, viewing and interpreting of a work of art Term     shaman Definition     a person who acts as a medium between the human & spirit worlds Term     installation Definition     a space presented as a work of art that can be entered, explored, and experienced Term     Theo van Gogh Definition   Vincent's brother   an art dealer