Art Appreciation Ch. 1

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Art has been defined in terms of

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skill, originality, expression, and significant form.

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The most ancient definition(s)of art center is

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skill and craft

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The aesthetic philosophy of formalism emphasizes which side of art?

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It's form

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An aesthetician is a(n)

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philosopher of art

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An aesthetic experience is

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and intensely felt, sensory-based response

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Jefferson's Rotunda is a

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college building

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The student's response to Monet's "On the Cliffs, Dieppe" is primarily

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formalist aesthetic

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The student's response to Peter Reiss's photograph of an institutionalized young person is primarily based on

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Her social conscience

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The response to van Gogh's "Night Cafe" encompass

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Formalism, contextualism,the response of an artist, and the response of an art historian.

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Content in art is connected to

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form, subject matter and context.

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Woodruff's series of murals at Clark Atlanta University is called

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The Art of the Negro

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The artist who creates the works entitled "Interchange" and "Dissipation" is

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Hale Woodruff

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The creator of the mural painting, "The Night of the Poor" is

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Diego Rivera

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What the artwork is about- whether it's a person, place or thing- is called it's

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subject

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A famous phrase about art claims that "form is the shape of..."

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content

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For the formalist aesthetician, and aesthetic experience results from an art that possesses

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significant form

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Nootka artist Tim Paul's work is entitled

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Wolf

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The feminist artwork "The Dinner Party" is by

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Judy Chicago

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The main character in van Gogh's "Night Cafe" is the artist's

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Landlord

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Reich's "All Their Wordly Goods" embodies the beliefs and ideals of what group or organization?

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The Nazis

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Content is a bridge connecting..

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form, subject and context

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Art can...

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restrict our awareness

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Judy Chicago is a

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feminist artist

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Van Gogh is a late 19th century artist who powerfully expresses his emotions through

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bold color and vigorous brushwork

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aesthetics

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the philosophical study of the nature of art and beauty. The term might also apply to the philosophy of art or "aesthetic" of and individual, group or movement.

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Form

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The visual or formal qualities of an artwork; specifically the work's element (line, color, shape, space, texture) and their arrangement or composition

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Formalism

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the approach to art that focuses on the sensuous appreciation of the visual or "formal" qualities of an artwork such as it's line, shape, color, texture, and composition

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Content

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The driving force and reason behing the form and subject matter of an artwork; the feelings, thoughts, and meanings embodied in the work.

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context

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the physical, social, and cultural background of a work of art.

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contextualism

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An approach to the understanding od art that centers on the study of art "in context," that is, in relation to the rest of life. Contextualism emphasizes the study of everything that surrounds and relates to the work of art: the veiwer; the artist; the physical setting; and the art, culture, and society that gave birth to it.