Ch 1

Although the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was created to commemorate an event, what other purpose does it serve?

As a gathering place for humans

Suggested by the nature of perception, what is the key to looking at art?

Being aware of what may be influencing what we are looking at

How can an everyday object be distinguished from similar objects?

By adding a unique mark

How can creativity be cultivated?

Through training and focusing on the task

Art spaces designed for humans have what kind of purpose?

To bring them together in commonality of interest

For what reason would an artist create this statue of Shiva?

To give visible form to a divine being

Which are reasons for why artists create?

To make obscure ideas into visual objects To get reacquainted with seeing old concepts in a new way

The ability to make images is uniquely ______.

human

What kind of planning did Maya Lin do for the design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?

A process of research, contemplation, and intuition

What do the vanitas paintings of Audrey Flack and Juan de Valdes illustrate?

Artists provide clues to the interpretation of their work.

For special events, artists are often called on to do what?

Create a work that honors the event

Vincent van Gogh believed painting would do what for him?

Cure him of his ailments

Which are reasons early man may have created art?

Desire to create meaningful order Explore the limits of the raw materials used Desire to communicate

Creativity allows an artist to do what with a theme or concept?

Expand on an idea to create new ideas

What did painting allow Vincent van Gogh to do?

Express his feelings and ideas

True or false: One can only be born with creativity, cultivating it is impossible.

False

By creating a simple design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, what does Maya Lin allow the viewer to do?

Focus and contemplate the names on the wall

Who created the early images found during the Paleolithic era?

Humans

When artists create works based off of their imagination, what are they trying to do?

Make the unknown visible

What event is being commemorated?

Reconciliation of a father and son

What is the function of this painting?

Record and commemorate an important moment in history

When we focus on the visual information we need in daily life and relegate the remaining information to the background, what are we practicing?

Selective perception

Everyday objects that are designed to be distinguished from objects of the same design will do what?

Stand out

What makes the kente an extraordinary version of an ordinary object?

The patterns signify status.

Society views artists as ______.

specialists