Chapter 1: Living with Art

The ability to switch back and forth between generating ideas and analyzing ideas is a key to the what process?

Creative

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

As a gathering place for humans

When Mike Kelly's original idea for Kandor was rejected, what did he have to do?

Be flexible and modify the original idea

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

What reference does Doris Salcedo uses for Shibboleth?

Biblical references to affiliations

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

What is the reason artists in our society create spaces for humans?

To allow for interaction in and around the space

Art spaces designed for humans have what kind of purpose?

To bring them together in commonality of interest

Which are reasons for why artists create?

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

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

To give visible form to a divine being

For what reason would an artist create a work based on historical events?

To help remind the viewer of the event

Which are reasons for the importance of viewing works of art in their original state?

To perceive their true dimensions To view any physical details that are lost in reproductions To gain the full experience of looking

The ability to make images is uniquely ______.

human

Society views artists as ______.

specialists

Which of the following best describes how Vincent van Gogh created his paintings?

A naturalistic layer that was later distorted by color Exaggerated brushstrokes

Why does the creative journey behind many works of art remain a mystery?

Access to the process behind a finished product is hidden.

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 Desire to communicate Explore the limits of the raw materials used

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

What are some of the traits creative people tend to possess?

Flexibility Sensitivity Originality

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

What theory is based on perceiving incomplete information as a whole?

Gestalt

Who created the early images found during the Paleolithic era?

Humans

What is significant about Doris Salcedo's Shibboleth?

It reflects the experiences of immigrants in Europe.

How do we know what Vincent van Gogh was feeling when he painted The Starry Night?

Letters he wrote

Recent theories suspect cave paintings had what purpose?

Magical properties with connections to the spiritual realm

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

How does Maya Lin label herself?

She avoids labeling.

What techniques did Maya Lin use to design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial as a place for people to contemplate and remember?

She tapered a V-shaped walkway and granite. The stone is polished to the point of being a mirror. It is set inside a hill like ancient tombs.

What kind of perception and interpretation causes viewers to have different perspectives on the same work of art?

Subjective

What intangible concepts does the dance of the Shiva statue represent?

The end of one cycle and the beginning of another The destruction and rebirth of the world

What does a statue of Shiva represent?

The idea that time works in a circle

What conclusion can be drawn from the fact that many cave paintings are located in difficult-to-reach areas?

The images were considered important to their makers.

What pushes artists to create works of art?

The need to contribute ideas or objects to society

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

The patterns signify status.

Every profession uses creativity, but artists specialize in what type of creativity?

Visual