What is Art?
How to identify: (In order) 1 2 3 4 5
1- Categories 2- Styles 3- Credit Line Info 4- Subjects 5- Genres
There are __ Genre categories in the Fine Art.
5
Style of Fine Arts-____-An inaccurate depiction of a real person or object
Abstract
_____ ____- Are functional, useful, and can be decorative
Applied Art
_____ ____- the application of design and decoration to everyday objects to make them aesthetically pleasing. The term is applied in distinction to the fine arts which aims to produce objects which are beautiful and/or provide intellectual simulation.
Applied Art
___ can be decorative, have a meaning, poses a question to think about, and can persuade the viewer to think like an artist.
Art
___ consists of originality and creativity.
Art
____ is meant to feel connected with how the artist felt, and can come with/ without a response.
Art
____-something that expresses how the artist feels, something makes you think about the piece you are viewing.
Art
______- an activity involved in skill in making things by hand. Can be functional. Is connected to a tradition or a cultural tradition.
Craft
What is this called? Name of artist- is usually bold or italicized Title of the work - is usually bold or italicized Year the artwork was created Medium- any materials used to make something Size of the artwork Location of the work
Credit Line Information
_____ _____- Creative art, especially visual art, whose products are to be appreciated primarily for society or for there imagination, aesthetics or intellectual content
Fine Art
What are the 3 main categories of visual art?
Fine Art Applied Art Craft
Fine arts genre- _____- paintings and sculptures show scenes from everyday life.
Genre
Fine arts genre- _____ paintings and sculptures show a story (not always real), and usally has a moral or religious message. They show a story of the past life, real or imagined.
Historic
Styles of Fine Arts-_____- Depicting an object or a person according to an accepted standard of beauty. Made to seem more perfect/beautiful than in real life.
Idealized
Fine arts genre- ______- show outdoor settings and can also be called Seascapes & Cityscapes
Landscapes
Just because art is in a museum, does that mean that its actually art?
No
Works of art that do not have any identifiable subjects are called ______.
Non-objective
Style of Fine Arts- ____- The work does not depict figures or objects. Natural things in a simplified way.
Non-representational
Fine arts genre- Paintings and sculptures that feature specific people are called ______. _____-_______ are when are when an artist draws, paints, or sculpts themselves. Fine art pieces are about or of people. The person is the main focus of the work
Portrait Self-Portrait
Styles of Fine Arts-_____-Depicting figures or objects as we see them
Realistic
Style of Fine Arts- ____- Depicting a subject in a nostalgic, emotionally, or mysterious way, showing high drama
Romanticized
Fine arts genre- ______- paintings and sculptures show still, inanimate objects
Still Life
Style of Fine Arts- _____- Depicting natural things in simplified way, like a pattern or design
Stylized
Paintings Photography Ceramics Sculpture Drawing Collage Mixed Media These are some common...
fine arts media
All art is organized and categorized into ______.
groups
Art is distinctly ______, and is also called an imagined _______.
human reality
Art is done by humans, and is limited by our ________ and _______.
knowledge creativity
The _______ of a work is easy to identify, because it refers to the main things you SEE in the work.
subject
