arh 2000 chapter 2 interactive activity + quiz review

aesthetic philosophers determined that the pleasure of art was an intellectual pleasure and was perceived through what practice?

a special kind of attention called disinterested contemplation

louise bourgeois's work, woman with packages, is an example of [?] art, which simplifies, fragments, or otherwise distorts forms of the visual world

abstract

coined by alesander baumgarten, the word [?] describes knowledge gained by sensory experience combined with feelings

aesthetics

what a work of art is about

content

what is term for the personal, social, cultural, and historical setting in which a work of art was created, received, and interpreted

context

identify art for which context would be important by dragging each image to its appropriate category

context is important: - old hags making a big deal out of signing a piece of paper - mask context is not as important: - portrait of woman - still life painting

identify the style each image best represents by clicking and dragging the images to the appropriate categories

cultural: - head bust - tapestry school: - sailboats on water

the way a work of art looks

form

identify the term that each statement best illustrates by clicking and dragging each text description to the appropriate category

form: - a painting in an oval frame content: - a couple kissing iconography: - a lotus flower in a buddhist painting context: - pervasiveness of the internet

identify the descriptions of albert bierstadt's the rocky mountains, lander's peak in terms of form, content, and subject matter by clicking and dragging the text to the appropriate category

form: - the work's rectangular shape - triangular shape of teepees - size difference between people and mountains content: - american western landscape - pastoral, trees, animals, people, mountains subject matter: - majestic nature and human community

identify whether the descriptions could contribute to the iconography of a work by clicking and dragging each text description to the appropriate category

iconography: - a candle burning - a lotus flower - wedding rings - a circle not iconography: - a dark blue color - the form of the work - a work's internal organization

what meaning can be inferred by the use of marble in rodin's the kiss?

love is eternal

marcel duchamp's fountain is known as what type of art?

ready-made

during the [?], there began to be a separation between "art" and "craft"; painting, sculpture, and architecture, came to be thought of as more elevated forms of art

renaissance

the japanese word [?] connotes ideas of loneliness, old age, and tranquility

sabi

the characteristics that we recognize as constant, recurring, or coherent

style

what term is used to refer to the recurring pattern of choices—characteristic subject matter or materials, distinctive ways of drawing or of applying paint, preferences for certain colors or color combinations—in an artist's work?

style

identify whether or not each term can be considered a style by clicking and dragging each text description to the appropriate category

style: - abstract - naturalistic - historical - representational NOT a style: - sculpture - color - content

the object or event upon which a work of art is based

subject matter

which statement is NOT true regarding james hampton's throne of the third heaven of the nations' millennium general assembly body of work?

the artist intended the work to be viewed by everyone as a message of redemption

during the eighteenth century, why were beauty and art discussed together?

they were both felt to provide pleasure

in navajo culture, what is the purpose of sand painting, ceremonially created by a hataali?

to call upon spirit powers to heal and bless someone who is ill

an artist's style is born from recurring choices across his or her works. identify van gogh's stylistic tendencies that reveal themselves in the two works by placing each description to appropriate areas of the works.

top left: characteristic subject matter bottom left: use of color bottom right: application of brushstrokes

identify the meanings behind the iconography of this sculpture by dragging and placing labels at the appropriate places

top to bottom order: - enlightenment - cast aside earthly wealth - teaching - meditation

representational art that appears so convincingly real as to fool the viewer is known as [?]

trompe l'oeil

An example of iconography is the [?] , a small form on top of portrayals of the buddha that represents his enlightenment

ushnisha

the japanese word [?] implies such concepts as naturalness, simplicity, understatement, and impermanence

wabi