ART chapter 1
The ability to switch back and forth between generating ideas and analyzing ideas is a key to the what process?
Creative
Vincent van Gogh believed painting would do what for him?
Cure him of his ailments
Which of the following best describes how Vincent van Gogh created his paintings?
A naturalistic layer that was later distorted by color Exaggerated brushstrokes
What kind of planning did Maya Lin do for the design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?
A process of research, contemplation, and intuition
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.
Although the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was created to commemorate an event, what other purpose does it serve?
As a gathering place for humans
Which are reasons early man may have created art?
Explore the limits of the raw materials used Desire to communicate Desire to create meaningful order
What did painting allow Vincent van Gogh to do?
Express his feelings and ideas
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 are some of the traits creative people tend to possess?
Originality Flexibility Sensitivity
Look at this image. What event is being commemorated?
Reconciliation of a father and son
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
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 makes the kente an extraordinary version of an ordinary object?
The patterns signify status.
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 a work based on historical events?
To help remind the viewer of the event
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
Society views artists as ______.
specialists
