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
