ARTA Reviewer - Prelims Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards generated from the ARTA Prelims reviewer covering key terms, art functions, concepts, and elements.

Artist

Refers to a person who performs any of the creative arts and captures all forms of art.

Material

Refers to the aspect of art that directly correlates with its composition and presumed finality of the artwork.

Pre-Production

The planning and preparation phase where all the groundwork is laid before any actual process.

Production

The main phase where the actual creation of the content takes place.

Post-Production

The final stage that begins after the main production is complete.

Medium

The mode of expression in which the concept, idea, or message is conveyed.

Craftsman

Refers to a skilled worker who makes things by hand, including objects ranging from jewelry to furniture.

Guild

An association of artisans or merchants who oversee the practice of their craft or trade in a particular area.

Art Curator

Professionals employed by museums and art galleries to design, develop, and manage installations and exhibits.

Fine Arts

Refers to art forms created primarily for aesthetic or intellectual purposes rather than for practical or utilitarian functions.

Applied Arts

Refers to the application of artistic design and aesthetics to everyday objects and practical purposes.

Crafty

A term that originally referred exclusively to artistic skill but later came to mean dexterous or wily.

Creative

Refers to the ability or quality associated with producing something through imagination and originality.

Artsy

A term associated with being artistic or interested in the arts.

Arty

Refers to making a strong, affected, or pretentious display of being artistic or interested in the arts.

Design

An inherently purposeful and goal-oriented process aimed at making functional objects beautiful and user-friendly.

Imagination

A fundamental human cognitive ability that allows one to form mental representations of things, events, and concepts that are not currently present to the senses.

Line

A continuous mark made on a surface by a moving point that can vary in length, width, and direction.

Texture

Refers to the way an artwork feels or looks as though it would feel if touched, such as rough, smooth, or bumpy.

Value

Refers to the lightness or darkness of a color or tone, ranging from white to black.

Shape

A two-dimensional, enclosed area defined by lines or other elements of art, which may be geometric or organic.

Color

An element of art that deals with the visual perception of light and is described by hue, intensity, and value.

Form

An element of art that is three-dimensional and encloses volume, having length, width, and depth.

Space

The area around, between, or within objects in a work of art, which can be positive or negative.

Visual Arts

Arts that appeal to the sense of sight, are tangible, and can be seen.

Ars

The Latin word for art, meaning skills or craft.

AR

The Aryan root word meaning craft or skill.

Humanus

Identified in the document as the Latin root word of humanities.

Description

Refers to the process of determining the physical materials or attributes of an art piece.

Art Appreciation

May refer to the ability to determine or recognize the greatness of an art.

Meaning

Refers to determining the wholesome purpose or significance of the art, or statement of a work's content, message, or narrative.

Auditory Arts

Artworks that can be heard and exist in time.

Performing Arts

A type of art that combines visual and auditory elements, utilizing live performers before an audience.

Artifact

Refers to preserved art that has aesthetic and growing historical value over time, serving as a product of a particular time and place.

Records

May refer to well-preserved documents or literary works.

Analysis

Refers to the process wherein a person analyzes the physical attributes of an artwork.

Anthropology

The study of different cultural aspects of humanity and human frailties, recording man's quest for answers.

Judgement

Refers to the critical point of view about a work of art concerning its value.

Creativity

A multifaceted concept referring to the ability to produce something new and valuable.

Expression

Refers to the act of making something internal observable or manifest to the external world.

Literary Arts

An art form where artists express emotions through words rather than paint, charcoal, musical instruments, or camera.

Film

Refers to putting together successions of still images to create an illusion of movement.

Performance Arts

A live art where the artist's main medium is the human body and may also employ visual art, props, or sound.

Dance

A series of movements that follows the rhythm of the musical accompaniment.

Theater

Uses live performers to present accounts or imaginary events before a live audience.

Architecture

Involves structures, lines, forms, and colors, combining functionality with aesthetic expression.

Telos

Aristotle's concept referring to the end or goal of a thing.

Eudaimonia

Refers to a life of fulfillment and happiness in Aristotle's view.

Art as Therapy

Concept where art is used for individuals with various physical and mental illnesses.

Personal Function

An art function primarily concerned with the artist's personal expression of emotions, feelings, and ideas.

Social Function

An art function where art is used for public display, celebration, or communicating collective ideas.

Political Function

Refers to the function of art when it addresses a particular collective interest as opposed to a personal interest.

Physical Function

An art function found in artworks crafted to serve some physical purpose.

Aesthetic Function

Served when artwork is used to decorate a space, make it more beautiful, or make people aware of nature's beauty.

Spiritual Function

Function served by artworks such as religious icons and stained-glass windows in a church.

Cultural Function

Concerns how a piece of art reflects or relates to a particular group of people.

Literacy

Refers to the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, and communicate using printed and written materials.