Art Theories Flashcards

Flashcards based on lecture notes about Art theories.

Plato and Aristotle

Art as Imitation - The belief that art imitates nature or life.

Oscar Wilde

Nature Imitates Art - The idea that art can change how people perceive nature.

Henri Bergson

Art as Intuition - The concept where artists use intuition to create beauty rather than simply copying nature.

Sigmund Freud

Art as Wish Fulfillment - The view that art allows artists to express unconscious desires or frustrations.

Vernon Lee

Art as Empathy - Art that emotionally connects with its audience.

José Ortega y Gasset

Art as Dehumanized - True art avoids emotions and focuses on form.

Wilhelm Worringer

Art as Abstraction - Artists use abstract forms to escape reality’s impermanence.

Leo Tolstoy

Art as Communication - Art serves as a way for artists to convey messages to their audience.

Benedetto Croce

Art as Expression - Art is an expression of the artist’s inner self, regardless of others.

Marcel Duchamp & the Dadaists

Art as Rebellion (Dadaism) - Art challenges traditional norms and even art itself.

Albert Camus

Art as Rebellion (Existential) - Art as a rebellion against life’s absurdity.

R. Esquivel Embuscado

Art as Dissectionism - Artists critique society and imagine its future possibilities.

John Dewey

Art in Everyday Life - Art can be found in daily experiences, not just in museums.

Mike Featherstone and Alvin Toffler

Postmodernism - Blurs the line between high art and popular culture.

John Locke and Bertrand Russell

Beauty as Subjective - Beauty depends on the viewer, not the object.

Samuel Alexander and John Locke

Beauty as Situational Perspective - Beauty depends on the right context.

Plato and the Realists

Beauty as Objective - Beauty exists on its own, outside personal opinions.