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art and art making

abstracted

art with objects that are recognizable but somehow manipulated (enlarged, distorted, etc) by the artist

aesthetics

the look and feel of an artwork and what makes it “art” as opposed to other objects

academies

schools in 15th century europe that focused primarily on teaching art

anime

modern japanese animation

apprentices

artists trained by professionals/more experienced artists to learn manual skills and past styles

camp

objects that are so kitschy that they actually reveal a sophisticated message

civilization

highly structured society with advanced systems of communication, government, and artistic and scientific progress

content

the mass of ideas associated with an artwork

craft

making objects rather than images, crafts often have some kind of utilitarian purpose

cubism

art style created by picasso in early 1900s, often used multiple perspectives and geometric shapes

cultural style

recurring and distinctive features in art common to a certain time and place

culture

the totality of ideas, traditions, skills, and arts belonging to a group of people

expressionism

art that conveys heightened emotions and/or a sense of urgency and immediacy

fine art

art considered to be the best of the best

function

the job a work of art is intended to do within a culture

guilds

specialized societies in medieval europe that regulated art making

idealized

natural imagery modified in a way that strives for perfection by the standards of a given culture

ikebana

japanese art of flower arranging that has lots of nuances and requires spiritual awareness

innovation

the making of something new

kitab khana

persian libraries and workshops of highly trained artists who made illuminated manuscripts

kitsch

art that is shallow or obviously calculated to be popular

masquerades

traditional african celebrations with dance, music, art, and rituals

mihrab

a feature in mosques that points in the direction of mecca

naturalistic

recognizable imagery depicted as it’s seen in nature

nonobjective

art with forms that are totally generated by the artist

popular culture

art that reflects our culture and values while being seen as more accessible and commercial

renaissance

period in 1400-1500s europe characterized by humanism and learning/culture

representational

when art contains entities from the world in recognizable form

self-expression

individual artists’ own emotions and ideas found in their art

style

different ways of presenting any given object in art (idealized, naturalistic, nonobjective, etc)

surrealism

art that seems to come from the subconscious/unconscious, with a fantastical arrangement of images/materials

visual culture

all the imagery that humans create and that we interact with daily

visual form

the elements that compose a work and how they are arranged