FA 150 Introduction to the Fine Arts 1-5

Myth

A traditional story that serves a foundational purpose in a culture or society. Explains people’s worldview, customs or phenomena.

Pop Art

Post WWII movement that challenged fine art by incorporating images from mass media.

Classical Art (time)

Art of Ancient Greece and Rome. Heavy on idealism, harmony, balance, rational order. Influenced the renaissance.

Post-Impressionism

This 19th century movement moved beyond the focus on capturing a fleeting moment of light and instead emphasized emotion, symbolism, and personal expression.

A classic work

A work of art that has and will endure over time. Continues to be relevant, influential and widely admired.

Epic

A long narrative poem that tells the story of a heroic or legendary figure, whose actions are of great importance to a culture.

Surrealism

A 20th century art movement that south to unlock the power of the unconscious mind.

Perspective

A technique used to create the illusion of 3d space on a 2d space. Created by Filippo Brunelleschi in 1400s.

Sonnet

A fourteen line poem with a specific rhyme scheme, and meter. Created by Petrarchan. Later taken over by Shakesphere.

Collective Unconscious

An idea proposed that all humans share universal experiences, images, and symbols inherited from our ancestors.

Haiku

A Japanese prom know for it’s concise structure and focus on a specific moment, often involving nature.

Secular

Non religious

Lyrical Poetry

A form of poetry that focuses on expressing emotions, thoughts and feeling. Once paired with music, now uses rhyme, meter and rhythm.

Medival Art

This period of art focused on religious figures, story-telling and has no realism.

Romanticism

19th century moment in response to the enlightenment. Celebrated power of emotion, individualism and nature.

Baroque

A moment started in Italy as a reaction to the Protestant reformation, known for flair, grandeur and emotional intensit. Storing images of light.

Critical Thinking

The process of analyzing available facts, evidence and observations to make sound conclusions.

Archetype

These are universal, primordial images or patterns that reside in the collective unconscious.

Impressionism

A 19th century movement that originated with a group of Paris artist. Focused on capturing the immediate impression of a moment, rather than a detailed one.

Masterpiece

A work of art that is considered to be of outstanding quality, skill and creativity.

Meter

This poetry term refers to the best of a poem, measured in units of feet.