Art App.docx

Imitationism

Idealist Theory of Art proposed by Plato, focusing on the imitation of beauty and art essence.

Relative Beauty

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Absolute Beauty

Beauty is in the thing itself

World of Being

It is eternal and unchanging. It represents the universal form of any metaphysical idea, specifically the concept of beauty. A demiurge or philosopher is responsible for creating both the world of being and the world of becoming

World of Becoming

It believes that the world of being is full of knowledge. It has to do with the appearance, the changing, and temporal world.

World of Art

The imitation or illusion of what is seen from the physical thing. These could be a painting of a physical chair, cat, house, or even a drawing of a woman, man, trees, forests, and stars.

Art

The imitation of the appearance of reality.

Cosmological

Concerns the structure of the Physical Universe. The sound of the universe is the sound of music.

Geometry 

The humming of the strings.

Music

Spacing of the spheres.

Eyes

Made of astronomy.

Ears

For the harmony

Music

The imiation of comic sound

Epistemological

Concerns the Nature of Human Knowledge “Gymnastics is for the body, as music is for the soul.”

Reality

Realm of Knowledge 

Appearances 

Realm of Opinion and Error 

Imitation 

Realm of Ignorance

Painting Sculpture

Imitation of the appearances of people, things, events

Dance

Imitation of movements of animals, nature, or things

Literature

Imitation of life through language

Drama

Imitation of life through action and dialogue

Representation Theory 

Art is an image, an appearance, a copy, or a reproduction of things, people, objects, or events.

Figurative Art

Art that contatins a representation. 

Physical Alteration

CHANGING the physical appearance of nature, like a natural marble that turns into a sculpture by carving and cutting

Selective Modification

ENHANCING the appearance of nature, like a forest that becomes a garden by arranging and trimming the plants, or a woman beautifying herself by putting cosmetics on her face

Perceptual Interpretation

COPYING nature according to the CHOICE of the artist, but the resulting image is still recognizable, like in the style of representation in cubist and fauvist art

Nature

Created by God

William Shakespeare

Art reaches perfection and become divine

Fabian de la Rosa and Fernando Amorsolo

They sown only the aspect of beauty, idyllic and exotic rural sceneries, and forms of light and shadow for tourism purposes.

Formalism

Art is the combination of perceptual elements. Art is non-figurative because it does not contain any representation.

Clive Bell

To appreciate art, we bring with us nothing from life.”, What is essential in art is only the “significant form

Paul Cezanne

Artists need to look at nature and things only as forms made up of sphere, cylinders, cones.

Impressions

Paintings which retain some naturalistic representation.

Improvisations

Paintings which convey deep emotions inspired by events of a spiritual type.

Composition

Purely formal paintings done carefully over a period of time after preliminary studies.

Cantata

Sang by vocal music

Sonata

Instrument only

Expressionism

The transfer of the artist’s expression of emotions and ideas into an art.

Aristotle

Art is the objectification of emotion.

Baroque 

The music with a dramatic style that was common in the 17th century and early 18th century and that featured many decorative parts and details

Classical

The music in European tradition that includes opera and symphony and is generally considered more serious than other kinds of music

Romantic

The music of the 19th century characterized by an emphasis on subjective emotional qualities and freedom form

Aesthetic Hedonism

The beauty is to pleasure and ugly is to pain.

Beauty

Pleasure, bodily, sensual, personal, subjective, relative, temporal, momentary, limited, and gratifying experience

Functionalism 

The person’s feeling of need of an object which satisfies his/her needs. It answers the question “What is it for?”.

Architectural Principle

Form follows function.

Action Theory

Style of abstract expressionism by Jackson Pollock. It is the process of putting, dripping, pouring, and splashing paints on the canvas.

Color Field Painting (Branch of Action Painting)

Flat mass of colors on the picture plane.

Institutional Theory

Art is an institution in the society (George Dickie and Arthur Danto).

Artworld

The people are in the position of power. The artworld are the artists, art critics, art historians/educators, art patrons/curators, art museums/galleries, schools/clubs, art awards, recognition/popularity, art journals, and TV/newspapers.

Non-Art

World of ordinary object

Art (Institutional Theory)

Art World