ARTH 56400: Non-Western Art Mid Term

This is an accumulation of content that is found in lectures and readings provided within the modules. There is a combination of slide identification, concepts, and vocabulary to best prepare for the upcoming midterm.

Formalism

The study of art by analyzing and comparing form and style—the way objects are made and their purely visual aspects.

Principles of Art

include movement, unity, harmony, variety, balance, contrast, proportion and pattern.

Elements of Art

include texture, form, space, shape, color, value and line.

Human Condition

The characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality.

Fine Arts

Visual art created principally for its aesthetic value.

Aesthetic

Concerned with artistic impact or appearance.

Mimesis

The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art.

Aesthetics

The branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, taste, and the creation and appreciation of beauty.

Intuitive

Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought; easily understood or grasped by instinct.

Muses

Goddesses of the inspiration of literature, science, and the arts in Greek mythology.

Pop Art

An art movement that emerged in the 1950s that presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular culture such as advertising and news.

Fine Arts

The purely aesthetic arts, such as music, painting, and poetry, as opposed to industrial or functional arts such as engineering or carpentry.