Phil arts reviewer mod1

• Art


  An expression of an idea, feeling or experience meant to arouse emotional response from the audience
• Art


  • It is a language that artists use to express something that everyday words cannot communicate
• Purposes of art


  • Expression of personal thoughts and feelings
  • Reinforcing shared sense of identity
  • Expressing spiritual beliefs
  • Functional art
  • Imparting information
  • Earning income
• Folk artists


  Artists who are self-taught and have had little or no formal schooling in artistic methods
• Sources of inspiration for artists

  • Nature and environment
  • People and real-world events
  • Myths and legends
  • Spiritual and religious beliefs
  • Creative techniques
  • Artists of the past
  • Ideas commissioned by employers
• Forms of art


  • Visual art
  • Performing art
  • Literature
• Subject


  The image viewers can easily identify in a work of art
• Composition


  The way the principles of art are used to organize the elements of art such as line, shape, form, color, hue, and texture
• Content


  The message the work communicates, such as an idea, theme, or emotion
• Medium


  The tools, equipment, or means of creation used by the artist
• Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and value of art
• Physical beauty was once the only criterion for judging the quality of art
• Today, artwork is judged by a different set of criteria and instead of being called "beautiful," a good work of art is called "successful"
• Some successful works of art may not look pretty, but they may be well-organized, and/or elicit emotional responses from viewers
• Aesthetic qualities discussed by aestheticians

  • Literal qualities
  • Formal qualities
  • Expressive qualities
• Realism


  The view that a work is successful if it looks like and reminds the viewer of what they see in the real world
• Formalism


  The view that composition is the most important factor in a work of art, with emphasis on the formal qualities and arrangement of elements
• Expressionism


  The view that a work of art must arouse an emotional response in the viewer, with the expressive qualities being the most important
• Art criticism is a sequential approach for looking at and talking about art
• Steps in art criticism

  1. Description (What do I see?)

  2. Analysis (How is the work organized?)

  3. Interpretation (What message does this artwork communicate to you?)

  4. Judgment (Is this a successful work of art?)