Art Notes: Living With Art
Chapters 1 and 2 Notes
Chapter 1 Living with Art Megaliths are large stones that are surrounded by a circular ditch. The monument is presumably the marking of graveyard and once was accompanied by other monuments. The Neolithic era is known for the uses of new tools and constructive materials such as hardening clays using a flame. Pottery was used to create bowls, food jars, cups, and a variance of other objects. Each culture characterizes art in its own way. Artists perform tasks such as create places for some human purpose, create extraordinary versions of ordinary objects, record and commemorate, give tangible form to the unknown, gives tangible form to feelings and ideas, and refreshes our vision and help us see the world in new ways. Vincent Van Gogh was a “painfully disturbed, tormented man who, in spite of his anguish, managed to create extraordinary art.” He was born in Groot Zundert, Holland. By the time he became intense into art he only had ten years left to live. Creativity is the ability to create something that is “innovative and useful”. Researchers say that creativity can definitely be improved. Selective perception is the focusing on the visual information needed for the task at hand and being able to zone out that of the background. The nature of perception suggests that one of the most important aspects is to notice details and visual relationships, recognize associations and emotions they inspire.
Chapter 2 What is Art? Art museums are a source of civic pride. Many artists left behind extravagant examples of just how much they too valued art. Vincent Van Gogh painted Wheat Field and Cypress Trees which demonstrated his genius. Art and beauty art greatly linked. In the 18th century when art became a widely approved category, art and beauty were used together to describe a feeling of pleasure. Philosophers characterized this pleasure as an “intellectual pleasure/we perceive through a special kind of attention called disinterested
Chapter 1 Living with Art Megaliths are large stones that are surrounded by a circular ditch. The monument is presumably the marking of graveyard and once was accompanied by other monuments. The Neolithic era is known for the uses of new tools and constructive materials such as hardening clays using a flame. Pottery was used to create bowls, food jars, cups, and a variance of other objects. Each culture characterizes art in its own way. Artists perform tasks such as create places for some human purpose, create extraordinary versions of ordinary objects, record and commemorate, give tangible form to the unknown, gives tangible form to feelings and ideas, and refreshes our vision and help us see the world in new ways. Vincent Van Gogh was a “painfully disturbed, tormented man who, in spite of his anguish, managed to create extraordinary art.” He was born in Groot Zundert, Holland. By the time he became intense into art he only had ten years left to live. Creativity is the ability to create something that is “innovative and useful”. Researchers say that creativity can definitely be improved. Selective perception is the focusing on the visual information needed for the task at hand and being able to zone out that of the background. The nature of perception suggests that one of the most important aspects is to notice details and visual relationships, recognize associations and emotions they inspire.
Chapter 2 What is Art? Art museums are a source of civic pride. Many artists left behind extravagant examples of just how much they too valued art. Vincent Van Gogh painted Wheat Field and Cypress Trees which demonstrated his genius. Art and beauty art greatly linked. In the 18th century when art became a widely approved category, art and beauty were used together to describe a feeling of pleasure. Philosophers characterized this pleasure as an “intellectual pleasure/we perceive through a special kind of attention called disinterested