44. Terms Mandala Medium Aesthetics Taste Beauty Folk art Outsider art Representational (objective) Abstract (non-objective) Trompel’oeil Form Content Iconography Style Stylized
45. Taste Taste as an aesthetic, sociological, economic and anthropological concept refers to cultural patterns of choice and preference regarding aesthetic judgments.
46. Art: The expression of creative skill and imagination, especially through a visual medium such as painting or sculpture.
48. Creativity Wonder and curiosity Openness See things in a new way Take advantage of the accident Flexibility Generalize from particulars in order to see broad application Synthesize, integrate-find order in disorder Sensitivity Analyze and evaluate Support your ideas in the face of criticism Take risks Persistence
49. Eric Fromm on Creativity: In talking about creativity let us first consider its two possible meanings: creativity in the sense of creating something new which can be seen or heard by others, such as a painting, a sculpture, a symphony, a poem, a novel, etc., or creativity as an attitude, which is the condition of any creation in the former sense but which can exist even though nothing new is created in the world of things….. What is creativity? The best general answer I can give is the ability to see (or to be aware) and to respond.
51. Aesthetics: An awareness of beauty or to that quality in a work of art or other manmade or natural form which evokes a sense of elevated appreciation in the viewer.
53. Outsider Art: Art made by untrained artists who are largely unaware of art history or current art trends and fashions.
54. Folk Art: Art of people who have had no formal, academic training, but whose works are part of an established tradition of style and craftsmanship.
55. Representational (objective) Art : Art in which it is the artist’s intention to present again or represent a particular subject; especially pertaining to realistic (naturalistic) portrayal of subject matter.
56. TrompeL’oeil: French for “fool the eye.” A two-dimensional representation that is so naturalistic that it looks actual or real (or three-dimensional).
57. Abstract Art: Works of art that have no reference at all to natural objects (non-objective). Works that depict natural objects in simplified, distorted, or exaggerated ways.
58. Style: A characteristic handling of media and elements of form, which give a work its identity of a particular person, group, art movement, period, or culture.
59. Stylized: Simplified or exaggerated visual form that emphasizes particular or contrived design qualities.
60. Content: Meaning or message contained and communicated by a work of art, including its emotional, intellectual, symbolic, thematic, and narrative connotations.
61. Form: The total effect of the combined visual qualities within a work, such as its size, shape, materials, color, and composition.
62. Iconography: The symbolic meanings of subjects and signs used to convey ideas important to particular cultures or religions, and the conventions governing the use of such forms.
63. Content: Meaning or message contained and communicated by a work of art, including its emotional, intellectual, symbolic, thematic, and narrative connotations.
