aesthetics - Answers Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy concerned with the feelings aroused in us by
sensory experiences—experiences we have through sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell.
megaliths - Answers huge stones used as monuments
Kente - Answers a hand-woven, brightly colored West African fabric
What Artists Do - Answers 1. create places for some human purpose.
2. create extraordinary versions of ordinary objects.
3. record and commemorate.
4. give tangible form to the unknown.
5. give tangible form to feelings and ideas.
6. refresh our vision and help us see the world in new ways.
Shibboleth - Answers A piece created by Doris Salcedo. It is a simple cement floor with huge cracks
running through it.
Creative people - Answers these people have the ability to generate numerous ideas, many of them
quite original, then to analyze their ideas, selecting the most promising ones to develop.
- They redefine problems and seek connections between seemingly unrelated ideas.
- They tend to have a playful side, but they are also capable of long periods of intense, concentrated
work.
- They take risks, remain open to experience, and do not feel restricted by existing knowledge or
conventional solutions.
perception - Answers which is the recognition and interpretation of sensory data
cartoon - Answers A full-scale preparatory drawing for a fresco or mural.
composition - Answers The organization of lines, shapes, colors, and other art elements in a work of art.
More often applied to two-dimensional art; the broader term is design.
content - Answers What a work of art is about, its meaning.
context - Answers The personal, social, cultural, and historical setting in which a work of art was created,
received, and interpreted.
design - Answers The organization of visual elements in a work of art. In two-dimensional art, often
referred to as composition