Art definitions, artistic roles, and visual thinking/Overview

Overview

Appreciating art

This module provides a basic understanding of how art is defined and the different ways it functions in societies and cultures.

This module covers the following topics:

• Basics: Form and content, aesthetics, subjective and objective perspectives
• Artistic roles
• Artistic categories
• Artistic styles
• Perception and visual awareness

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this module, you should be able to:

• Define art within a cultural perspective.
• Explain the difference between objective and subjective.
• Explain the different roles art plays within different cultures.
• Define the term subject matter.
• Define the categories realistic, abstract, and non-objective.
• Recognize, evaluate, and describe artistic styles.
• Discuss the meaning of aesthetics and its relationship to cultural conventions.
• Identify and discuss issues of visual awareness.

Activity

This learning pathway includes these activities:

• Experience with Art
• Art in Everyday Life
• Art and Other Worlds
• Analyze a Work of Art
• Descriptive Questions

Assignment

Assignment 1, Part A: Style, Form, and Content (5%) is included in this module.