ARTH 1130 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Three-Dimensional Space, Perspective Graphical, Marble
12 Oct 2018
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ARTH 1130
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
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Introduction
What is Art?
• Needn't be beautiful, or even object entered, may address intellect more than senses
• May aim to unsettle or challenge us rather than please or delight
Potentially Problematic Definitions
• The quality production expression or realm of what is beautiful or of more than ordinary
significance
• The conscious use of imagination in the production of objects intended to be contemplated or
appreciated as beautiful, as in the arrangement of forms sounds or words
• Distinguished from practicality, objects intended for practical use
• They are problematic because of the limitation of media and the need for a definition of beauty
and appreciation, as well as the limitations of practicality
• Intent is needed
What is Art History?
• Not art appreciation; requires knowledge of historical context of an artwork
• Seeking to understand what an artwork meant in its original context or in a subsequent
context both in terms of production and reception
• We look for primary sources as well as previous interpretations
• Personal observation is fundamental
• Break down- assessment of physical properties
analysis of visual/formal structure
• Can be concerned with establishing chronology or identifying an objects style
• Formal analysis - methods and questions that concern the visual and physical aspects of the
work, seeking answers within the work without referencing outside sources extensively
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• Contextual analysis- methods and questions that concern the visual and physical aspects of the
work, seeking answers outside of the work
Facets of Art
• Form- an objects shape and structure (2D or 3D; implied or actual)
• Composition
• Material and Technique
• Colour
• Hue- primary and secondary
• Value/Tonality- degree of lightness/darkness
• Intensity/Saturation- purity of colour
• Texture- the quality o a surface
• Space, mass, and volume
• Perspective and foreshortening
• Proportion and scale
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