notes/education/humanities/Introduction.md
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What is art?

Art: the expression or application of human creative skill. art must:

  • be made with the intent to convey emotion
  • should "satisfy the senses"
  • be made with intent
  • have attention to feeling and emotion art may:
  • be a relay of experience or emotion from one person to another

Medium

A particular material, along with an accompanying technique (plural: media). Example include: - Acrylic, enamel, gesso, glaze, ink, oil

History

  1. The branch of knowledge dealing with past events

How do you look at art?

Purpose and function of art

  • Communicating information:
    • In non-literate societies, art was used to teach.
    • Today, film and television are used to disseminate information.
  • Spirituality and Religion
    • All of the world's major religions have used art to inspire and instruct the faithful
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