notes/education/humanities/Introduction.md

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?

Purposes and functions of art include:

• 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

• Personal and cultural expression

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