Chapter 2 - Art Criticism and Aesthetic Judgment

The aesthetic theory that requires that a work of art must arouse a response of feeling, moods, or emotions in the viewer.

• Foundationism

• Capitalism

• Emotionalism

• Socialism

An organized approach for studying a work of art.

• art criticism

• art formalism

• art classism

• art capitalism

The art criticism step in which you discover how the principles of art are used to organize the art elements of line, color, shape, form, space, and texture.

• Examine

• Method

• Analyze

• Investigate

The aesthetic theory that places emphasis on the formal qualities.

• Formalism

• Equalism

• Idealism

• Proportionism

Which one is not one of the steps of art criticism?

• Describe

• Interpret

• Decide

• Judge

• Analyze

The art criticism step in which you explain the mood or meaning of the work.

• Interpret

• Analyze

• Judgment

• Describe

When criticizing functional objects, what must you consider during the interpretation besides beauty?

• It's function

• It's destination

• It's style

• It's meaning

If the organization of an artwork is most important to an art critic, what theory would he or she hold?

• Relationism

• Imitationalism

• Emotionalism

• Formalism

Who is the artist that was featured in Chapter 2 who was most famous for enlargement of flowers and bones in the sky paintings?

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Which aesthetic theory or theories could you use to justify the success of this painting? Check all that apply.

• Emotionalism

• Formalism

• Functionalism

• Imitationalism