VCS155 Lecture 3 The Concept and Principle

The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines art as ........

• love, passion and interest

• a self drawing and self expression

• human intelligent and human interest

• human creative skill or its application

Art is visual or ................

• spatial communication

• verbal communication

• inner feelings

• love

The principle of tradition in religion is the .....

• prime mover of the spirit of the artist

• imagination behind art is human

• effort is almost without limit

• essential to art inspiration

Islamic art is ........

• a manifestation

• no work of art inspired by man alone will ever be a real work of art

• the life of a society or civilization, and, in its larger meaning, co-extensive with the culture of the society

• no more than a reflection in the world of matter of the spirit and even of the form of the Qur’anic revelation

Tawhid derived from the words ........

• religion

• religion and lifestyle

• Muslim’s view of God

• one, unique or peerless

What is the purpose to view nature as an art?

• Nature is a creation and a gift

• Nature is a lifestyle of leaving

• Nature is full of excitement

• Nature is from God

The Islamic Art Artist will concentrates on ............ in his artwork.

• nature and sculpture

• sculpture and painting

• nature and animal figurative

• Heavily stylized and denaturalized figures from the plant world

What are the two levels of content in Islamic Art?

• Small 'c' and Capital 'C'

• Small 'x' and Capital 'X'

• Small 'a' and Capital 'A'

• Small 'w' and Capital 'W'

The meaning of content with a small 'c' is .........

• involves with the obvious, surface “content”

• involves with the obvious, texture “content”

• involves with the obvious, colour “content”

• involves with the obvious, form “content”

What is the meaning of non-developmental form?

• Has a good view to which all major elements of the picture point and subordinate themselves

• Has a good view to which all minor elements of the picture point and subordinate themselves

• Has a focal point to which all minor elements of the picture point and subordinate themselves

• Has no one focal point to which all minor elements of the picture point and subordinate themselves