Art Appreciation

According to Plato, how did he consider art?

• Imitation

• Innovation

• Creation

• Destruction

What did Aristotle view art as?

• Affirming life

• Subjective experience of art

• External realization of true ideas

• Escape from life's suffering

Who emphasized the subjective experience of art?

• Rousseau

• Schopenhauer

• Nietzsche

• Kant

According to Rousseau, how should art be?

• Surreal

• Abstract

• Imitative

• Natural and unaffected

What did Schopenhauer see art as?

• An escape from life's suffering

• Affirming life

• Imitation

• Innovation

What did the term 'art' mean in the early 13th century?

• Skill as a result of learning or practice

• Natural beauty

• Abstract expression

• Imitative creation

What does the Latin term 'ars' encompass?

• Work of art, practical skill, a business or craft

• Weapons and warfare

• Scientific knowledge

• Religious rituals

What is the assumption about art being universal?

• Restricted to certain regions

• Dependent on age

• Limited to specific cultures

• Timeless and spanning generations and continents

What is the assumption about art not being nature?

• Imitative of nature

• Unrelated to reality

• Direct representation of reality

• Man's expression of his perception of nature

What is the assumption about art involving experience?

• Depends on experience and emotion

• Depends on facts and information

• Depends on age and knowledge

• Depends on imitation