Eight artworks/artists that define art
Not what you're looking for?
Find Internet-based definitions of art, and choose eight artists and artworks that exemplify the definitions of art, in eight artwork genres.
Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary
Choice of eight artworks, and artists, in eight genres that express or exemplify the definitions of art
Solution Preview
Attached and copied/pasted below is your solution. THANK YOU for using BrainMAss!
Look up and list two or more definitions of the word art from different reliable sources on the Internet. Be sure to properly quote and cite these definitions. Then search the Internet and find one specific example of each of the eight types of art listed below. Your examples should be by established artists and/or from museum collections online. Submit a description of the art and an explanation of why the example you provide exemplifies the definition(s) of the word art. Use your critical thinking to evaluate this question for each example.
*the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art" *the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
*a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"
*artwork: photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"
Retrieved from: wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
art 1 (ärt)
Retrieved from: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/art
1. Human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature.
2. a. The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
b. The study of these activities.
c. The product of these activities; human works of beauty considered as a group.
3. High quality of conception or execution, as found in works of beauty; aesthetic value.
4. A field or category of art, such as music, ballet, or ...
Education
- BFA, University of Georgia
- BSEd, University of Georgia
- MED, University of Georgia
- EDd (IP), Northcentral University
Recent Feedback
- "I love it."
- "Thank you good start in right direction "
- "Thank you so much. Beautiful "
- "Thank you so much"
- "Thank you for the great notes on ELLS. "
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Impressionism
Test your knowledge of Impressionism with these six questions.
Neoclassicism
Brief quiz about the context and artists of the Neoclassical style.
Baroque Art
Test your knowledge over the art and artists of the Baroque era. This quiz covers art from Italy, Spain, and Northern Europe.
Two-Dimensional Media
Test your knowledge on painting, printmaking, drawing, and photography.
File Formats
Which file format would you choose?