Lesson-1 Unit 1 Introduction to Art Appreciation

Intro to Art

1. Unit 1: Introduction to Art Appreciation

2. What is Art? the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination. comes from the Latin word " ars " which means a "craft or specialized form or skill. “ ars ” i n Medieval Latin meant "any special form of book-learning such as grammar or logic, magic and astrology.

3. Assumptions of Art Art is universal Art has been crafted by all people regardless of origin, time, place and that it stayed on because it is liked and enjoyed by people continuously The two Greek epics, the Illiad and the Odyssey and the Sanksrit pieces Mahabharata and Ramayana purportedly written before the beginning of recorded history.

4. Assumptions of Art Art is not nature Art is man’s expression of his reception of nature. Art is man’s way of interpreting nature. Art is not nature. Art is made by man, whereas nature is a given around us.

5. “Well and Grinding Wheel in the Forest of the Chateau Noir” by Paul Cezanne

6. Assumptions of Art Art involves experience Art does not require a full definition, art is just experience.