L1: Contemporary Art Defined

• ART

  • “AR” IN ARYAN, WHICH MEANS, “TO JOIN OR PUT TOGETHER”
• ART

  • “ARTIZEIN” IN GREEK, MEANING “TO PREPARE”
• ART

  • “ARS” OR “ARTIS” IN LATIN, WHICH MEANS ABILITY OR SKILL”
• ART

  • THE USE OF SKILL AND IMAGINATION IN THE CREATION OF AESTHETIC OBJECTS, ENVIRONMENTS, OR EXPERIENCES THAT CAN BE SHARED WITH OTHERS” (BRITANNICA ONLINE, 2017)
• ART

  • THE HUMAN ABILITY TO MAKE THINGS OF BEAUTY AND THINGS THAT STIR US” (ATKINS & SNYDER, 2017)
• ART

  • THE RESULT OF MAN’S MANIPULATION OF TALENTS AND MATERIALS” (THESAURUS, 2001)
• ART

  • “ART IS A DIVERSE RANGE OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES IN CREATING VISUAL, AUDITORY, OR PERFORMING ARTIFACTS, EXPRESSING THE AUTHOR’S IMAGINATIVE, CONCEPTUAL IDEAS, OR TECHNICAL SKILL, INTENDED TO BE APPRECIATED FOR THEIR BEAUTY OR EMOTIONAL POWER ((OXFORD, AND MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARIES)
• CONTEMPORARY ARTS

  • IS THE ART OF THE MODERN-DAY.
  • IT IS THE ART OF “NOW” SINCE THE ARTWORKS ARE PRODUCED IN THE PRESENT TIME.
• Romanticism

  • Artwork showed passion, emotion, and sensation over intellect and reason.
• Pottery

  • art form primarily involves shaping materials like clay, metal, or wood?