Art
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Art | the process and products that transform matter, sound or motion into a form that's pleasing -to express and enjoy life -social integration and universal aspects |
| universal aspects | emotional gratification for the individual -art can manipulate human passions: suspense, terror, desire, sadness, etc |
| social integration | -communicates cultural attributes to the rest of the society -enculturation next generation thru song/dance (sesame street) -reflect other aspects of culture (sand painting) -reflects solidarity |
| differences in art forms | visual art, music, verbal art between cultures and societies the differences |
| small scale, nomadic societies | -art has to be portable (piercings, tattoos) -art is more embedded in other aspects of culture ex. Melanesians vs. Polynesians |
| complex societies | stratified -specialists that can distinguish between good and bad art= art critics |
| visual art | painting, sculpture, weaving, carving, tattoo, etc. -change a raw material into something else 1. representational 2. abstract -different ways of examining this |
| representational visual art | closely imitates a form of nature -naturalistic -stylized |
| abstract visual art | representing basic patterns type of visual art |
| modern, western art | creative originality and unique vision of artist ex. tattoos: private statement of personal identity |
| traditional art | about community and shared symbolism ex. Maoui: tattooing has more to do with what your collective identity is, what group you're a part of -clan, collective identity |
| aesthetic approach | way to examine visual art admiring the talent of the artist or the beauty of the artwork -talk about the techniques used |
| narrative approach | way to examine visual art what's being depicted -basic straight forward stuff--what you see in the picture -what objects are doing what and how does that tell us what's going on in the picture -the story shown in the picture |
| interpretive | way to examine visual art -what's the cultural meaning of the piece? -what does it mean to that culture? -in order to get this approach, you must know the culture behind it |
| music | reflects simplicity of a society type of art Egalitarian vs. stratified -repetition of text? -how many are singing? -are instruments used? how many? |
| ethnomusicology | study of structure and technique of music and how it fits together with other aspects of culture |
| verbal arts | narratives, drama, poetry, riddles, jokes, latrinalia -folklore: legends, myths, tales, jokes, and humor |
| latrinalia | things written on bathroom stalls -phrases |
| folklore | type of verbal art -mostly written |
| myths | type of folklore -widely believed to be true, but probably aren't -religions -explain fundamentals of human nature -never has a nugget of truth |
| legend | type of folklore -semi-historical -account for the deeds of heroes and movements of peoples -bolster pride; instruct/inspire -mixture of realism with extraordinary ex. Bonnie and Clyde |
| Tales | type of folklore -fiction for entertainment ex. fables: include animal characters, dilemma--always has to have a moral to the story -explain/teach socially appropriate behavior -similar stories are told across cultures: diffusion |
| jokes and humor | type of folklore very culture specific -listener needs to understand culture to "get" the jokes told |
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