Art
* All art form of propaganda
  - self-expression, but music is perhaps the most universal
  - has a physical body
  - is an individual's expression of a culture
* All arts involve the adaptation of means to ends
  - ordering of reality to produce a kind of tareality
* Is Dead artisdead.net space for artists working in a variety of media to show their work
  - Form and Content
* Most arts have recognizable styles, like impressionism or transcendentalism.
* Some art depicts gods
  - has roots
* Some art is about abstract ideas , such as a mathematical sequence or pattern
  - an act of individual expression
  - useful in a practical sense, such as a sculptured clay bowl that one can put things in
  - represents views on society and some symbolizes culture
* Way of being.
* adds to the quality of life as it holds the mirror up to the world and to the individual.
* affects our everyday life
  - people
* also can offer a visceral kind of healing, something every person and every society needs.
* also represents a culture
  - what is acceptable to a particular culture
* always reflects the culture and the time in which it was created.
* appears in endless forms and media, none of which to be judged differently
  - many forms
* are a means for creating a collective identity
  - way for children and young adults to see passion in a positive way
  - artifacts of the creative process
  - enhancement of the natural beauty of the materials used to make it
* are essential to society as they help to re-create people
  - the complete education of children
  - foods which are good in our lives
  - meaningful expressions of cultures
  - the soul of a country
* arises as an effect within everyday life.
* attract women, whereas men study more sciences.
* awakens the senses and emotions.
* based on geometry kind of geometric abstraction.
* basic part of human nature.
* belongs to life, and essentially to the common, everyday man
  - the aesthetes
* blending of life experience with the qualities of the art medium.
* breeds idols, funerals, the afterlife, sin, kings, slavery, and war.
* can also be a form of expression of emotion
  - literary or musical piece such as film, theater, or poetry
  - have a spiritual meaning
* can be a way for families to get more involved with each other and to spend time together
  - room in which every piece of furniture is cut in half
  - the bridge between the conscious and the unconscious
  - change attitudes and lessen perception of pain
  - convey love, symmetry, and harmony
  - even be functional such as buildings and furniture
  - express emotion, from joy or love to anger and despair
  - function in a person's life much in the same way religion does in other people's
  - identify objects or create an illusion of space in an artwork
  - produce reality, by reflecting parts of society or by trying to express individuality
  - range from realism to abstraction
  - serve as a model of how human activity can be integrated into the natural environment
  - take many forms
* central form of cultural expression.
* challenge to the human mind and a gift to the human soul.
* changes with eras, religions, empires, and now technology.
* collection of memory and experience, as it is told or left untold.
* comes from every culture, there are creative geniuses in every community
* comes from the eye, the heart and the spirit
  - human desire to communicate feelings, beauty, and ideas through sensual mediums
* comes in many forms, shapes and expressions
  - naturally to children
  - out of a life and where that life is lived
  - through the body
* comes to life on the Internet
  - through the individual handwork of an artist
* common vocabulary among developed countries.
* comprehensive website dedicated to the world of art.
* concept encompassing a range of works of art.
* concretization of metaphysics.
* conduit for the expression of values between one another
  - through which spirit or soul communicates
* constructs meaning systems that hold the world together.
* continuum of learning, experiencing, failing and trying again.
* contributes much to a community's quality of life.
* conversation between the viewer and the artist.
* corner of creation, seen through a temperament.
* creative form of expression.
* cultural and social form of expression.
* distills meaning from experience, which is often hard to do in reality.
* does help to shape our perception of reality.
* drawing or a ceramic vase.
* dynamic field, expanding and changing with the world it serves.
* effectively communicates to and with the body and the soul.
* emphasizes the use of nature as both inspiration and in the creation of art.
* enhances science through the study of color and light.
* enriches children's lives and brings out their creativity.
* evolves as it relates to the every day lives of the people and communities that use it.
* exists in movies, games, and nature
  - only within a social context
* force close to life.
* form of catharsis.
* form of communication because it involves the use of a. language
  - that both influences and reflects many elements of our world
* form of expression and one can tell a lot about a person by what they draw
  - opinion
  - natural history
  - release
  - social expression
  - that is used in ceremonies intended to help control the environment
* framework, a kind of living trellis, on which public dreaming can take shape.
* fulfills a variety of important roles in society.
* gives form to rules and to gods
* group of artists pursuing romantic realism.
* grows in many forms.
* has a direct relevance to individuals in our society, as creators and audiences
  - social function
  - expressive quality
  - relation to religion science, and philosophy
  - that power to heal and refine the human soul
* has the power to change some people s awful ideas and opinions, such as racism
  - change, to change the mindset, to change people
  - make people identify themselves with that they hear or behold
  - to do with inspiration, creativity and skill
* healing process.
* helps allow children to think visually
  - define a place, commemorate the past, and celebrate the present
  - raise young people's self-confidence and has been linked to academic achievement
* historical, natural activity.
* huge part of most indigenous peoples' lives.
* human expression
  - social service as well as the means for the expression of our humanity
* improves children's brain development, increasing their reading and math skills.
* includes sections.
* involves mastery of skills, which comes from practice, and knowledge, which comes from study.
* is about creation or transformation
  - creation, influence and impact
  - enjoyment as well as education
  - giving people pleasure
  - life, it springs from life, and there is no art without life
  - soul and spirit in motion
  - technology and how it effects our lives
  - the controlled flow of information, in space, over time
* is also a kind of creative productivity with things, in the world
  - thought process put into a visual form
  - about how someone feels when they see it
  - equal parts of destruction, detritus, garbage and beauty
  - in the baskets the women weave into all shapes and sizes
  - spiritual practice
  - the foundation of civilization
* is always a pursuit of beauty
  - about trying to look for consciousness, to bring about an awareness of consciousness
* is an accumulation of human achievement and memory, and the core of creativity and innovation
  - act of faith
* is an activity in which body, mind and spirit are fully united
  - of ritual
  - aesthetic object
  - affair of the human mind
  - alchemical technology
  - area of game development that has seen tremendous advances in a relatively short period
  - attitude to help explain what existence is, nothing more, nothing less
  - effort to formalize individual moments of wholeness, harmony, and radiance
  - elective course on a wheel, a semester, or for a full year in the seventh and eigth grade
  - experience based upon interrelationship between people and their world
* is an expression of Reality
  - impressions
  - our innate creativity, which is the language of the soul
  - their religious belief
  - what one feels or believes
  - that is derived from the artists mind
  - honoring of life, a commitment to life, that is shared by the creator and the viewer
  - image of a spiritual condition, music is the sound of a spiritual condition
* is an important aspect of experiencing and expressing spirituality
  - element of human existence
  - form of self-expression
  - part of our everyday life
  - indispensible part of human life
  - integral part of early childhood education
  - objectification of the subjective
  - organ of human life, transmitting man's reasonable perception into feeling
  - organic, fluid process
  - out picturing of truths that lie beneath the surface of awareness
  - and old fashioned word meaning technology
  - another system of knowing reality
* is any form of expression
  - object or device that is designed to create an emotional response in it's audience
* is anything that can be justified as human expression
  - expresses some one's thought, emotion, or feeling
  - which communicates ideas
* is art least in part a way of collecting information about the universe
  - regardless of the artist
  - as infinite as the universe
  - associated with beauty
  - believed to have begun with paintings created on the walls of caves
* is born from instinct
  - myth
* is born of the senses
  - wealth
  - by no means limited to painting
  - concerned with bringing something into existence
  - connected to history
  - correlated with the reign of bureaucratic capitalism
* is created by people
  - the soul for the soul
  - from within, through one's mind and passion
  - creativity made tangible in a number of different forms
  - creativity, manifested in different media
* is defined by each individuals eye
  - through power and money
  - demonstrated through the use of drawing simple objects, tracing, and painting
  - different from science
  - driven by passion, by emotions, by unknown thoughts
  - essential in the education of children because it is the essence of life
  - everywhere, whether it is in the form of illustration, design or paintings
  - exalted above religions and races
  - food for the brain
* is for living, breathing flesh and blood people
  - people to see and enjoy
* is form of anti-entropy
  - expression without accountablity to anyone
  - struggling to wake from the nightmare of nature
  - freedom presented in sensuous material
  - frequently a mirror and indicator of social change
  - full of symbols and representations in their purest form
  - fundamentally a prism of perception
* is human beings inspiring each other
  - creation, by opposition to nature which is non-human or divine creation
* is humanity's most essential, most universal language
  - search for truth and self-awareness
  - imagery intended to evoke emotion
* is important as a field of study for our time
  - in teaching children how to solve problems creatively and in an original manner
* is important to leadership, in addition to religion
  - the development of the young human
  - in the business of beautifying homes and offices with their artworks
  - integral to life
  - investment quality as expressed in sculptures, portraits, landscapes and paintings
  - involved in culture, in social and political realms at the same time
  - knowledge made visible
  - known to cause cancer of the liver, lungs, and pancreas
  - language beyond the spoken word
* is made by human beings, and human beings can be conscious of being conscious
  - with passion and a sense of purpose
  - mankind's most enduring form of communication
  - meant to be enjoyed by the people
  - no less important than food and water
  - nourishment for the senses, especially the imagination
* is often an integral part of mythmaking and telling
  - the driving force in other studies and throughout life
* is one means to prevent risky behavior in youth
  - method, or phase, which man participates in the actualization of Spirit in the world
* is one of man s very basic human traits, although it is hard to say what art actually is
  - several important features that distinguishes humans from other species
* is one of the best ways by which societies leave a record of themselves
  - few ways to connect all of the South African cultures together
  - first ways children express themselves before they understand text
* is one of the most celebrated gifts of life
  - sacred expressions of our deepest self
  - visible forms of 'Culture'
  - only things that the world as a whole has in common
  - very human traits, although it is hard to say what art actually is
  - with kinds as many as there are individuals
  - our way of communicating emotion
* is part of culture and includes identity
  - everyone's life
  - present in all communities
  - presented as an objectification and record of man's major beliefs and ideas
  - primarily about self expression and the pleasure that comes from creating
  - recreated by society, as each views with diverse backgrounds and perspectives
  - reflected in daily life today
  - regarded by many as a tangible document of the human to desire to communicate
  - related to changing social and political situations
  - rooted in our society
* is seen as a measure of human achievement or the product of a divinely-inspired individual
  - the ultimate form of pure communication
  - skill at performing a set of specialized actions
  - snapshots of one's creative growth or lack thereof
* is something made by an artist
  - that is to be shown, communicated
  - special in that it speaks to people
  - still, as the ancients noted, a kind of mirror held up to the world
* is subjective and comes in many forms
  - each person has different tastes in art
  - subjective, many different people like, and relate to, different things
  - such an important aspect of how people think
  - symbolic communication practiced by humans using icons
  - symbolism, and the ability to communicate through symbolism
  - synonymous with work, with thoughts, with expression
  - that process of creating change and new possibilities
* is the Virtue of Communication
  - activity of creating or appreciating beauty
  - affirmation of life
  - attempt to present truth, and to do so in aesthetically excellent fashion
  - beautiful way of doing things
  - beauty of the soul
  - becoming and happening of truth
  - bloodstream of a nation
  - celebration of nature and thought as well as the analysis of a current situation
  - conscious use of skill and imagination
* is the creation of an image representative of the artist feeling, emotion, or opinion
  - imaginative universe
  - symbolic forms
* is the creative expression of the human spirit
  - testimony of free individuals
* is the currency of our society
  - the border
  - direct communication of human emotions
  - essence of awareness
* is the expression of emotion, and a reflection of the world the artist lives in
  - something human
* is the expression of the deepest, or the lightest, thoughts the artist
  - immortal part of man
  - external expression of the inner self or inner eye
  - externalization of a personal idea, thought, or feeling
  - factual exploration of form and light
  - finished form of the dictatorship of desire
  - first multi-channel satellite television network to broadcast to the Arab world
  - flow between the veins and leafness
  - good conscience of a world based on enslavement
  - graphic counterpart to literature
  - heritage of all that is best in the human spirit
* is the highest expression and sublimation of love
  - form of expression, and exists for the sake of expression
  - history of men's souls
* is the human attempt to unify our lived and our unlived identities
  - disposition of sensible or intelligible matter for an esthetic end
  - imagination expressed through the senses
  - imaginative bridge that communicates a vision to an audience
  - imitation of reality
  - indispensable medium for the communication of a moral idea
  - inside of the world
  - knowledge of how things are done
  - that communicates all changes in human activities
* is the lie that becomes the truth
  - tells the truth
  - lifeline of all peoples, be they of any culture or race
  - light by which our path is lit
* is the manifestation of an individual s creativity
  - the spiritual by the means of material
  - medium in which emotion is expressed
  - method of levitation, in order to separate one's self from enslavement by the earth
* is the most ancient way of human perception and conception
  - effective way to communicate across language and cultural barriers
* is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known
  - invidualism that the world has known
  - never ending search for expression of internal feelings by means of plastic form
* is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification of nature
  - only clean thing on earth, except holiness
  - opposite of nature
  - passion that transforms life
  - path to the human heart
  - personal expression of the artist who creates it
  - portal to other levels of human consciousness
  - practice of creating perceptible forms expressive of human feelings
  - presumption of the life-sign in everything
* is the process of taking singular ideas and exploring all possible expressions thereof
  - or the result of defining an emotional or physical state of being
  - reason with all emotion
  - record of the past, the thinking of the present and the hopes for the future
* is the reflection of the process of life
  - wisdom of the organs
  - visual intentions by the artist
  - relation categorizationType
  - right hand of nature
  - science of subtlety
  - search for self-discovery, the heightening of aesthetic sensitivity
  - selective recreation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value judgments
  - self expression of the artist
  - signature of a civilization
  - simultaneous stimuli that activates our different levels of consciousness
  - soul made visible
  - stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail
  - struggle to stay awake
  - technology of the soul
  - tree of life
  - utilization of love's exhaust
* is the visual embodiment of a mental glance at the great super collective consciousness
  - expression of feelings in any medium
  - way by which everything is taught and learned
  - where the artist helps the world to understand the mystic truths about itself
  - thought made visible, mostly experienced in the privacy of the viewer's mind
  - universal because it transcends barriers which can exist in the spoken and written word
  - unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness
* is used as a form of freedom of speech
  - everyday, whether it is decorating a house or getting dressed every morning
* is used to communicate
  - convey beauty
  - visual stimulation that induces excitement and contemplation
  - vital to human life for the psychological function it performs
* is what Artists do
  - comes from the soul as seen by the eye and felt by the senses
  - one creates, whether it be on a piece of canvas or a VW bug
  - underlies the surface
  - whatever an artist says it is, and an artist is anyone who produces art
  - where the individual can recreate reality
  - wonder, seeing, experiencing, and living
* is, for little children, a language, a form of expression.
* keeps people from becoming productive members of society.
* kind of illness.
* language and activity which changes the artist
  - of the heart which then communicates itself to thought
* language, an instrument of knowledge, an instrument of communication.
* leads to creative thinking in all areas of our life.
* limited form of virtual reality.
* limitless world without borders and is also a common language.
* makes up a large part of any culture.
* making at happenings is often spontaneous, being created with the medium at hand.
* manifestation of our humanity, it dignifies life.
* manifests itself in a multitude of styles and contexts.
* marriage of the conscious and the unconscious.
* matter of enjoyment through the five senses.
* means individuality, humanity, and legacy.
* means of experiencing the process of creativity
  - relating to other people
  - visual knowledge and implies a consciousness of reality
* media that provides a dialogue between the artist and the viewer.
* medium in which that voice can be documented, intrepreted, and sustained.
* method for obtaining certain results
  - of opening up areas of feeling rather than merely an illustration of an object
* moral passion married to entertainment.
* nation's most precious heritage.
* natural process for learning transformational thinking
  - way of life
* nourishment for the mind, the heart and our spirit.
* often represents people from the past
  - the personal perspectives of the artist as well as the artist's culture
* only flourishes when life is good - in war or starvation art is always dead.
* part of human psychology
  - life and life a part of art
* passion for life expressed along the lines of our gifting, with aesthetics, form and power.
* permits people to express who they are and what they feel about the world they live in.
* picture or a sculpture.
* plays an important part in the culture of many cultures.
* plays an important role in supporting artists' cultural views on various problems of society
  - the cultures of the countries in which Spanish is spoken
* positively changes perception of pain and improves attitude and emotional state.
* possesses a great ability to influence people's intellects and brains.
* powerful force in the everyday lives of people around the world.
* presents human emotions such as love, joy, terror, and happiness.
* process of adapting things in the natural world for the uses of human life
  - that at certain phases includes the information context around it
* product of human creativity, a manifestation of the human spirit and meaning
  - the psychology and philosophy of man
* provides a way to view the world and to understand the mind
  - the means for expressing and communicating thoughts, feelings, and experiences
* psycho-physical pursuit of values in an expressive medium.
* quest for inspiration and meaning.
* realm of thought experiments that quicken, sharpen and sweeten our being in the world.
* refers to artistic and literary creativity or to items found in museums.
* refined form of expression.
* reflection of life and human nature
* reflection of the world as perceived by human beings
* relates to something to be done.
* repository of truth and light.
* representation of anything that an artist wants to represent
  - the mind, and mindsets are formed within historical contexts
* represents how someone feels in the form of a painting , a sculpture or a photograph.
* responds to society and also affects society.
* rich world of traditions, images and technical concerns about materials.
* search for identity, both personally and as a society.
* serves as the medium in which the individual can release emotion.
* silent language which can express human feelings.
* society's infrastructure.
* sometimes portrays complex ideas, thoughts and emotions in simple forms
  - reflects the potentialities of life
* sophisticated form of human expression.
* spirit that comes from within.
* spiritual necessity for mankind
  - thing connected to all people
* strange and universal bond that links the cultures and souls of man together.
* subjective medium.
* supposed to be a reflection of life, after all.
* symbolic perception of self, life and nature
  - recreation of life
* takes various forms and hues.
* thought, idea, memory, or spark of imagination captured by paint, photos, and words.
* time to communicate an idea, participate in decision making, and make a personal statement.
* tool that can change peoples lives.
* universal, continuous activity with no separation between the past and present.
* uses visual symbols the way language uses words.
* vehicle of social change
  - utility and expression
* very powerful form of communication that can hit the heart and soul.
* vision of all that has passed before the artist's eyes.
* visual expression, a form of visual communication.
* visual record of cultures and history
  - history and diverse cultures
* vital component of the human experience.
* way of articulating experience which no other discipline or methodology can claim
  - recording life and also just a way for artists to express themselves
  - seeing the world and communicating our perceptions
  - talking to the Earth
  - understanding one's self, one's society, and other cultures
* way to explore the unconscious
  - provoke or spark an emotion
* weapon that can be used to give the people power.
* word which sumarizes the quality of communication.
* wound turned to light.
+ Abstract art, Early years: Art movements
  * One of the first to achieve complete abstract paintings was Kazimir Malevich, who presented a completely black square in 1913. He was a Suprematist, an art movement based on simple geometrical shapes. Art based on geometry is a kind of geometric abstraction. Wassily Kandinsky painted a famous work 'Composition VII' in 1913, which was completely abstract and very complex.
+ Art, What "Art" Means: Non-verbal communication
  * Art can also be a form of expression of emotion. The artist may feel a certain emotion and feels there is no other way to express it than to create something that means something to them. Most of the art created in this case is made for the artist rather than an audience. Though if an audience is able to connect with the emotion as well, then the art work will become publicly successful.
+ Human, Culture, null, Art, music and literature: Hominins
  * Art has existed almost as long as humans. People have been doing some types of art for thousands of years as the picture on the right shows. Art represents how someone feels in the form of a painting, a sculpture or a photograph.
  * Art' is an activity or creation by people that has importance because of an attraction to the human senses. Art is made when a human expresses himself or herself. Some art is useful in a practical sense, such as a sculptured clay bowl that one can put things in. Many people disagree on how to define art. Many people say people are driven to make art due to their inner creativity. Art includes drawing, painting, sculpting, photography, performance art, dance, music, poetry, prose and theatre.