Exam 1: Living With Art

List and explain the six social functions of art-or the purposes for which humans create art. Give an example of a work that illustrates each of the functions and explain why you selected this work to exemplify this function.

Theo van Gogh was Vincent van Gogh's:

Consider Vincent van Gogh's work The Starry Night, included in this chapter of the text. Explain which function of art this work best fulfilled for the artist and the function it best fulfills for you as a viewer.

Although Vincent van Gogh suffered emotionally throughout his life, he was able to give his emotions tangible form in works such as:

Consider the 10th-century C.E. bronze statue Shiva Nataraja. Discuss the importance of understanding the beliefs of the culture in which this work was created in order to develop an understanding of the meaning or message of the work. What cultural or religious function was the artist performing in creating this work? Students should note in their responses that one of the functions of art is to give tangible form to the unknown, an important component in depicting religious or spiritual art forms.

The oldest drawings and paintings found in the Chavet cave:

Compare and contrast the two paintings by Juan de Valdes and Audrey Flack, discussing the context of vanitas paintings and how the two paintings reflect the society and culture of the time periods through symbolic messages.

Which are methods used by prehistoric painters?

Radiocarbon testing indicates that the earliest images made by humans date back to:

We owe our access to Vincent van Gogh's thoughts and feelings about many of his paintings to:

List at least five of the traits commonly associated with creative people. Then discuss one real person, living or dead, artist or nonartist, who demonstrated those traits you have listed.