Appreciating art

This learning pathway provides a basic understanding of how art is defined and the different ways it functions in societies and cultures.

This learning pathway covers the following topics:

• Basics: form and content, aesthetics, subjective and objective perspectives
• Artistic roles
• Artistic categories
• Artistic styles
• Perception and visual awareness

Upon successful completion of this learning pathway, you should be able to:

• Define art within a cultural perspective.
• Explain the difference between objective and subjective.
• Explain the different roles art plays within different cultures.
• Define the term subject matter.
• Define the categories realistic, abstract, and non-objective.
• Recognize, evaluate, and describe artistic styles.
• Discuss the meaning of aesthetics and its relationship to cultural conventions.
• Identify and discuss issues of visual awareness.