11 Questions
What is the relationship between imagination and creativity based on the text?
Imagination involves free thinking while creativity involves using existing tools and knowledge
What does imagination help develop?
Ability to create work that explains human life
What is a key aspect of imagination as described in the text?
Thinking independently and 'outside of the box'
How is creativity defined in relation to a problem according to the text?
Utilizing existing tools and knowledge to respond to a problem
In what way does imagination differ from creativity based on the text?
Imagination involves using existing tools, while creativity is about free-thinking
What is one of the assumptions of art related to human instinct?
Art reflects human imagination and the need to communicate with others
From the text, what is a motivational assumption of art?
Art is used as an agent for confrontation of change and sometimes anarchy
Based on the text, what assumption does art have regarding its manifestation?
Art manifests itself even when not demonstrated by societies
In relation to the nature of art, what does the text imply about the conscious use of skills in artistic production?
Skills are central to the production of aesthetic objects
From what is mentioned in the text, why do humans create art according to motivational assumptions?
To seek pleasure, entertainment, and confront change
What is one aspect of art based on the assumptions mentioned in the text?
Art comprises a broad general phenomenon experienced by creators
Study Notes
Imagination and Creativity
- Imagination is the ability to form images and ideas about things never seen or experienced before
- It is an underlying factor in creating knowledge itself
- Imagination helps provide the ability to think of something that does not currently exist but maybe possible to develop
- It helps develop mental images and explains events or activities by providing reasons rather than causes
- Imagination fosters the ability to create work that would explain human life and how to advance it
Nature of Art
- Art is a set of aspects that make something a candidate for appreciation
- It involves conscious use of skills and creative imagination, especially in the production of aesthetic objects
Assumptions of Art
- Art is created as a response to human instincts for seeking balance, harmony, rhythm, and mystery
- It is a means of expressing the human imagination and the need to communicate with others
- Art is used to communicate an idea or emotion, and to seek pleasure and entertainment
- It is an agent for confrontation, transgression, subversion, and sometimes anarchy
- Art is motivated by propaganda and commercialism
- Art possesses selective value and enhances the survival of a species whose members possess that behavior
- Art is a phenomenon and a collection of human experiences
- Human societies will have art, even when these societies do not demonstrate them
- Art is experienced in duality, with making art and recognizing/responding to it being separate experiences
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