This document discusses the concepts of creativity and art. It begins by defining key terms like art, artist, and creativity. It then explores different perspectives on what creativity and art are, including viewing them as forms of expression, information, tools, and practice. The document also examines debates around whether art should be defined by its form or function. Overall, the document exposes the reader to many philosophical questions about the nature and purpose of art.

1. What
is
Crea+vity?
What
is
Art?
Reading
Ar+orms,
1-­‐18
Terms/Concepts
Art,
ar+st,
crea+vity,
art
as
informa+on,
art
as
tool,
art
as
prac+ce,
art
as
expression,
art
as
form,
art
for
art’s
sake,
aesthete,

2. Why
this
Class?

3. What
is
your
rela+onship
to
art?

4. What
is
Crea+vity?

5. Crea+ve
A?tudes
Curiosity
Empathe+c
“What
if…”
Spontaneity
Big
Picture
Dynamic
Openness
Experien+al
New
Point
of
View
Experimental
Find
Order
in
Disorder
Mul+cultural
Risk
Taking
Unconven+onal
Flexible
Iden+ty
Divergent
Thinking

6. Crea+ve
Exercise
Bob
and
Carol
and
Ted
and
Alice
all
live
in
the
same
house.
Bob
and
Carol
go
out
to
a
movie,
and
when
they
return,
Alice
is
lying
deadon
the
floor
in
a
puddle
of
water
and
glass.
It
is
obvious
that
Ted
killed
her
but
Ted
is
not
prosecuted
or
severely
punished.

7. Remote
Associates
Test
Law,
birthday,
swim
Twister,
lash,
+ed
Super,
ship,
gazer
Bear,
comb,
moon
Trap,
market,
brown

8. What
is
Art?
Ar+orms:
“the
visual
expression
of
an
idea
or
experience,
formed
with
skill,
through
the
use
of
medium…When
a
medium
is
used
in
such
a
way
that
the
object
or
performance
contributes
to
our
understanding
or
enjoyment
of
life.”
People
of
Bali:
“We
have
no
Ancient
Greeks:
(Techne)
art.
We
just
do
the
best
we
technical
know-­‐how.
can.”
Marquesans:
(a’
a’kakai)
An+quity
or
Curiosity
Concise
Oxford
English
DicDonary:
art,
n.
1
the
expression
or
applica+on
of
crea+ve
skill
and
imagina+on,
especially
through
a
visual
medium
such
as
pain+ng
or
sculpture.

9. What
is
Art?

10. Defining
Art.
1. Form
2. Func+on
3. Form
and
Func+on

11. Form
What
should
art
look
like?
What
form
should
art
take?
What
should
art
be
made
from?
Are
certain
forms
more
ar`ul?

12. What
is
Art?

13. High
vs.
Low

14. High
vs.
Low
Bill
Waterson
Roy
Lichtenstein

16. Func+on
Should
art
have
a
func+on?
What
func+on(s)
should
art
serve
in
society?
Are
certain
func+ons
more
ar`ul?

17. What
is
Art?

18. Art
as
Form
Clement
Greenberg
Victor
Cousin

19. Art
as
Form
James
McNeill
Whistler,
Peacock
Room,
1876

20. Art
as
Form
Barnef
Newman,
Vir
Heroicus
Sublimus,
1950-­‐1951

21. Art
as
Informa+on
Denver
Day
of
Rock
Poster,
2011

22. Art
as
Informa+on
Last
Judgment
Tympanum,
Autun
Cathedral,
Romanesque,
1146

23. Art
as
Informa+on
Tree
of
Jesse
Window,
Chartres
Cathedral,
Gothic,
1193-­‐1250

24. Art
as
Expression
Paul
Klee,
Schoolhouse,
1920

25. Art
as
Expression
Wasily
Kandinsky,
Improvisa+on
28,
1912

26. Art
as
Tool
Marcel
Breuer,
Wassily
Chair,
1925

27. Art
as
Prac+ce
Karensanui,
Ryoan-­‐ji,
17th
century-­‐Present

28. MASQUERADES: Masks in performance, wood, mineral pigments, &
fiber, height approx. 7 , 1984, Burkina Faso, Bwa culture

29. Art
as
Prac+ce
hfp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4ZkR1X6s7E

30. Closing performance of
"Constructive Interference," an
installation by David Fodel and
Paco Proano.
With Janet Feder, Paul Fowler,
Matt Pass, and 3rd Law Dance
Company.
Emmanuel Gallery
7:00 – 9:00 PM, Thursday,
August 25
Free.

31. What
is
Art?