The Place of Art in Education
Nandalal Bose
Short Answer Type Question (SAQ)
Answer in a single sentence. (1 Mark Each)
1. What is the utility of language?
Ans. The utility of language is that it helps man acquire knowledge and derive inner delight.
2. Who cannot differentiate between a painting and a photograph?
Ans. The educated and the commoners cannot differentiate between a painting and a photograph.
3. What are the two aspects of art education?
Ans. The two aspects of art education are fine art and functional art.
4. Who and what are responsible for our lack of taste in art?
Ans. The educated public and the universities of our country are responsible for our lack of taste in art.
5. How do educated man advertise their devotion to art?
Ans. The educated man advertise their devotion to art by showing framed pin- ups side by side with good paintings.
6. What according to Nandalal Bose, has our country's economic decline followed closely?
Ans. According to Nandalal Bose, our country's economic decline has followed closely the decay of its functional arts.
7. On grounds of utility, what do the educated use in place of "(elegant) earthen pitchers"?
Ans. On Grounds of utility, the educated use tin containers in place of "(elegant) earthen pitchers.
8. Where do the roots of art education lie?
Ans. The roots of art education lie in the observation of nature and the study of art objects under the guidance of experts.
9. How does the absence of sense of beauty harm a man?
Ans. The absence of sense of beauty harms the physical and mental well-being of a man.
10. How does education in art help man?
Ans. Education in art heightens man's knowledge and aesthetic experience and trains him in various kinds of expression.
11. What is the general motion regarding art in India?
Ans. The general notion regarding art in India is that it is the exclusive field of few professionals.
12. Why can't people differentiate between a painting and a photograph?
Ans. People cannot differentiate between a painting and a photograph because they do not understand art.
13. Why do educated people gape in amazement at Japanese dolls?
Ans. Educated people gape in amazement at Japanese dolls because they take those dolls as great specimens of art.
14. How does functional art help us in our daily life?
Ans. Functional art brings beauty to the objects of our daily use and to our lives and provides us with means of livelihood.
15. How is the sense of beauty for the poor Santhal?
Ans. The sense of beauty for the poor Santhal is the essential part of his life.
16. Why is the sense of beauty lifeless to the rich man's son?
Ans. The sense of beauty to the rich man's son is superficial, and for that it is lifeless.
17. What separates us from our past heritage?
Ans. The lack of art education keeps us separated from our past heritage.
18. How can students arouse their aesthetic vision?
Ans. Studentd can arouse their aesthetic vision through direct encounter with art object.
19. How can the art festival in a school be given a total shape?
Ans. An art festival in a school can be given a total shape and beauty with music, dances and processions.
20. How can students be brought into close contact with nature?
Ans. Students can be brought into close contact with nature by holding seasonal festivals which should include display of the season's fruits and flowers.
21. Why did Nandalal Bose stress on students being introduced to nature?
Ans. Nandalal Bose stressed on students being introduced to nature because it will develop their aesthetic sense.
22. How does a poor Santhal show his sense of beauty?
Ans. A poor Santhal shows his sense of beauty by keeping his hut neat and clean, by arranging his utensil and beds in an orderly fashion.
23. Where in does the vitality of a work of art lie?
Ans. The vitality of a work of art lies in its sense of beauty and order, not in its money value.
24. In which sort of dress does Mr Bose observe lack of taste?
Ans. When people wear open-breasted jacket with the 'dhoti' or high-heeled shoes with the saree, Mr Bose observes lack of taste in them.
25. Why should we need foreign connoisseurs?
Ans. We need foreign connoisseurs to explain the importance of our own past painting, sculpture and architecture to us.
26. How can observation of good works of art help the students?
Ans. The observation of good works of art can help the students develop their aesthetic sense.
27. How does fine art help in gaining aesthetic delight?
Ans. Fine art liberates our mind from the constraints of sorrows and conflicts of our daily lives and takes us to a world of aesthetic delight.
28. What are the two aspects of literature?
Ans. The two aspects of literature are the cultivation of knowledge along with aesthetic pleasure and professional returns.
29. How do the people having no sense of beauty pollute society?
Ans. The people having no sense of beauty pollute society by scattering rubbish in their houses and courtyards, spitting betel-juice on walls, streets, railway coaches, etc.
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