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Who came up with the idea of Katharsis? |
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Which of the following is not included in Hegel's heirarchy of art? Painting Photography Poetry Architecture |
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Hegel feels like human development and evolution is marked by a progression from: |
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art then religion then philosophy |
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aesthetic cognitivism does not explain why all art is valuable |
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The value in a picture lies in the way it enables us to look at people, circumstances, and relationships in our own experience |
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There is one main idea or concept that aesthetic expressivists leave out when they talk about art and waht artistsw do. they seem to forget one important aspect of, or condition for, the creative processs. What is taht concept? |
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What is Collingwood's idea about art being socially important? (included seperate opinion question as well) |
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Artist and audience can reach self actualization and self discovery |
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What is aesthetic cognitivism? |
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That art is valuable because it is a source of knowledge |
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Graham says Cognitive Theory as a normative doctrine states that the arts have the capacity to enhance our understanding of experienece. Why is this an important statement? |
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Because since it is normative and not finite, it leaves room for art that does not fit the Cognitive Theory definition to still be art. |
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What does Graham conclude about the difference in scientific and artistic achievements? (included seperate opinion question as well) |
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Art is about point of view while science is all about truth, art deals in particulars while science deals with universals |
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encourages the idea that there is no universal truth --all opinions are valid |
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Earthworks and site specific artworks... |
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usually are not found in a gallery or museum |
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Conceptual artists are most concerned with the _______ in the artwork. |
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There is a standard of taste within art |
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Mills would agree that... |
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High art provides a different kind of pleasure than low art |
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Which philosopher said: art can be useful and still be art? |
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Which philosopher is interested in the ideas of the Sublime, disinterestedness, and free play of the imagination? |
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Who believed in the idea of art as play? |
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What does aethestic attitude mean? |
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a state of mind that allows a person to feel connected to yet distanced from a work of art. |
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what age or "ism" do we currently live in? |
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a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, taste, and the creation/appreciation of beauty |
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Explain the term Aesthetic Judgement. What does the term refer to? |
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AJ subjective----------objective (I was just able to draw the above picture and I got full credit) |
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Be able to argue your perspective by demonstrating your knowledge of these terms: is there a distinction between high and low art? |
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high art - is mentally stimulating low art - not mentally stimulating but does not try to be (add more to argue perspective) |
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would Hans-Georg Gadamer and Kendall Walton agree in their idea or disagree according to their main ideas about the value of art? explain. what did each believe? |
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they would agree, they both believed in art as play, that it required the viewers' participation and creativity for it to be art |
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what is the subject of chapter 6? |
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visual arts, how aesthetic cognitivism relates to visual arts |
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can the nonvisual be portrayed by visual means? |
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yes, time, through time-lapse photography |
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if it is to be a source of human understanding, how does visual art direct the mind to truth and understanding (3 possible answers) |
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by making you focus on a certain something that you would not normally focus on |
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how do the visual arts specifically contribute to aesthetic cognitivism, according to graham? |
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we can only experience so much in our lives, but through art we can experience a lot more |
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what is the difference between a montage and a long shoot in film? |
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montage is multiple view points of the same thing, way to emphasize something, not realistic long shot is one cam from one place, realistic |
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do you think silent films are more creative than films with sound? why or why not |
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(opinionitive)I said yes, because you have to use more representation to show what is going on, because you cannot just put in dialogue that explains what is going on |
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what makes a movie a great, enduring work of art? why? |
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(opinionitive) I put emotion, the ability to connect to it, and if the movie has a deeper meaning. |
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understand how artists represent their subjects |
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-not same for every culture -we like stuff that looks like stuff -conceptual art -representative of traits |
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