1.
Aesthetics: Philosophy of the Arts
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Plato- that the
true nature of ephemeral things is an idea which can only be reasoned and that
beauty is an erotic attraction.
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Aristotle- Aristotle
says that there are guidelines that qualify art.
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Addison and
Hutchensons-started the modern theory of aesthetics and systematic treatment of
art
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Kant-says that
beauty cannot be formalized
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Hegel- Hegel
distinguishes the three ages of art. Eastern represents allegories; Classical and Romantic
art.
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Nietzsche- That
are is a yes to life and that it is dominated by the apollonian
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Tolstoy-
expressive theory is the expression of emotion
Art and Neuroscience - Cerebral Art History
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Learn about
Lines: how we use lines to represent real objects and we recognize them as real
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Facial
recognition: gives us an emotional feeling in art even if we don’t realize it
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Color vs
luminescence- use of colors and shades to bring about different views and
emphasize different things when looking in different ways.
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Shadows and
mirrors- used in photos but are not always used correctly or the way they are
look in the real world.
CARTA: Neurobiology Neurology and Art and Aesthetics
-Changuex
talks about brain processing and activity in recognizing art and aesthetics.
His voice made it very hard for me to understand anything he was saying.
Ramachandran
- Grouping- spots that move together and recognition that they mean something
- Symmetry- means something important to us instinctually
- Peak shift- once you recognize characteristics you can recognize objects that are greatly exaggerated.
- Isolation of a single cue- opposite of peak shift where less is more and all the clutter is gone so it allows focus on what’s is important.
- Perceptual ‘problem solving’- searching for an object is pleasing to the eye just in itself
2. I feel that Immanuel Kant’s contribution to the
theory of aesthetics is most important. He stated, contrary to popular belief
at the time, that judging beauty is a feeling and that is cannot be formalized.
This was in the 18th century and it surprises me that that idea took
so long to gain the spotlight and be heard. Kant finally got people to realize
that judging beauty is individualized and not something that can be
categorized. While most would agree that a rural painting is beautiful, some
may not find it beautiful and they might find a city or town painting
beautiful. Though before his time, what was beautiful and what was not had
already been decided by someone else, presumably “experts” or those who have
authority, in the sense that they know more than the average person so they
should be listened to for information on such subjects, in what is beautiful
and what is not. That is why Kant’s contribution to the theory is the most
important, because it brought to light the fact that beauty is in the eye of
the beholder.
3. I believe their view
on art is a reasonable one and one that should be considered because they are explaining
why art intrigues us and they are not trying to hurt it in anyway by doing so.
Hearing and seeing some of the information from the tests that were conducted
such as the seagull and the rat test were very intriguing to say the least. For
Changeux the most interesting thing was the brain imaging on conscious vs unconscious
words. For Ramachandran, it was the rat example for peak shift principle where
once the rat understood rectangular principles he choose the more flat
rectangle over a fatter rectangle.
4. They are supplemental
and they give you a greater/more in depth understanding of the material. By
giving you the history of aesthetics and giving you scientific approaches as
well as the philosophical helps to give you that higher understanding of the
material.
5. I enjoyed the
article and the videos because of their different approaches and the
comprehensive view that they have given me. They add depth as I stated earlier
by giving you more ancillary information to bolster your overall knowledge and
understanding of the material.
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