PD 2 AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE
What is art? What is the purpose of art? What does art ask us?
Choose one of the 27 definitions of art from this article. Then, explain the following:
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Czar Parrish
3/28/2017 06:56:07 am
"Which is the art of painting designed to be- an imitation of things as they are, or as they appear- of appearancr or of reality? Of appearance. Then the imitator... is a long way off the truth..." -Socrates. Socrates here shows the metaphorical value of art, as well as how it shows us that what we see is not only what we see. Art can show us that what appears to be is not only what it appears to be nor that what we see is all that is there. By art creating an imitation of things as they are rather than simply how they appear creates more value than just an object. This is the same difference between a "picture" and a "photograph". The difference between art and objects id the value attached to a piece.
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Ben M
3/29/2017 09:20:31 pm
I like the reference to Socrates.
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Broc Glover
3/30/2017 03:41:29 am
I like how you brought up the topic of picture and photograph. It really helps to farther explain the statement.
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Brady Michael
3/30/2017 05:33:56 pm
I agree with your points that art is more than it appears to be. To fully understand everything about art, one must be able to analyse and decide what it means or what it means to them. Art is always more than it appears to be. It always has some sort of message.
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Connor Hall
3/30/2017 06:47:14 pm
I liked your comment about the difference between art and objects. I agree, the value attached to a piece is from the simplicity of the art.
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Jaelin Cochran
3/31/2017 06:09:54 am
I completely agree, art and objects are different yet the same. Their values are seen and viewed differently.
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Hannah
3/29/2017 06:26:28 pm
Socrates asked, which is the art of painting designed to be--an imitation of things as they are, or as they appear--of appearance or of reality? So Glaucoma answered, of appearance. Socrates said, then the imitater... is a long way off the truth... Art is less an item and more an action, a novel idea and quest. Art is us. Every person in some way performs this action. Why? I'm certaintly not old enough to answer that, but still young enough to know that art makes our breath visible. Socrates is proposing the thought that painters don't paint reality or appearence, but rather truth. But paints are limited to show only the appearance while eyes see the truth while it dries.
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Puja Chudasama
3/30/2017 01:05:31 pm
Experience does play a strong role in how we perceive images and I like your last sentence because even after the paint dries and the image stays the same, we can change how we see the picture with time.
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Puja Chudasama
3/29/2017 07:20:15 pm
The 10th definition states that "Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible." Various types of art whether it be music, paintings or literature explains things that we cannot see. They create the unknown for us to visualize. Then based on each of our various perspectives, we interprete the art in unique ways. Art cannot be bland or boring because it is constantly being viewed from different point of views which is followed by diverse thoughts.
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Connor Hall
3/30/2017 06:31:39 pm
I liked how you talked about the fact that art can never be bland or boring, because it is always being viewed yet different people in different perspectives. I agree with that and think it relates somewhat to what Picasso said about how art is not truth but the lie that leads us to the truth.
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Hannah
3/30/2017 07:13:44 pm
I liked this statement too. I think art can be boring, but only when it is superficial seen. In F. 451 when the professor was talking about the reasons for books, he said it was essential for books because we played god to a story and paused it to drink it in. I think art is the same way and requires us to stop and process it and when we don't do that it becomes boring.
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Allyson Shifflett
3/30/2017 08:39:25 pm
I like your statement that art can't be bland or boring. I feel like that's a bold thing to say, however I still completely agree with it. Not everyone can understand the intent of every piece of art, but to at least one person, that piece of art is so important to them. Every mind is different, which is why every person has a different perspective. It's easy to forget that sometimes.
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Emma Stone
3/31/2017 05:38:37 am
I really enjoy reading this quote. All art is explained through what you can see or hear. Art can come in all different forms meaning music or books. Music allows the brain to form stories with the words
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Jaelin Cochran
3/31/2017 06:12:45 am
I agree art should never be seen as dull considering that everyone sees and interprets it differently.
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Dominique
3/31/2017 09:00:32 pm
I agree with this quote too as nothing can be truly boring. Something one considers boring may be really interesting to someone else, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all.
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Sage Burdette
3/29/2017 07:33:53 pm
The 10th definition states, "Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible." Many artist paint, draw or write with the entent to expose or express. Through the many ages of art they've developed fundamental ways to show their idealistic focuses. For example, the Greeks zoned in on what the perfect body would be with their statues, whereas Middle Ages solely depicted religion for the rich and illiterate. Relatively, they all have a different persepective from person to person. Modernly, we all can relate to the interest of music, an expressional 'art' form that we all listen to one way or another.
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Broc Glover
3/30/2017 03:39:29 am
I agree with you. I liked how you went through the time periods of art and showed how they did it.
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Puja Chudasama
3/30/2017 01:09:19 pm
As you stated in your definition of art, images can express and expose. In today's world, many of us listen to music as often as we can because while we all hear the same words, they can affect us all differently. That is how art is seen and I really like the comparison.
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Ben M
3/29/2017 09:36:52 pm
Federico Fellini proposed art to be of autobiographical in its purpose. He then provides an appropriate analogy further proving his statement. Yet, despite the obvious intent of the statement to inform the audience on the purpose of art relating to the life of the painter, it can be noted this logic can be applied on a much larger scale.
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Ben M, Junior
3/29/2017 09:41:58 pm
I totally agree with Ben M. He makes the logical point that the current culture and society of the author will be reflected in the painting. For instance, Islamic art reflects the culture groups respect of mathematics, calligraphy, and respect towards their deity.
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Brady Michael
3/30/2017 05:26:59 pm
I thought your comment on art being autobiographical of the author and the society was a very well analyzed assertion. Art in many cases has as much to do with the person making it as where it was made and what it says about that place and time.
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Czar Parrish
3/30/2017 05:31:43 pm
Yes I agree, logic is used on a larger scale shown throughout the examples of his art. Art has the possibility to be the representation of the contemporary but there is also metaphorical meaning amongst art as well which poses a new but similar meaning for each viewer.
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Broc Glover
3/30/2017 03:37:48 am
Number 7 says "Filling a space in a beautiful way. That's what art is." This means that you start with a empty boring space and add color to make it look better. Everything starts empty. When the artist as something in mind they put it down in the space to make it beautiful. By doing this, it draws people in and they notice how good it looks.
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Emma Stone
3/30/2017 04:28:14 am
"Filling a space in a beautiful way. That's what art means to me" Georgia O'Keefe. All art is a beautiful, no matter how much of the piece you understand or like. Art is a way for artist to express themselves when they don't know the words to say. Georgia O'keefe explains in this quote that art doesn't have to be understood it could simply be colors on a canvas but to those who cherish it, they will know that the work is beautiful in its own way. In my opinion the statement is true because beauty comes within the piece. The artist doesn't need a description for their piece, they just simply let people ponder at the beauty of the piece and people will try to create a story for it.
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Kara Herber
3/30/2017 07:15:45 pm
One thing that I like about art is that we really do have the ability to create and interpret our own story for each masterpiece. We all have our own views and opinions regarding our likes and dislikes when it comes to different forms of art.
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Dominique
3/31/2017 09:03:21 pm
I like this quote and your opinion on it as well. Even a piece with only one color can have meaning for someone, as we all experience things differently. A story doesnt need to be complex either, all it needs is somebody to read it and get something out of it.
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Brady Michael
3/30/2017 04:58:11 pm
10. "Art does not reproduce the visible; rather it makes visible." -Paul Klee is the quote I chose. This quote basically means that art cannot recreate it's inspiration, but make different aspects and sides of it found. I believe one of art's purposes is to recreate or even enhance that which is visible. However in every way made possible, thus far, it has not achieved the ability to completely reproduce anything, one hundred percent. This includes sculpture, painting, sketching, and all other forms of art. A piece of art will always be different from its inspiration in that they are made of different matter, and not every detail of something can be completely captured. Even so, art can bring out the beauty or importance of something (like oranges) that had not on its own been visible. In that respect, it can make infinite aspects of reality enhanced and have new perspectives.
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Kara Herber
3/30/2017 07:12:37 pm
I like that you said that art enhances what is visible that brings new perspectives to light. Good interpretation of this quote Brady!
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Connor Hall
3/30/2017 06:22:00 pm
"We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth." Pablo Picasso
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Hannah
3/30/2017 07:17:19 pm
I liked how you mentioned it leads us to our individual truths. I think it's amazing how the truth of an artist can be interpreted by all sorts of people searching for a similar yet deviation of that truth specific to them.
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Kara Herber
3/30/2017 07:09:51 pm
Marc Chagall stated, "Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers- and never succeeding." I thought this quote was an interesting interpretation of art. Chagall implies that flowers are the prettiest form of art and that nothing compares to a flower's beauty. There are many beautiful parts of nature as well as other events in life, yet Chagall chooses flowers as the highest form of art. This leads me to believe that flowers give Chagall a sense of purpose and tranquility that inspires his passion for art.
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Jaelin Cochran
3/30/2017 07:12:41 pm
"Airing one's dirty linen never makes for a masterpiece." I completely disagree with this statement. Many great artists' signature is their life story. The problems they have faced and overcame or are currently solving can be some of the greatest masterpieces in the world. Music, pictures, even dancing all tell a story and most of the time that story is true. Many may even argue that the best stories are those that are true.
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Allyson Shifflett
3/30/2017 08:34:52 pm
I completely agree with you. Even though I'm not an artist I felt almost offended by this statement, because art is how we survive. And for spreading resentment or fear or rejection or depression across a canvas to be considered "airing one's dirty linen" just isn't right. Art is what makes us human and gets us through the day.
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Emma Stone
3/31/2017 05:35:21 am
I completely agree with you because art can be anything. Some of famous art can't be explained. Since I am in art this year, my eyes have been opened to many different techniques or displays of art. All art is unique.
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Allyson Shifflett
3/30/2017 08:29:45 pm
Response 21 by Leo Tolstoy states, "To evoke in oneself a feeling one has experienced, and... then, by means of movements, lines, colors, sounds or forms expressed in words, so to transmit that feeling - this is the activity of art." This was my favorite response because it states what I could not form into words when I was asked this question. Most people are drawn towards the art that they can relate to. Whether it be a song, a poem, a painting, a story, people want to see themselves portrayed by someone else, because we like to know that we're not alone. Tolstoy believes that art is meant to be full of our emotions, because many people know all too well that words aren't always enough.
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Tyler
3/30/2017 08:35:26 pm
I agree with #11. Many examples of art come to mind that display images that we know are untrue, and unlikely to happen. Yet through these images, we open our eyes to our own reality. Art is not a truth that we search for. It is the key to finding a truth. Perhaps a truth of self, or perhaps a truth of the world around us. And we often find such truths, but what we may find it through does not tell the truth. We are just able to open our senses to the truth while experiencing art.
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Dominique
3/31/2017 04:16:16 am
To evoke in oneself a feeling one has experienced, and…then, by means of movements, lines, colors, sounds or forms expressed in words, so to transmit that feeling—this is the activity of art.
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Dominique
3/31/2017 04:28:22 am
My comment got cut off...heres the continuation.
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