PD 6 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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Yaronn James Arciaga
3/27/2017 04:25:28 pm
Art is a lie that make us realize the truth. I agree with this statement by Pablo Picasso, the Spanish painter who lived in France. The fictional basis of art is all created through the creativity with the mind, and the performance of the creator. There are different interpretations of the art based on the audiences and the creator. The overall concept of art is justified through the works of imagination, whether or not it is influence by reality or ideals. In the end, the message of the art is why art is a lie. The lie is the art that goes through the sense of the viewers. The truth is what is deeper far beyond within the viewers and the Creator.
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Amanda Starliper
3/28/2017 01:41:34 pm
I agree with what you are saying YJ. Some artist create things to make you think. Every person can find a different meaning to the same art work
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Josep Marsal
3/31/2017 09:47:29 am
YJ, I agree with the the statement that you choose. I agree that art is different for each person, that art is the interpretation of every one, it's just what do you want to be. This idea you can apply more in the abstract art, because if we look in the past, Greek, don't want to create art as a lie, more the opposite, want to find the perfection and copy the nature. , I think that the statement that you choose, can't not always work in all periods of the art when we look back in history.
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Jacob
4/2/2017 05:31:47 am
I totally agree with your point that art is different for everyone! Whether the work is a painting or literature there are an infinite amount of interpretations
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Kennedy Murray
3/28/2017 07:03:39 am
"The overall concept of art is justified through the works of imagination, whether or not it is influence by reality or ideals." YJ I was really intrigued by this line that you said. It is true if someone was to look at Vangoh"s Starry Night they may only see lines and blobs if they don't have imagination. But, if someone who had a lot of imagination saw it, they might say it looked like the galaxy or like the stars were dancing.
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kennedy
3/28/2017 07:05:08 am
this was supposed to be on YJs post.... oops
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Kennedy
3/28/2017 07:13:08 am
"Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible.
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Amanda Starlieper
3/28/2017 01:45:19 pm
You're so right! It's amazing that so much can change through one persons eyes. Because like with what YJ had kinda talked about everyone can find a different meaning to the same thing. So if two people paint a picture of the same flower it may look completely different.
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Yaronn James Arciaga
3/28/2017 06:26:04 pm
I agree with your statement, Kennedy. I especially love your example of the flower, the difference between an abstract image of a flower through art, and a real flower itself. The idea, in which, art gives a point of view to where it express a meaning behind it.
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Katlin Besaw
3/30/2017 07:52:06 am
Kennedy, I'd just like to say that I like your example of flowers. This also shows how that if two different painters paint the same flower, it's going to look different considering each painter has their own style.
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Dalton Kendig
3/30/2017 06:33:01 pm
I took a more political stance with this. I thought of how many artists today will expose the dirty truth in our government through art and different styles. I also thought of music which is an invisible thing that is only a theory. Composer attempt to make different events in the world visible through song whether those events are nationwide or just in their mind. It doesn't literally make it visible, but you can get an idea of what is going on just from the song. See my blogpost for more music arts analysis stuff. (Good point I just added stuff to🖒)
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Mason Collins
3/30/2017 07:41:05 pm
For me, your quote is basically a way fancier way of saying "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and i believe you captured that with your analysis,.
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Cameron Jackson
3/31/2017 06:59:51 am
I agree Kennedy, I love the example you used to compare with this quote, and how you mentioned that meaning of a real flower and the meaning of an abstract flower can tell different stories
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Josep Marsal Castan
3/28/2017 10:43:59 am
Art is a self-expression or autobiography, that wants to express the feelings. I will agree with the Norwegian artist, Edvard Munch. Art is based on the feelings of the author. They want to express something (angry, dead, happiness, sad… ) with different ways. One of the most importants art paint of Munch, The scream, that shows what the author was feeling in that time. Then we can define art like, all element elaborated by the human being that try to communicate or transmit some perceptions, sensations, emotions, opinions, ideas or way of life. With that definition, the point more clear to define art is the self-expression or autobiography, because the life is all emotions, and when you want to express your life, you just express the emotions that you lived.
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Yaronn James Arciaga
3/28/2017 06:28:26 pm
I agree with you, Joseph. I love your point how art is a form of expression from an individual. Feelings of the author themselves, and not specifically the viewers. I found that very interesting and intriguing. It gives the sense that art is applicable of emotions.
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Emma Reyme
3/29/2017 12:50:51 pm
I absolutely agree with your point on expressing the emotions that we live because with art, even if we intend to or not, our emotions translate to what we are doing and so art is really like an autobiography.
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Jacob
4/2/2017 05:34:04 am
I like that you mention art being a form of expression. This could vary from sports to sculptures. It's simply about what the 'artist' enjoys
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Amanda Starliper
3/28/2017 01:39:02 pm
Communication of feelings...
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Yaronn James Arciaga
3/28/2017 06:30:49 pm
Amanda, I love the creative analysis behind your argument on art. It verifies the many different types of art, and how it is interpreted differently. Throughout your argument, the word ''different'' stands out the most, which is an interesting point. Art is different from the perspective of others.
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Kennedy Murray `
3/29/2017 06:33:53 am
Amanda, I totally agree that art is a way of self expression. Art comes in so many forms that it is hard to categorize it. Art can help with getting through so many difficult situations.
Katlin Besaw
3/30/2017 07:46:39 am
Amanda, great insight! I completely agree that art is a form of communication. On many occasions, people tend to tell a story when they're producing their piece. They put a sense of self-expression into their work and it allows people to try and decipher what they are saying.
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Ginger
3/30/2017 12:41:40 pm
I really like that you brought up that there is more than one form of art and that each expression has its own message and connotation. It helps to make the art more original and unique.
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Mason Collins
3/30/2017 07:43:07 pm
Art is a self-expression and i think you hit it right on the head when you said "Every piece of art is different like everyone feels emotions differently"
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Cameron Jackson
3/31/2017 07:01:44 am
I agree with you Amanda, art is a way of self expression and it can help get through the hard times of life.
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Emma Reyme
3/29/2017 12:44:54 pm
"Art is a revolt, a protest against extinction." I agree and disagree with the quote by Andre Malraux. As we know, art comes in different kinds of formats such as paintings, drawing, music,etc. and so I believe that it is a tool at our hands to revolt or simply display our opinions to anything we find unjust. Art is an expression that we use to represent greater things in life. However, I don't believe it is something we protest against extinction. If anything it informs us more about the past which is something to look at with a positive attitude and point of view. With art we can bring back anything to the present in an artistic and symbolic form that continues for generation, which is the glory of it.
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Dalton Kendig
3/30/2017 06:24:31 pm
I understand what you mean about the protest against extinction part. In my opinion, the author of the quote means that art is keeping us human. If we didn't have art we would all be mindless, uncreative, and boring af. Art does inform us about the past and it has also kept us from going extinct. There are probably famous examples mrs. Shockey and ms. Gearhart could mention but I'm too tired to think of any. Goodnight!
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Mallory Misera
3/30/2017 08:05:40 pm
We chose the same quote! You know what they say, great minds think alike!
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Katlin Besaw
3/30/2017 07:43:23 am
Art is harmony. George Seurat, a french painter, states that it reveals the essential or hidden truth. Overall, art is created to tell a story. Depending on what the picture, painting, sculpture, etc. contains, that then allows you to really understand what the piece is trying to say. This also ties into how art is a communication of feelings. When an artist is able to express themselves through art, they can often tell their story or deliver a message. Honestly, this statement speaks levels to me considering that I write poetry. (Yes, poetry is art!) I can freely express my thoughts and feelings through words while allowing others to interpret them and try and understand what I'm trying to say even if it isn't direct.
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Ginger
3/30/2017 12:38:51 pm
I really like that you brought the whole interpretation factor up, because I feel as though that is what art is all about. Art allows the artist to express themselves or their feelings without saying exactly what it is.
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Emma Reyme
3/30/2017 05:53:12 pm
I agree on your claim that art tells the creator's story as that brings out the true essence of harmony and how one thing flows to the next.
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Emily Bethel
3/30/2017 06:24:12 pm
I agree with you claim that art conveys the creators story and feelings while also being up for interpretation of its audience. One piece of art work can have many different and widely varying interpretations among people.
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Ginger Seibel
3/30/2017 12:50:53 pm
"Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes it visible." - Paul Klee.
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Emily Bethel
3/30/2017 06:27:12 pm
I agree with you comment on how the audience's interpretation can be totally different than that of the creator's. I believe this is one of the beauties of art. There are no real wrong or right answers.
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Megan Bicking
4/5/2017 10:21:46 am
I agree with your claim. Art can capture an emotion, but the goal is to reveal that emotion in the viewers
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Emily Bethel
3/30/2017 06:20:20 pm
"Art has something to do with the achievement of stillness in the midst of chaos." Saul Bellow
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Dalton Kendig
3/30/2017 06:20:25 pm
22. Art has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for a bus.
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Mallory Misera
3/30/2017 07:10:37 pm
Dalton, I love how you thought outside of the box by discussing the art of music. Many times when thinking of art, only paintings, statues, and photographs come to the common mind. Thank you for bringing attention to this!!
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Megan Bicking
4/5/2017 10:24:43 am
I agree with your claim. I think that a lot of people mistake fancy designs and trends for art, but it is just an idle thing that doesnt invoke emotion
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Danté Wright
3/30/2017 06:36:22 pm
What is art? Art grows out of grief and joy, but mainly grief. It is born of people’s lives.
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Serenity McDill
3/30/2017 08:39:41 pm
I also discussed the importance of perception in my comment! I think perception is one of the most important parts to understanding a piece of art.
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Christian Unsihuay
3/30/2017 10:19:46 pm
I completely agree with your statement, art is always different and constantly have different meanings because each individual has their own lives differently and go through different experiences that makes them see something that others can't.
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Mason Collins
3/30/2017 07:37:18 pm
Georgia O'Keeffe said that art is, "filling a space in a beautiful way". I would have to disagree with her because art does not need to be beautiful. It does not need to be something that will make everyone how views it feel warm and nice about the work. A picture of a woman covered in scars and bruises depicts the struggle she has faced in an abusive relationship is art. Is it aesthetically pleasing? Is it beautiful? Most would say no but it coveys a message from the artist and depicts an emotion to strike someone else's. That is one of arts many functions.
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Kennedy
3/30/2017 08:12:41 pm
Mason I would just like to say I absolutely agree with you and love that you pointed that out. It draws back to the "beauty is in the eye of the beholder", because to some people that would say they didn't like the picture of the girl, whereas other would find it astounding that she was able to escape a dark path of life. Very nice insight
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Helena Blackman
3/30/2017 07:41:21 pm
Art has something to do with the achievement of stillness in the midst of chaos.
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Ricard
3/30/2017 07:42:13 pm
I understand art as the reflection of the society. In art we can see what the author is trying to say and always is something about the society of the moment. The first human beings paint on the walls their self hunting, because that was their society, try to survive in the World. In the Greek era all the escultures focus on the balance and the perfect proportions of the human beings because the society of the moment were worried about the perfection of the human body. Art is a form of entertainment that allows the person who is looking it imagine a different reality from a different time.
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Josep Marsal
3/31/2017 09:37:38 am
I agree with the point that art is a form of entertainment that allows the person who is looking it imagine a different reality from different time. But do you really think that art is just and entertainment, or that art is made for express something, because i think when the author create art, is thinking what he want to express, not what the people want.
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Mallory Misera
3/30/2017 07:57:44 pm
As French Novelist Andre Malraux wrote, "art is a revolt, a protest against extinction." In simpler terms, art is an attempt at immorality. For thousands of years humans have used art to express emotion, tell stories, communicate ideas, make beauty and so much more. As time passes by, the art continues to exist far past its creators. Because of this 'protest' of time, generations to come are still able to dig deeper into the thoughts, feelings, and history from many eras ago.
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Jacob
3/30/2017 07:59:57 pm
"Art is a self-expression or autobiography, that wants to express the feelings."
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Serenity McDill
3/30/2017 08:33:32 pm
I agree completely that art is all about interpretation based upon people's personal views and experiences. However, I feel art is deeper than just what the artist may be feeling in some cases.
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Christian Unsihuay
3/30/2017 10:15:44 pm
Jacob I agree with your point on people's interpretation plays an important role in how others see art, but I would have to agree with serenity that art isn't just about what the painter feels, but also what the person is trying to express, and how he goes about doing it. Art tends to show off who we are, want to be or, or dream of, which is exactly what an autobiography is like, to know oneself.
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Josep Marsal
3/31/2017 09:52:01 am
Jacob, I agree at the point art is a self expression of the author, but also I can think that art can be a interpretation of each person, that's mean that maybe the author want to express something to us, but we can interpret with different ways. And that can make change the meaning of art.
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Josep Marsal
3/31/2017 09:53:11 am
PD: in my point i agree what Christian said.
Savannah Williams
3/30/2017 08:21:37 pm
All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster's autobiography.
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Serenity McDIll
3/30/2017 08:31:58 pm
14. Ideas alone can be works of art….All ideas need not be made physical.…A work of art may be understood as a conductor from the artist’s mind to the viewer’s. But it may never reach the viewer, or it may never leave the artist’s mind.
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Christian Unsihuay
3/30/2017 10:01:52 pm
21.To evoke in oneself a feeling one has experienced, and...then, by means of movements,lines,colors,sounds or forms expressed... this is the activity of art.
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Rachel Johnson
3/30/2017 10:19:09 pm
22. "Art has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for a bus."
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Cameron Jackson
3/31/2017 07:09:46 am
8. Art is harmony.
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Megan Bicking
4/5/2017 10:18:56 am
# 11, Picasso is trying to to say that art helps us realize the truth by being the opposite of the truth. It shows us this so we can distinguish between reality and fantasy. I believe this statement is true because of the vast majority of artwork that has arguments riddled in them and also the minority that show a perfect, yet impossible world. These artworks show us the impossibility and reality that is in how we think
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