That was fun comparing the paintings. You can expect a similar type of exercise to show up somewhere on your midterm, I think.
REMINDERS:
-Bring in an unmarked copy of your latest paper draft for class on Friday
-Quotations exercise... the front of the sheet is tips & strategies, the back of the sheet is the exercise... take the two long blocks of quotation and condense them into 2-3 sentences each by using the techniques on the front of the sheet.
-Aesthetics exercise... make a grid with "Aristotle," "Alberti," "Shakespeare," and "[Your Name]" as columns and "essays," "soup," "decisions," "playing music you wrote," "playing music someone else wrote," doodles," "necklaces," "photographs," "web pages," "posters made by hand," "posters made with PhotoShop," "making people happy," "paintings," and "clothing" as rows. Mark yes or no whether the aesthetic thinker in question would consider that activity/thing to be art. Pick one of the cases that you consider to be intriguing or questionable and discuss in more detail why the four people would argue in that particular way.
FINAL DRAFT CHECKLIST (for Monday night):
-your paper should be submitted into Turnitin.com... you don't need to submit it anywhere else... I'm sending the log-in instructions to Scarlett because she asked for them, but if anyone else is unfamiliar with the website, please email me
-the classID is 2585283 and the password is istoria
-this is the UCI policy on academic honesty, f.y.i.
-your paper should include Acknowledgements (I'm quoting from the syllabus now: "If you receive any help at all with an assignment, from your classmates, roommates, study group, LARC, CWC, parents, siblings, other teachers, dead celebrities encountered through astral projection, etc., you are required to include written acknowledgment. No one else should generate the language of your papers.") Paste this at the end of your paper rather than making a separate document.
-your paper should include Reflections... the questions students usually consider are: a) what elements of the paper do you consider successful?, b) what elements of the paper do you consider unsuccessful?, c) is there anything that happened during the writing of the paper that I should take into consideration? tragedies, comedies, etc., d) what grade would you give yourself for the assignment? But you can reflect on other things as well if you like. Paste this at the end of your paper after the Acknowledgments rather than making a separate document.
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first post, haha.
ReplyDeleteNot sure if I did this assignment right but hhere you go.
Obama's Inagural Speech:
The government can't do everything, we need to rely on the people and their hardwork and honesty. Everyone has their duty as a citizen. Let us remember this day for how much we have accomplished so far.
"The Hills":
Spencer doesn't like Stephanie but he is still going to her birthday party. Heidi convinces him but Spencer says he will never tal kito her again anyway.
Decisions as art:
I doubt Alberti would think of decisions as being art as they are not paintings and they have no geometry or composition. Aristotle, perhaps he would because decisions you need to weigh the pros and cons, and you pick accordingly. Aristotle would pick the balance between the two extremes and praise anyone who did the same.
Under some conditions, Shakespeare might consider decisions to be art because usually decisions are made based on some rationale. Shakespeare clearly expresses that rational thinking is present in the real world through Hippolyta and Theseus' expressing their views in the non-magical world, aka the forest.
Me, I would also not consider decisions to be art. Why should I? They do not look nice. And while they do achieve a goal, they do not necessarily represent anything.
Alyssa Kim
ReplyDeleteGrid Exercise
I would think that Aristotle and Shakespeare would not consider photographs to be art because of the time difference. To them, photographs can only capture certain moments. Painting would be more art-like to them because the artist can create whatever they want to (for comparisons sake, I am pretending that Aristotle would even consider painting as art).
I think Alberti would think photographs are art under one condition: the models have to be in a certain position to create whatever effect the photographer/artist wants to make.
I believe that photographs are art because photographs portray messages and some have meanings behind them. They are not always art. Sometimes, photographs are taken for memory’s sake or for advertisement, but some photographers take photographs to express themselves. That is their art.
Quotations Exercise
Barack Obama – Inaugural Speech
“For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies.”
“Our challenges may be new… but those values upon which our success depends… are old” and “true.”
We Americans “have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world” that we “seize gladly.”
“The Hills” – Heidi and Spencer at Dinner
Spencer asks Heidi why he would spend time with “Stephanie, if she’s best friends with the girl [he] despise[s] more than anything on the Earth.” Heidi replies by saying that her “only logic is that it’s [Spencer’s] sister and regardless of how crazy…she is” they could still go to her birthday party “for a couple of minutes.” Spencer knows that what Heidi says is true, but “this is [his] last straw; if [Stephanie] keeps being friends with LC, that’s her choice and…[he] will never speak with her again.”
phs to express themselves. That is their art.
Quotations Exercise:
ReplyDeleteBarack Obama – Inaugural Speech
The 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, explained in his inaugural address on Tuesday that it is not the government upon which the nation relies but “the faith and determination of the American people”. He called on America to enter with him into a “new era of responsibility” and to fulfill the duties we have “to ourselves, our nation and the world”. On that day, when “a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant” stood before the people of the United States “to take a most sacred oath”, Americans remembered and reflected on “who we are and how far we have traveled”.
“The Hills” – Heidi and Spencer at Dinner
Family ties are wearing thin when Spencer’s sister, Stephanie, calls to see if he and Heidi are coming to her party even though she knows that her best friend is “the girl [Spencer despises] more than anything on the Earth”. Fortunately, Heidi manages to convince Spencer to go, saying that he should endure it “for [his] family’s sake...for a couple minutes”.
Aesthetics Exercise:
I think Aristotle would think making web pages is a form of art because they can be seen as having a function or telos. The page is a manner of making the telos come through to viewers, whether it is to advertise, to inform, or to carry out specific tasks like banking or paying bills. Web designers must put together a web page in such a way that is most functional and appropriate to its viewers or clients. I also think that Shakespeare would consider web design an art because it is parallel to his work in theater. In creating plays, Shakespeare manipulates people, costumes, sets, words, etc. to create a desired effect. In the same way, a web designer attempts to instigate a desired effect on his audience using specific pictures, fonts, colors, text, layouts, etc.
In contrast, I don’t think Alberti would consider web design a form of art because he seems to believe that art should be made on one’s own, not by organizing and arranging pre-existing elements. In On Painting, Alberti gives advice about creating a painting, not about copying one, so I think that he looks on art as something that must be original.
As for myself, I believe making web pages is indeed an art because it takes skill and foresight to lay out a page in such a way that everything fits together and is pleasing to the eye. Much like comparing Lupton’s Powerpoint presentations to Van Sant’s and Schwab’s presentations, some web pages are more appealing than others because of their organization and arrangement. These kinds of effects reflect the ability of the designer and demonstrate that there is some amount of creativity and artistic prowess involved in making web pages. Furthermore, like most artists, web designers must have knowledge about certain subjects like color balance/matching and focal points.
President Obama’s Inaugural Speech
ReplyDeleteAs the 44th Inaugural speech was given by recently sworn into office, President Obama, the nation diligently and joyfully listened to the comments he was making about the country’s “faith and determination,” for it is through the “kindness…selflessness…courage…[and] willingness,” that we are able to progress together. Moving forward in his address he tied in those four characteristics to the “hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism” that are provoked by the “challenges [that] may be new” that we learn to deal with through the “instruments” we give birth to for those new challenges. These characteristics that are called for by the new challenges can be portrayed by the “price and promise of citizenship…the source of our confidence… [And] the meaning of our liberty and our creed” that the nation is able to embrace.
“The Hills”—Heidi and Spencer at Dinner
During a dinner in the “Hills”, Spencer gets a call from his sister Stephanie who he assumes was “probably checking to see if [they were] rolling to her birthday party,” or at least that’s what he tells Heidi has happened. Heidi then brings up the fact that what Stephanie had been doing, which was “hanging out with Lauren,” was “so disrespectful” to her brother, being that Lauren was the person that Spencer “despise[d] more than anything on the Earth”. They both decided on attending the party only for a short moment for [Spencer’s] family’s sake, since it was only “one night and [they] only [had to] go for a couple of minutes”.
Aesthetics Exercise: Making people happy
I chose the category of “Making people happy” because it seemed to me like the more difficult one to tackle since we can’t fully infer from each one’s writings something that states their exact opinion. From what I have read, it seems like Aristotle would consider making people happy a form of art; this is because to be able to make people happy you must create a situation that would cause the other person to be happy, which promotes the idea of thinking and contemplating the situation. I have a similar view to Aristotle because I believe that you get to in a sense create happiness or at least draw it out of the other people and to create something is a type of art. Deciding whether or not Shakespeare would consider making people happy as a form of art was difficult for me, on one hand, his plays often had comedic moments which lead to making people happy; but on the other hand, the happiness came out of the art that he created, so I was unsure as to what his decision would be because he might not consider making people happy through art as an art itself. Alberti seems to be the one that would disapprove of making people happy as an art form because there aren’t any set guidelines to making people happy except figuring out what makes them happy, it can be random, but there aren’t any true formulas or measurements like geometry has that would help you figure out how to go about conducting this.
Inauguration speech:
ReplyDeleteWhile delivering his inauguration speech, President Barack Obama sent an overwhelming feeling of patriotism through the crowd as everyone felt "a recognition, on the part of every American" to "seize gladly" opportunities to dedicate themselves to the success of the country.He also used many references from the past to distinguish how many trials America has faced in order to come so far. After listening to his inspiring words, surely every American felt a sense of "loyalty and patriotism" to their country that has come so far.
The Hills:
While enjoying each other's company during dinner, Heidi and Spencer indulge on a touchy subject concerning Spencer's sister. Heidi thinks that because"it's your [Spencer's] sister" that maybe they "should just go" to her birthday party. However, Spencer dislikes this idea, but agrees to attend his sister's birthday with a firm mindset that if she continues to make him angry, that he "will never speak with her again."
Grid exercise:
I think that Shakespeare would appreciate photography as art, but only if it was done by someone who took the time to become fully educated on working a camera and did not consider photography as a mere hobby. Rather than appreciating the final image of photography, I think that Aristotle would place the label of art on the process of making the camera and developing the pictures as there are many technical processes that require a great deal of knowledge in order to perform. Alberti would appreciate photography in my opinion because like paintings, photography requires consideration in the areas of composition, color, and especially lighting.Photography can also capture a moment of history in its purest form. I consider photography a form of art as photos can lend themselves to so many different emotions and themes.
My instructions probably weren't clear enough... the way Lorena, Teresa, & Martha did it is the way I meant.
ReplyDeleteAesthetic exercise:
ReplyDeleteI think "playing music that you wrote" should be considered art because you have put your own talent and time in composing it. Also, playing that music in front of an audience should be legitimate too. It is the same as any painting exhibition or acting out of a written play.
Aristotle would also consider it art because he would appreciate the effort that it took to compose it. He would consider the process artistic in itself. Also, if the music had a function or "telos," he would like it even more because there is a message that the music sends out to people.
I think Alberti would also consider making music as an art because it requires education in music, it takes time and practice. Also, he would consider playing it an art, but only if it were played properly. He would also like it if the music had a message that it was trying to convey. That would be its "istoria"
Quotation Exercise:
ReplyDeleteInaugural Speech: Barack Obama emphasizes the importance of old and true values to counter the difficult times that lie ahead. He uses heavily connotative words such as “kindness”, “selflessness”, and “courage” to instill this message to his listeners. It is these things which he believes will “decide our fate” meaning our future welfare is subjective as long as we strive for a better future for ourselves. He reiterates the importance of hard work and “giving our all to a difficult task.” It is by these virtues we can take comfort in our security for the road ahead.
“The Hills”: There is a dispute between L.C. and Heidi and Spencer. They are deliberating to go to her [Stephanie] birthday party. They decide against it because they “despise her more than anything else on the Earth.” Heidi claims she would rather stop by “for your [Spencer] family’s sake.”
Inauguration speech:
ReplyDeleteAt his inauguration address, President Obama pointed out that he had just taken the most "sacred" oath where his father "less than 60 year ago might not have been served at a local restaurant." While he acknowledged " how far we have traveled" as a country, he also mentioned that what a government can do depends "ultimately [on] the faith and determination of the American people." He urged the people to recognize that as American citizens, "we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world." He asked the people to "seize" these duties "gladly" because in the end nothing is more fulfilling "than giving our all to a difficult task." This "new era of responsibility" is what President Obama thinks we require for a better future.
The Hills:
ReplyDeleteWhile at a restaurant, Heidi and Spencer also discuss about Stephanie, who is friends with Lauren. Spencer says that he will not talk to his sister because of her ties with the "girl [he] despise[s] more than anything else on Earth." However, Heidi convinces Spencer to "go and be core gale" for "[his] family's sake." Finally Spencer agrees to stop-by as a last chance to Stephanie, as he "will never speak with her again" if she continues to befriend LC.
QUOTATIONS EXERCISE:
ReplyDeleteBarack Obama - Inaugural Speech
In Barack Obama's inauguration speech, he tells the audience that a government has limited ruling, and "the faith and determintion of the American people" are a large dependent factor for a successful government. He also acknowledges that there will be new challenges the country will face in the future, and the "old" values that "have been the quiet force of progress throughout [the country's] history," will return in order to bring in a "new era of responsibility," an important recognition for American citizens.
"The Hills" - Heidi and Spencer at Dinner
Heidi and Spencer are eating dinner at a restaurant, enjoying each other's company. Suddenly, Spencer's phone rings and it turns out that the call is from his sister, Stephanie. Spencer tells Heidi that Stephanie is "probably checking to see if we're rolling to her birthday party." Spencer then adds that he will not go because his sister invited Lauren, a girl that he "[despises] more than anything on the Earth." Heidi convinces him to go to the party for "[his] family's sake," and he agrees to stop by, but it will be "[his] last straw."
AESTHETIC EXERCISE:
Photography has since been one of the major technology breakthroughs in recent years, influencing painters to head for a different realistic style in painting. Aristotle may have praised this turbulent technology improvement as fascinating and idealizing. He believes that art is an external form of an idea, and photographs definitely represent this notion. Although Alberti may feel offended by photography because it takes away his role as an artist and painter, he may consider it as art because it contains all the rightful "rules" of art. It is not difficult to take different photos of people having different emotions, so Shakespeare may also appreciate photography as art because it is convenient. As for myself, I will definitely consider photography as an art. Photography is not as easy as it seems, as it does take a lot of effort and challenges in order for the photo to be "just right" – whether it's right in color, geometry, story, etc.
Barack Obama – Inaugural Speech
ReplyDeleteIn his inaugural speech, President Barack Obama stresses the state and goals of the United States government. He believes that it is “ultimately the faith and determination of the American people” that will help improve the weakening government. He remarks that the challenges of today rely heavily upon the American people and that it is “the price and the promise of citizenship.” At the end of his moving speech, he points out the changes that have occurred throughout history; he hopes that everyone will remember this day and hopes that everyone will recognize “how far we have traveled.”
“The Hills” – Heidi and Spencer at Dinner
While having dinner, Heidi and Spencer discuss Spencer’s sister’s relationship with Lauren Conrad. Because Heidi and Spencer share a begrudging loath against Lauren, Spencer is unsure of his own relationship with his sister. While Heidi mentions his sister hanging around with Lauren, the thought of the relationship “get[s] [Spencer] fired up.” He remarks that “this is [the] last straw” and that if his sister continues her friendship with Lauren, “[he] will never speak with her again.”
Grid Exercise:
I believe that Shakespeare would consider photography an art form because it requires various techniques and it is more difficult than it seems. Though it may seem like photography is simply just taking a snapshot of a simple object, it is actually more complex. As a playwright, Shakespeare must believe that for something to be considered art, it must appeal to the masses and must be done with stealth and knowledge. The art of photography requires one to learn the different technicalities that are needed to produce an appealing photo. Aristotle would also consider photography to be art because photographers strive for what is most appropriate or suitable. If the photographer is trying to capture something that signifies happiness, he may want to make his photograph brighter; if he decides to go for a melancholy mood, he may adjust his camera to make the photo darker. This applies to Aristotle’s idea of excellence and how we must do what is right for a particular situation. As for Alberti, photography would take away from his favoring of painting; however, his idea of composition, color, lighting all apply to photography. Not only should there be moderation in color, lighting and composition but also in the mood portrayed in the photograph. Paintings are strikingly similar to photographs except for the fact that photographs require no paint and hand strokes. The idea of geometry and being able to tell a story or istoria are also vital aspects of photography.
i consider photography a form of art because it requires extensive knowledge in the technicalities needed to produce an end or purpose to the photograph. It takes a skilled photographer to be able to incorporate several aspects such as symmetry, lighting, composition to convey a story or strong message to his/her audience.
ReplyDeleteBarack Obama, in his inauguration speech, renewed in the country a sense of hope and patriotism, claiming “it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies.” In order to achieve a nationwide prosperity, he said, we must face an “era of responsibility,” in which we must recognize “that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world.”
ReplyDeleteSpencer is hesitant to attend his sister’s party because she is best friends with Lauren Conrad, who he “despise[s] more than anything on the Earth.” However, Heidi thinks they should go to the party for his “family’s sake,” even if it would only be for “a couple minutes.” Spencer finally agrees to go, but insists that it will be his “last straw” and that he “will never speak to [Stephanie] again” if she remains LC’s friend.
Photographs:
Whether or not Aristotle, Alberti, or Shakespeare would consider photographs to be art, I think, is debatable. Depending on what a given photograph depicts, they may or may not deem it art. For example, if I took a picture of a campbell’s soup can, neither of them would call it art. Aristotle would criticize it for the lack of ideas involved in producing it, Alberti would dislike the lack of istoria and copiousness and variety, and Shakespeare would detest it for its lack of deep meaning and message, much like Aristotle. If, however, the photograph had some meaning or story behind it, such as a picture in the newspaper of the war in Iraq, these three men may be more likely to consider it art. In the society we live in today, I would generally consider photographs to be art—even ones that don’t necessarily have a deep meaning-- especially in an era in which photography galleries and contemporary artists like Andy Warhol (from whom I got the idea of the campbell’s soup can) have grown to be popular.
Barack Obama:
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly, Obama referred to some conservative values as a solution to some of the nations problems. He praises that "...hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism- these things are old. These things are true". By saying this, Obama might be showing some republican traits even before he has taken any action as the President of the United States.
The Hills:
Family plays an important role in this scene from The Hills. Spencer and Heidi debate over the idea of stopping by at Spencer's sisters birthday party, but in the end Heidi suggests that "It's only one night and we can only go for a couple of minutes". Here the characters show that even though they disagree with the choose their family members make, they will still give them a second chance.
Clothing:
Aristotle might have thought that clothing was a form of art. Many times it expresses the individuality of a person, which is like representing an idea. Clothing can be seen as a physical representation of themselves while art is a representation of an idea.
Alberti would probably not have considered clothing as a form of art because most clothing does not depict any story but functions in its practical uses. The articles of clothing that do convey a message often do it though still life and words, which goes against Alberti's wishes to used people to tell the story in art.
Shakespeare would have thought clothing as a suitable art form. He himself probably used clothing to bring about certain qualities that colors or articles of clothing had.
I believe that clothing is an art because of the time and effort it takes to make it. Many shirts are often inventive and hold a story or meaning. Many brands write their message on the shirt so people can understand what their particular goal for that shirt was. It also takes much thought to come up with a well designed shirt.
Quotations Exercise:
ReplyDeleteBarack Obama-Inaugural Speech
In the opening speech of his presidency, Barack Obama shares words of hope and encouragement with the American citizens, strongly emphasizing that the keys to a successful America all lie "ultimately [in] the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies." Despite the unexpected new situations and tactics needed to repair whatever is in need of repairing, Obama stresses that as citizens of this country, we "now [enter] a new era of responsibility...to ourselves, our nation and the world;" "as much as the government can do and must do," it is the American people themselves who will bring the country back in better shape.
"The Hills"-Heidi and Spencer at Dinner
Spencer is unsure whether or not he should be "rolling" to his sister's party since she is currently friends with Lauren, a girl "[he] despise[s] more than anything on the Earth." As much as Heidi dislikes Lauren, she convinces him to go anyway for his "family's sake" and have it as "the last time [he] sees [Stephanie]." They both arrive at the conclusion that it is Stephanie's choice to "keep being friends with LC" and thus, face the consequences for doing so.
Aesthetics Exercise:
Decisions:
Aristotle may find that making decisions could be a form of art; he encouraged people to find happiness in fulfilling their telos as human beings: to use reasoning. Decision-making requires a series of processes that includes developing options to decide from, evaluate the ethics of moderation (according to Aristotle) in each, and choose the option that is the most excellent; this, in itself, could be a form of art. Alberti would not feel the same as Aristotle does because he views paintings as the one of the (if not the only) highest form of art and beauty. Art is something meant to be pleasing to the eye, but decisions are physically intangible. Shakespeare would probably agree with Alberti for no use of material is used to manipulate tools to create any sort of artistic effect. I typically associate art as something that requires creativity, and making decisions does not involve much creativity.
Inaugural Speech:
ReplyDeleteIn his presidential speech, Barack Obama gives credit to "the faith and determination of the American people" as the driving force of "who we are and how far we have traveled" as a nation. He uses this strategy as leader in order to rejuvenate our "loyalty and patriotism," and to make known the fact that it is the people "upon which our [nation's] success depends." He reassures the country that not upon one man is our future rested upon, but the American people as a whole "that finally decides our fate."
"The Hills"
Sitting down to dinner, Spencer and Heidi dispute over his decision to not "[roll] to [his sister's] birthday party." Heidi argues that although his sister has befriended "the girl [Spencer] despise[s] more than anything in the Earth," she is "[his] sister regardless," and that Spencer should make an appearance "for [his] family's sake." Even against Heidi's logic, Spencer is stubborn and resolves "never to speak with [his sister] again" as long as she still befriends Lauren.
Grid Exercise:
ReplyDeleteI personally think that to some degree, doodles do portray some artistic features. I think that one can consider doodles art, because they portray a certain idea or feeling of a person at the time that the doodle is made. Usually a person has some form of thought in mind when doodling, which is represented by what appears on the paper. This representation I like to call art. Aristotle would not agree with me however. He would not give the so-called "effortlessness" of doodling the pleasure of being called art, for to him it would portray nothing but nonsense. To him, he would not see the thought behind it, but rather attribute a doodle to the lack of clear thought. Same with Alberti I believe. A doodle does not normally exhibit the guidelines that he sets out as good art (when referring to painting). The lack of realism, and color, and istoria would be evidence enough for Alberti to argue against doodles as a form of art.
Some thoughts on the grid exercise:
ReplyDeleteDecisions... this one screams Aristotle... in fact, Socrates was known to refer to philosophy, in the sense of ethical self-cultivation, as a "techne," the Greek term for the arts (both technical and imaginative; they didn't clearly mark the distinction, though they did have a separate category for poetry, which was considered quasi-religious)... we should also consider Nicholas' point that links art to representation... this is where those who are classing necklaces and so forth as art are opting to define the concept differently
Making People Happy... Lorena's comment about this reminded me somewhat of the various comments about Aristotle and decision-making... we could class making people happy with politics, insofar as it is a way of organizing the behavior of other people... and this is an art in the sense of a strategy or technique, but its closest link to art in the current sense is through rhetoric, which is "made" out of words... this will be an interesting idea to ponder as we move from the "Making" quarter to the "Doing" quarter
ReplyDeletePhotographs... since the inaugural speech keeps popping up, would you consider the inauguration itself to be a form of art? If not, what is it? I think Moeller is going to talk about some Obama propaganda art.
Webpages... Teresa's comment about telos is interesting... some (e.g. Oscar Wilde) have actually argued that the category of art actually applies to anything that is not purposive
Music... music, like more abstract styles of visual art, certainly challenges the notion that art must be representational
ReplyDeleteClothing... it's interesting that Marko should bring up the logos on clothing, which some might consider a separate issue from the clothes... they only become separate with the advent of mechanical methods of production, take note... if Bottom wanted a special design or logo on a shirt he would have to weave it himself rather than email a file he designed in photoshop into some web program that sends it to another country where a machine guided by another person makes it into a t-shirt... so there is a way in which modern forms of production encourage the separation between the "object" and the "idea"... objects are made by machines or third-world laborers, ideas by "designers," "artists," or "marketing experts"... which raise another very interesting question... do corporate logos, images, or themes qualify as "ideas" in the Aristotlean sense, or "istorias" in the Albertian sense? Are they equivalent, for instance, to religious themes in medeival Catholicism?
Doodles... Grant's concept of effortlessness is totally fascinating... in the Western/European tradition, despite the separation of imaginative and technical arts that develops in the modern era, we seem to retain a notion of artistic production as a form of labor... whereas if you look at some Asian traditions, there is certainly a focus on skill and training, but also on effortlessness instead of effort... I'm thinking, for instance, of Chinese calligraphy
ReplyDeleteBarack Obama - Inaugural Speech
ReplyDeletePresident Barack Obama is remembering this very special day of his Inauguration with words that inspire his audience and move forth his vision. He recounts the times where America has faced hardships but the "selflessness" of the people is what has brought this country "through our darkest hours." We must meet our new "challenges" with what is old: "hard work...honesty...courage...tolerance...loyalty and patriotism."
"The Hills" - Heidi and Spencer at Dinner
As Heidi and Spencer are enjoying a night out, Spencer receives a call from his sister. Spencer is contemplating whether or not to attend Stephanie's party because she has betrayed him by befriending "the girl [he] despise[s]." Heidi reason with him that the friendship is "[Stephanie's] choice" and they would only be there for a short while.
Aesthetic's Exercise
Making posters by hand:
I think Aristotle would see making poster's by hand would be a form of art in that it does serve a purpose, the telos. The ending purpose would be that that it is medium in which preschoolers sign into to be deem as present.
As for Alberti, I can argue that he feels that the posters are art because it has a sense of geometry (at least the way I make my posters) where pieces or parts of the poster should fit to achieve an effect. But also he wouldn't consider it art because it does tell a story or have components such as human beings and coloring awareness.
Shakespeare wouldn't think making posters as art because posters aren't written and reenacted. Any words that are on the posters would be too direct to be interpretive and enjoyable.
In identifying more with Aristotle, I do consider my posters to be art because it is crafted. I think intently on where to position parts of the poster to achieve a sense of balance and moderately use components of it, for example not too many letters or pictures or crowding such and such.