Module 2 Posting
1. Key Concepts:
- Aesthetic and Philosophy of the Arts:
Art's definition changes throughout the eras of societal time. Beauty's definition, or what qualities make up the ideas of aesthetics, also varies throughout time, as well as by the perception of the viewer. The idea of beauty in the days of antiquity differs from the days of the ruling Catholic Church. The romantic era's ideas of aesthetics differ from the characteristic's of it today, which are; personal, and in the eye of the beholder. Many men over time have tried to capture the essence of what makes up beauty through lectures, allegory and educational status, but to this day, beauty still varies from culture to culture, age to age.
- CARTA:
When looking through science's history, we can find the first instances of symbolism, symmetry creation and composition. These are monumental moments for mankind, not only biologically, but artistically as well. By tying art to science, scholars have attempted to define what makes art and what aesthetics appeal to us in a biological way. How our brains react to certain works, why people from various places and times are drawn to both similar and different types of art. It boils down to evolution, our primary human roots linked to survival are how aesthetic seems to be shaped for us.
- CNN Article:
Scientifically speaking our brains are hardwired to their ancestral roots, which survival instincts drive. These instincts seemed to be linked to what we find most appealing, our brains are extremely good at identifying human faces, attractive/safe colors, and specific formal traits in art, like lines, values, and dimension. We seem to be drawn to artworks that have characteristics associated with things that bring us biological joy, for example, the painted stick which stimulated baby birds due to its close appearance to their mother's beak; tricked the birds into thinking they were about to be fed, and because food is a need for survival, they were attracted to the stick.
2. Most important Aesthetics theory:
In my opinion, while I enjoy the ideas of tying science to art, to breaking art down to its bare essentials, to picking apart the human brain to really find what makes it tick, I am content in the mystery of art. Of what art is. Of what defines our changing, personal aesthetics. We have tried to define art for centuries. Thousands of artists, sciences and scholars have attempted to explain art. I think that all the opinions presented to us are important. These theories represent human thought and intellectual challenge, which really is what art is itself. We may never know what causes these things, but I believe the strongest theory to date is to tie art to science. It just makes the most sense to me.
3. What do you think about the scientific views taken on art?/Most interesting fact:
I think the scientific stances taken on art before us this week are amazing attempts at explaining art and aesthetics. Probably the most groundbreaking theory to date. To me, the most interesting fact brought up was that our human sensibilities being triggered can trick us into believing a very obvious painting seems real, has depth, warmth, and an atmosphere (CNN Article) when really, we can immediately also recognize, that it is just pigment on a canvas.
4. Video and Article Relations?:
The CNN article definitely ties in more greatly to the second video than the first. The scientist presenters and writers had found many similar theories as to why the brain is attracted to certain visual stimuli. Also, they both discussed the beak experiment.
5. Opinion on films?
Together, the videos highlight two very important facts, universal throughout art world: one, that beauty has changed throughout time and will continue to, and two, that science may have the answers to what exactly defines art, through scientific analysis of the brain. I think they are important to view, to better have an understanding at not just both art and science, but also how very individual we all are from each other.
- Aesthetic and Philosophy of the Arts:
Art's definition changes throughout the eras of societal time. Beauty's definition, or what qualities make up the ideas of aesthetics, also varies throughout time, as well as by the perception of the viewer. The idea of beauty in the days of antiquity differs from the days of the ruling Catholic Church. The romantic era's ideas of aesthetics differ from the characteristic's of it today, which are; personal, and in the eye of the beholder. Many men over time have tried to capture the essence of what makes up beauty through lectures, allegory and educational status, but to this day, beauty still varies from culture to culture, age to age.
- CARTA:
When looking through science's history, we can find the first instances of symbolism, symmetry creation and composition. These are monumental moments for mankind, not only biologically, but artistically as well. By tying art to science, scholars have attempted to define what makes art and what aesthetics appeal to us in a biological way. How our brains react to certain works, why people from various places and times are drawn to both similar and different types of art. It boils down to evolution, our primary human roots linked to survival are how aesthetic seems to be shaped for us.
- CNN Article:
Scientifically speaking our brains are hardwired to their ancestral roots, which survival instincts drive. These instincts seemed to be linked to what we find most appealing, our brains are extremely good at identifying human faces, attractive/safe colors, and specific formal traits in art, like lines, values, and dimension. We seem to be drawn to artworks that have characteristics associated with things that bring us biological joy, for example, the painted stick which stimulated baby birds due to its close appearance to their mother's beak; tricked the birds into thinking they were about to be fed, and because food is a need for survival, they were attracted to the stick.
2. Most important Aesthetics theory:
In my opinion, while I enjoy the ideas of tying science to art, to breaking art down to its bare essentials, to picking apart the human brain to really find what makes it tick, I am content in the mystery of art. Of what art is. Of what defines our changing, personal aesthetics. We have tried to define art for centuries. Thousands of artists, sciences and scholars have attempted to explain art. I think that all the opinions presented to us are important. These theories represent human thought and intellectual challenge, which really is what art is itself. We may never know what causes these things, but I believe the strongest theory to date is to tie art to science. It just makes the most sense to me.
3. What do you think about the scientific views taken on art?/Most interesting fact:
I think the scientific stances taken on art before us this week are amazing attempts at explaining art and aesthetics. Probably the most groundbreaking theory to date. To me, the most interesting fact brought up was that our human sensibilities being triggered can trick us into believing a very obvious painting seems real, has depth, warmth, and an atmosphere (CNN Article) when really, we can immediately also recognize, that it is just pigment on a canvas.
4. Video and Article Relations?:
The CNN article definitely ties in more greatly to the second video than the first. The scientist presenters and writers had found many similar theories as to why the brain is attracted to certain visual stimuli. Also, they both discussed the beak experiment.
5. Opinion on films?
Together, the videos highlight two very important facts, universal throughout art world: one, that beauty has changed throughout time and will continue to, and two, that science may have the answers to what exactly defines art, through scientific analysis of the brain. I think they are important to view, to better have an understanding at not just both art and science, but also how very individual we all are from each other.
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