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1. Art Philosophy Video: This video explains how aesthetics have developed and evolved since its beginnings in classical Greece. Aesthetics is usually referred to as the philosophical study of art and beauty. The twentieth century was a turning point since there was an explosion of interest in aesthetics. Even with the constant developments, aesthetics has and is still concerned with artists, artwork, and audience.
CARTA Video: The two scientists went into depth about neurobiology and how we develop our perception of art and aesthetics. Jean-Pierre Chanqeux starts with how artistic composition was discovered and how we process a visual image according to bottom-up processing. Vilayanur Ramachandran introduced me to the Eight Laws of Art. I was familiar with some of them such as: grouping, contrast, symmetry, and vantage points. However, I did learn about the peak shift principal.
CNN Article: This builds on some of the more scientific information touched on in the previous video. Our brains can immediately interpret meaning from preliminary marks or everyday scenes that we experience. Our brains are good at finding faces within works of art, even in more abstract works that heavily rely on color or deconstructed lines.
2. Morris Weitz had a great impact on the theory of aesthetics. This twentieth century philosopher stated that the concept and definition of art is constantly changing and as a result, there can be no defining properties. This basically meant that there are no necessary conditions that make something a work of art. I see this as an opportunity to focus on analyzing various roles and the ideas they represent rather than focusing on the true definition of art and aesthetics.
3. I have never been exposed to the more scientific view of art. I found it very interesting how the brain develops various perceptions of works of art. Chanqeux describes how the processing of images occur through the visual pathways and limbic system during the bottom-up process. Ramachandran then goes into detail about the Peak Shift Principal. This is one on the eight laws of art and it comes from animal behavior.
4. The readings in the text give good background information and basic principles that helped to understand what was being discussed in the videos and the article. They explained different types of art movements from the medieval period to dadaism, cubism, and pop art. That helped me understand what was being discussed in the Art Philosophy Video since I could better follow the progression of art and aesthetics.
5. I loved the Art Philosophy Video. It gave great detail into each of the major art movements and how they helped progress the idea of aesthetics. It corresponded directly to the text information about how art and beauty are two different things when it comes to aesthetics, and the ever changing definition of art. The CARTA Video was a little hard to follow since I'm not too familiar with neurobiology and how that effects aesthetics and creativity. However, both of their talks were interesting. Some of their key foundation art ideas were described within the text. Lastly, the CNN Article helped me understand the Peak Shift Principle. Ramachandran didn't go into major detail about it in his talk, but the article described how animals will be drawn to the most exaggerated version of a particular shape.
CARTA Video: The two scientists went into depth about neurobiology and how we develop our perception of art and aesthetics. Jean-Pierre Chanqeux starts with how artistic composition was discovered and how we process a visual image according to bottom-up processing. Vilayanur Ramachandran introduced me to the Eight Laws of Art. I was familiar with some of them such as: grouping, contrast, symmetry, and vantage points. However, I did learn about the peak shift principal.
CNN Article: This builds on some of the more scientific information touched on in the previous video. Our brains can immediately interpret meaning from preliminary marks or everyday scenes that we experience. Our brains are good at finding faces within works of art, even in more abstract works that heavily rely on color or deconstructed lines.
2. Morris Weitz had a great impact on the theory of aesthetics. This twentieth century philosopher stated that the concept and definition of art is constantly changing and as a result, there can be no defining properties. This basically meant that there are no necessary conditions that make something a work of art. I see this as an opportunity to focus on analyzing various roles and the ideas they represent rather than focusing on the true definition of art and aesthetics.
3. I have never been exposed to the more scientific view of art. I found it very interesting how the brain develops various perceptions of works of art. Chanqeux describes how the processing of images occur through the visual pathways and limbic system during the bottom-up process. Ramachandran then goes into detail about the Peak Shift Principal. This is one on the eight laws of art and it comes from animal behavior.
4. The readings in the text give good background information and basic principles that helped to understand what was being discussed in the videos and the article. They explained different types of art movements from the medieval period to dadaism, cubism, and pop art. That helped me understand what was being discussed in the Art Philosophy Video since I could better follow the progression of art and aesthetics.
5. I loved the Art Philosophy Video. It gave great detail into each of the major art movements and how they helped progress the idea of aesthetics. It corresponded directly to the text information about how art and beauty are two different things when it comes to aesthetics, and the ever changing definition of art. The CARTA Video was a little hard to follow since I'm not too familiar with neurobiology and how that effects aesthetics and creativity. However, both of their talks were interesting. Some of their key foundation art ideas were described within the text. Lastly, the CNN Article helped me understand the Peak Shift Principle. Ramachandran didn't go into major detail about it in his talk, but the article described how animals will be drawn to the most exaggerated version of a particular shape.
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