Abstract
Intriguing works of art have one thing in common.They cannot be ignored. In ancient times, philosophers viewed art as representation, what they called mimesis. Plato saw art as an imitation of our world which itself is a mere imitation of heavenly ideas, but Aristotle disagreed. Although he saw art as an imitation of things in the world, he viewed the world as real. In the Middle Ages, philosophers adopted Aristotle's view of art as imitation. Portraits are good examples of representational art, yet they seem to express feelings and emotions as well as we see in a series of portraits including Picasso's Gueernica. Eighteenth century romantic philosophers valued the emotions more than reason. In the 20th century a third view of art emerges, known as the formalist theory. The formalists said that art should not be judged by what it represents or expresses. Instead it should be judged by how its lines, colors, and shapes are arranged to please our aesthetic sense. A single work of pictorial art or music can be viewed from each of these three perspectives as this segment illustrates. Philosopher George Dickie says that art today "is whatever an 'art world' accepts as art." Some philosophers contend that this means the "end of art," while others consider it simply redefined. According to Jean-Francois Lyotard, art today is "sublime," referring to the feelings of pleasure and pain, joy and threat it engenders. Art is a game whose rules are constantly changing. That is what makes it so fascinating.
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art, style, search for deeper values, artist's perception of world, representation, mimesis, Plato, Aristotle, art as imitation, portraits, self portraits, inner character, feelings and emotions, inner nature, expression, formalist theory, abstraction, composition, arrangement, color, representation, art of music, creativity, innovation, every-day objects, conceptual art, art as philosophy, acceptance by art world, end of art, Philosophy and Art
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Introduction to Phliosophy, Examined Life, The
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00:28:17 (HH:MM:SS)
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English
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