EXPLORING WHY WE PURSUE ART & BEAUTY

WHAT IS ART?

DEFINITION https://youtu.be/vV2cc_fFgmA

VIDEO POINTS

VIDEO SUMMARY what is art? Definition: art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination Definition: art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination that makes the audience feel something Definition: art is the purposeful expression or application of human creative skill and imagination that makes the audience feel something art vs design practical purpose Made art verses expressed art Performance art How do you know when art is good then? Goethe’s three questions forces us to examine the art relative to itself what was the goal? did they achieve it? was it worth it? ART IS PURPOSEFUL ART IS A FORM OF COMMUNICATION

WHY ARE WE DRIVEN TO BE CREATIVE?

IS THERE A UNIVERSAL DEFINITION OF BEAUTY? BEAUTY The Cathedral of Light

ALBERT SPEER

GUSTAV KLIMT THE KISS

SUMMARY

• Art is an invaluable way to understand humanity and our culture

• Art directs us towards the conclusion that man is unique in his ability to create and appreciate beauty

• Art is a form of communication

• our views of truth and what we value will be reflected through the art we produce

• REFERENCES

• Winslow Homer, Breezing Up

• Edward Hopper, Ground Swell

• Vincent Van Gogh, Olive Orchard

• Edouard Vuillard, Palace Vintimille

• Edgar Degas, The Dance Lesson

• Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge

• beauty quote: Borghini, Andrea. "How Do Philosophers Think About Beauty?" ThoughtCo, Dec. 24, 2018, thoughtco.com/how-do-philosophers-think-about-beauty-2670642.

• The Cathedral of Light, Albert Speer

• Gustav Klimt, The Kiss