Question 1:
How would you define 'art? ' Use specific examples to support your definition.
Answer 1:
Mark Getlein explains, “Many answers have been proposed, but the fact that philosophers still debate them should tell us that the questions are not easy” (Getlein, 2008, p. 21). To my perception, art is an expression exploring the senses of our environment. It is a transformation of an object into something to inspire or have thoughtful value. We see art expressed in a realism style in Michelangelo’s art in the Sistine Chapel. Individuals are painted in a fashion to resemble humans. Mark Getlein’s explains, Picasso’s representational art, First Communion, “Represents the visible world in such a way that we recognize a likeness” (Getlein, …show more content…
Art, in its most basic example to me, is nature in itself. Our surrounding environment inspires. There is variety in different mediums, textures, and hues around us every day.
Question 2:
What purpose does art serve in human experience? Why do all children draw? Why have most adults ceased to draw on a regular basis?
Answer 2:
I feel that the purpose art serves is to experiment and express perceptions of our environment around us. Children start to draw in a method of relating and expressing their environment. They are learning and experimenting with the five senses of sight, touch, smell, hearing, and tasting. They experiment to learn their environment. They draw to express what their perception of the world around them is. As children grow older into adulthood, life can get in the way of continuing to draw. Some move on to continue college, learn a skill or job, and making money. Some can retain their artistic endeavors and make a living from it. Others may use it as a hobby; while others may lose the experimentation, they experienced as a child. Either way, art contributes to the growth of an individual in expressing their perceptions and experimenting with expressing
How would you define 'art? ' Use specific examples to support your definition.
Answer 1:
Mark Getlein explains, “Many answers have been proposed, but the fact that philosophers still debate them should tell us that the questions are not easy” (Getlein, 2008, p. 21). To my perception, art is an expression exploring the senses of our environment. It is a transformation of an object into something to inspire or have thoughtful value. We see art expressed in a realism style in Michelangelo’s art in the Sistine Chapel. Individuals are painted in a fashion to resemble humans. Mark Getlein’s explains, Picasso’s representational art, First Communion, “Represents the visible world in such a way that we recognize a likeness” (Getlein, …show more content…
Art, in its most basic example to me, is nature in itself. Our surrounding environment inspires. There is variety in different mediums, textures, and hues around us every day.
Question 2:
What purpose does art serve in human experience? Why do all children draw? Why have most adults ceased to draw on a regular basis?
Answer 2:
I feel that the purpose art serves is to experiment and express perceptions of our environment around us. Children start to draw in a method of relating and expressing their environment. They are learning and experimenting with the five senses of sight, touch, smell, hearing, and tasting. They experiment to learn their environment. They draw to express what their perception of the world around them is. As children grow older into adulthood, life can get in the way of continuing to draw. Some move on to continue college, learn a skill or job, and making money. Some can retain their artistic endeavors and make a living from it. Others may use it as a hobby; while others may lose the experimentation, they experienced as a child. Either way, art contributes to the growth of an individual in expressing their perceptions and experimenting with expressing