Areas of Knowledge: Art
Areas of Knowledge: Art
This is what happened This is significant
Areas of Knowledge: Art
Making the familiar new
Areas of Knowledge: Art
What´s this about?
Areas of Knowledge: Art
Areas of Knowledge: Art
What are the arts for?
Is art important?
What can the arts show us/teach us that we can’t know in other ways?
Areas of Knowledge: Art
Areas of Knowledge: Art
Some key points:
• Art of one form or another can be found in all cultures, and the desire to make aesthetically pleasing objects seems to be universal
• Among the criteria for distinguishing art from non-art are the intentions of the artist, the quality of the work, and the response of the spectators
• It could be argued that great art stands the test of time and is inexhaustible – in the sense that it constantly reveals new things to us
Areas of Knowledge: Art
Some key points:
• The Copy Theory says the purpose of Art is to copy reality. But it could be argued that art is not so much a slavish reproduction of reality as a creative reinterpretation of it
• A second theory sees Art as a means of communication which enables us to imaginatively project ourselves into new situations and communicate emotions that lie beyond everyday language
• A third theory says that the Arts have an educative role and at their best broaden our awareness, develop our empathy and sharpen our moral intuitions
The Arts
PerceptionDo the arts help
us to see the world with new
eyes?
ReasonWhat role does reason play in
artistic creation?
EthicsTo what extent do the arts ‘civilise’
people?
EmotionIs art the
language of the emotions?
HistoryHow much can we learn about
the past from the history of art?
Human Sciences
How does literature help us
understand human nature?
MathsWhat is the connection
between maths and music?
Natural Sciences
What role does creative imagination play in the sciences?
Areas of Knowledge: Art