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Art as
Expression
- we value art for its expressive
qualities - art must involve the
expression of an emotion
- art does not reflect
the outer world but
the inner world of the
consciousness and
the self
- Jackson Pollock's The Enchanted Forest
- Jackson Pollock's The Enchanted Forest
- art does not reflect
the outer world but
the inner world of the
consciousness and
the self
- Romantics
- the purpose of the artist is to
uncover his emotions and
express them in art
- the purpose of the artist is to
uncover his emotions and
express them in art
- it does not matter how
accurately an artist
responds to his
surroundings
- what matters is how the artist
emotionally responds to their
surroundings
- Wallis' The Death of Chatterton
- expresses pain and suffering without the
audience knowing who the subject is
- expresses pain and suffering without the
audience knowing who the subject is
- Wallis' The Death of Chatterton
- what matters is how the artist
emotionally responds to their
surroundings
- the difference between art and a
facial expression or a greetings card
is that the work of art projects a
highly subjective, individualised
emotion that has been felt by the
artist
- Tolstoy
- purpose of art is not to produce beauty, provide
pleasure or communicate ideas, but to
communicate feelings
- for art to be successful the
audience must receive the same
emotional feelings as the artist.
- therefore value is placed in
the hands of the audience
reaction
- therefore value is placed in
the hands of the audience
reaction
- for art to be successful the
audience must receive the same
emotional feelings as the artist.
- the feelings expressed in art should be of a moral
nature and enlighten us emotionally about the
human condition
- Religious art promotes harmony and understanding between human beings
- Religious art promotes harmony and understanding between human beings
- art must be universally accessible
- art such as Shakespeare's plays are
purely about upper class love, power
struggles etc. not relevant to majority of
the audience
- Tolstoy rates Dickens much
higher because he
expresses universal
emotions
- Tolstoy rates Dickens much
higher because he
expresses universal
emotions
- art such as Shakespeare's plays are
purely about upper class love, power
struggles etc. not relevant to majority of
the audience
- we can understand and appreciate
art without the need for knowledge
of the history
- Objections to Tolstoy
- disregards a lot of art that is appreciated
- considers some feelings superior to others
- feelings of a moral and religious
nature are seen as more
appropriate and valuable then
feelings representing immorality
- Tracey Emin's art would be considered counterfeit
- Tracey Emin's art would be considered counterfeit
- feelings of a moral and religious
nature are seen as more
appropriate and valuable then
feelings representing immorality
- Kant argued that moral and
aesthetic judgments should be
completely differentiated
- rates horror films because they invoke strong audience reaction
- facial expresssions
- disregards a lot of art that is appreciated
- purpose of art is not to produce beauty, provide
pleasure or communicate ideas, but to
communicate feelings
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