Differences in defining art
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Definitions of art and aesthetic arguments usually proceed from one
of several possible perspectives. Art may be defined by the
intention of the artist, as in the writings of Dewey. Art may be
seen as being in the response/emotion of the viewer, as Tolstoy
claims. In Danto's view, it can be defined as a character of the
item itself or as a function of an object's context.PlatoFor Plato, art is a pursuit whose adherents are not to be trusted;
given that their productions imitate the sensory world (itself an
imitation of the divine world of forms) art necessarily is an
imitation of an imitation, and thus is hopelessly far from the
source of the truth. Plato, it may be noted, barred artists from
access to his ideal city, in his Republic. |
AristotleAristotle saw art in less of a bad light; though he shared Plato's
poor opinion of it, he nevertheless thought that art might serve the
purpose of emotional catharsis. That is, by witnessing the
sufferings and celebrations of actors onstage onlookers might
vicariously experience these same feelings themselves, and thereby
purge such negative feelings.Institutional definitionMany people's opinions of what art is would fall inside a relatively
small range of accepted standards, or "institutional definition of
art" (George Dickie 1974). This derives from education and other
social factors. Most people did not consider the depiction of a
Brillo Box or a store-bought urinal to be art until Andy Warhol and
Marcel Duchamp (respectively) placed them in the context of art
(i.e., the art gallery), which then provided the association of
these objects with the values that define art (Although, strictly
speaking, Warhol's artwork was not an actual Brillo box but an exact
replica of one - so it met the traditional criterion of skill at the
very least).
Most viewers of these objects initially rejected such associations,
because the objects did not, themselves, meet the accepted criteria.
The objects needed to be absorbed into the general consensus of what
art is before they achieved the near-universal acceptance as art in
the contemporary era. Once accepted and viewed with a fresh eye, the
smooth, white surfaces of Duchamp's urinal are strikingly similar to
classical marble sculptural forms, whether the artist intended it or
not. This type of recontextualizing provides the same spark of
connection expected from any traditionally created art. It should be
noted, however, that Duchamp's act might be as readily interpreted
as a demonstration of the (not always beneficial) power of artistic
institutions, rather than the universal art potentially inherent in
all objects. |
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