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Describe what you see:

Describe what you see:. Aesthetics. A branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty. Aesthetician Believes that the study of the nature and value of art guides us toward intelligent opinions about art. Possible Careers for the Aesthetician: Museum Director Curator

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  1. Describe what you see:

  2. Aesthetics A branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty.

  3. AestheticianBelieves that the study of the nature and value of art guides us toward intelligent opinions about art. Possible Careers for the Aesthetician: • Museum Director • Curator • Director of Education at an art museum • Gallery Owner • Art Critic • Journalist/Author Red Grooms Jackson in Action

  4. Five Philosophies of Aesthetics • Representationalism (AKA: Imitationalism, Mimisis) • Formalism • Expressionism (AKA: Emotionalism) • Instrumentalism • Institutionalism

  5. Representationalism Focuses on portraying things as they really appear. • Gustave Coubet, John Singer Sargent, J.A.M. Whistler Richard Estes 34th Street, Manhattan, Looking East

  6. Johannes Vermeer Girl Reading a Letter by an Open Window Janet Fish

  7. Isabel Bishop, Strap Hangers, 1940

  8. Duane Hanson Young Shopper 1973

  9. Representational vs. Non-Representational Art Leon Dolice, Third Avenue Franz Kline, New York, New York

  10. Expressionism The essence of art is expression of the inner emotions, feelings, moods, and mental states of the artist. This art stirs up feelings, communicates a general mood or elicits emotional responses from the viewer. • Edvard Munch, EgonSchiele, Otto Dix, Vincent VanGogh, James Ensor, Marc Chagall

  11. Kathe Kollwitz, The Volunteers1920

  12. Egon Schiele Self Portrait with Grimace

  13. Formalism Places an emphasis on the elements and principles in a work of art. The essence of art is "significant form" - lines, shapes, colors, and other formal properties of the work; representation, expression, and other subject matter are irrelevant. • Paul Cezanne, Piet Mondrian Louise Nevelson Royal Tide 1960

  14. Piet Mondrian Composition with Red, Blue, Yellow Elizabeth Murray Sun and Moon

  15. Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain

  16. Instrumentalism Requires art to move people to act for the betterment of society. Art should serve as an “instrument” for furthering a point of view that might be moral, social, or political. The essence of art is its usefulness in helping us to comprehend and improve our overall life experiences.

  17. Banksy Have a Nice Day

  18. Barbara Kreuger We Don’t Need Another Hero 1987

  19. Institutionalism Focuses on artwork that can only be identified as art because it has been placed in a museum or gallery. Marcel Duchamp Fountain 1917

  20. Eva Hesse, Untitled (Rope Piece), 1970

  21. What is beauty?

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