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1 How do we assign value to knowledge in art? Madison Roberts, Elli Ward, Julia Payne

2 Brainstorming Awards Season Oscars Racial Issues Boycotts Why? Not good enough or just racist? Leonardo Dicaprio Big Deal Why? Difference in opinions How do we assign value to knowledge in art?

3 Value Definition: the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something. We will assess this through...

4 What we will cover... Emotion Language Memory Intuition Imagination Perception Music Visual Arts Literature

ORIGIN originally denoting a public disturbance: from French, from Latin emovere disturb.

5 How do we determine the value of art through emotion and language? 1 a strong feeling, such as joy or anger. 2 instinctive feeling as distinguished from reasoning or knowledge. DERIVATIVES emotionless adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting a public disturbance: from French, from Latin emovere disturb. noun 1 the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way. 2 the system of communication used by a particular community or country.

6 Emotion in Art The purpose of all art is to cause a deep and emotion, also one that is entertaining and pleasing. Out of the depth of entertainment comes value (W. Eugene Smith). Art Class IB Tests Listening to music Dance choose music based on emotion

Emotion in Visual Art Common emotions: happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise, disgust Berenson a robot critic Paris's Musée du quai Branly Robotics engineer Philippe Gaussier and anthropologist

7 Emotion in Visual Art Common emotions: happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise, disgust Berenson a robot critic Paris's Musée du quai Branly Robotics engineer Philippe Gaussier and anthropologist Denis Vidal Based on other s facial expressions Smiles or frowns To what extent can a robot determine the value of art? Only two emotions? Difference of opinions Too difficult to explain Can we really judge? Too subjective?

8 How music changes emotional feeling

9 Emotion in Music Is music just auditory cheesecake, or does it have a deeper meaning? Charles Darwin Differences: Children Teenagers The Itsy Bitsy Spider Happiness Annoyance Hit the Quan Confusion Excited Too Subjective??? Emotion conveyed is different

10 Language creates Value? Means of communicating Speaking, writing, body language Visual Arts have a lack of language

11 Language in Literature Does language in art make it more valuable? Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind (William Shakespeare). Midsummer Night s Dream Rhyme Personification Way it s crafted Love is blind More valuable?

12 Language in Music The intent behind words give it value? Songs with no lyrics: Gangnam Style, Movie Tracks, Swing the Mood Major to Minor: "Every Breath You Take" by Chase Holfelder

13 How do we determine the value of art through memory and intuition? something remembered from the past; a recollection the ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning

14 Memory and the Arts Through memory, we relate knowledge from our past experiences to influence our perspective of an artwork Can we educate ourselves to appreciate different forms of art? Cubism Picasso: Reservoir Horta 1909 Immanuel Kant- Judgments of taste are both subjective (consider memory) and universal (does not consider memory) Opinion 1: Judgements of art are purely subjective. Kant's own words: "A judgment of taste which is uninfluenced by charm or emotion (though these may be associated with the delight in the beautiful), and whose determining ground, therefore, is simply finality of form, is a pure judgment of taste." What matters is not the picture, but rather it is the pleasing effect of the picture on the viewer Opinion 2: Judgements of art can be disinterested Evaluate the art based solely off of aesthetic qualities The viewer must be disinterested and must divorce themselves from their own history and biases. Ex: Who created the artwork, who the piece reminds the viewer of...

Memory in Visual Arts Marley and Me (https://youtu.be/1t7hzgqph9e?t=1m35s ) Summary: Newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan adopt Marley, an adorable yellow Labrador pup.

15 Memory in Visual Arts Marley and Me ( ) Summary: Newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan adopt Marley, an adorable yellow Labrador pup. Throughout experiences in the movie, the audience grows close to Marley and their family. At the end of the movie, Marley grows old and eventually passes away. How do your experiences influence your feelings towards the movie?

Memory in Literature Mary Todd Lincoln disliked the play Our American Cousin because her husband, Abraham Lincoln, was assassinated during a performance of it.

16 Memory in Literature Mary Todd Lincoln disliked the play Our American Cousin because her husband, Abraham Lincoln, was assassinated during a performance of it. The tragedy of Lincoln s death influenced her perspective of the play, even though the literary merits were unchanged. This value of the play was significantly less after the association with the death of her husband.

17 Memory in Music Happy Birthday song What do you think of when you hear this song? Do you have positive and negative experiences associated with this song? Experiences and memories of past birthdays influences your opinion of this work of art.

18 Intuition in the Arts What are we born with? Humans have natural tendencies to prefer one piece of art over another Psychological Factors Our brains are equipped with basic perceptual equipment that allows us to interpret works of art. patterns pull of gravity uncomfortability of chaos different sounds different tempos Philip Ball, the author of The Music Instinct The brain is a pattern seeking organ Cubism Picasso: Reservoir Horta 1909 Should we trust our intuitions?

19 Intuition in Visual Arts Rule of Thirds Golden Ratio / Fibonacci Spiral The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai Ratios The Last Supper by Di Vinci Chaos Objects going off the page Balance of color Motion

20 Intuition in Music Steady beat Different frequencies metronome human pulse prefer lower frequencies consonance vs. dissonance Majors vs. Minor Chords Word Choice Smooth connecting words Rough/harsh sounding words

21 Imagination and its application in the arts The value of imagination in art: Produces a way of knowing without the utilization of our senses A creative escape New possibilities- if it does not already exist, make it happen The absence of value of imagination in art (contradictions): artists are often incapable of replicating what they imagine into a desired form of art lost in translation creative friction

Examples Visual Arts Ted Talk- Janet Echelman Taking imagination seriously installation art that captures the impact of imagination and its realistic implementation transition from focusing on

22 Examples Visual Arts Ted Talk- Janet Echelman Taking imagination seriously installation art that captures the impact of imagination and its realistic implementation transition from focusing on traditional beauty, to combining her imagination with technology/engineering to create a new and intentional form of art Literature- Toni Morrison s The Bluest Eye I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it. discrepancy between Morrison s imaginative intentions and the result of her literary influence

23 Perception and its application in the arts The value of perception in art varying perceptions allow for individual perspective to expand an unconscious skill as opposed to visual agnosia interest and emotion location The absence of value of perception in art sensation versus interpretation and its effect on the audience expectations/biases selectivity

24 Examples Music concert versus radio in general personal experience- The Orwells at Summer Camp Visual Arts Las Meninas by Diego Velásquez how do we correctly interpret what the artist was intending to portray?

25 Works Cited

Chapter 14 Art Lesson Plans

Theory of Knowledge Mr. Blackmon Chapter 14 Art Lesson Plans Bastian, Sue et al. Theory of Knowledge. Edinborough, UK: Pearson Educational, 2008. Pp. 257-277 I. Its s just a question of taste.... A. Handout: