what the f is art Flashcards
what is the functionalist definition of art?
The functionalist definition of art conbines the emotion and artifact art
what are the two types of good art according to Kant? describe/define them
Fine art: highest form of art that makes you introspective, advances social communication
Agreeable art: art that gives immediate pleasure like porn.
There are 4 people in this theory. What ared their names? hint: M.O\G
Monroe beadrsley, hanfling, george, and lind
monroe beardsley saif that artifacts
monroe beatsley has an AETHETICALLY SATISFYING beard
are made to satisty the aesthetic interest
oswald said that art is an artifact and should please who?
oswald was like im a people pleaser so like qrt shoild totally please people
gerorge said that arti is an artifact that
under standard conditions gives satisfaction to its recpotptants
Lind, kind of like bell’s sig form says that artifacts are to COMMUNICATE ___?
any creative arangement multimedia whoes main fx is to commmunicate a sig aesthetic object
What are the requirements for bell’s definition of art?
what is bad art accourding to bell?
- aesthetic emtion
- significant form
bad art doesnt have any otf the requireents
What is significant form?
something people are sensitive twards which causes an aesthetic emotion, gives the aesthetic of greatness
what does the formaist theory of art say?
it focuses on how things are depicted
what is the definition of art by collingwood?
what are the requirements?
- art doesnt have an endgoal ans starts off as a feeling
art lives in your brain. whatever you draw ia a biproduct
when describing how art changes over time
Paul Zift says,
- art’s definition, requirements is subjective to its time. need for artifacts may change
- art is not a fixed concept and is dependent on social norms
Defining art ofer time ‘
Morris weitz?
art CANNOT be defined for a time period and is a flucter of properties
open concept/family respenblence
look
who says that art requires historical context and knowledge of art theory to be understood as art?
Author danto
____ made the institutional theory of art and there are __# of versions
has 2 DICKS
George dicky
What does the instutional theory of art say? what are the cons of verision 1?
art must be an artifact, be christened
what is the difference between version 2 and 1 of the institutional theory of art?> what qualification is removed?
Art no longer has to be christened by the art world
Version 2 says the artworld is divided into 5 parts.
this includes the artworld, the public ,___,____, and ____
artworld, art, artist, and artwork framework
instutuinal theory artist definition
person who participated with understanding in making a work art
instutuinal theory artworld definition
the totality of all the system, ALL FIVE PARTS
instutuinal theory artwork framework definition
for presentation of work of art by an artist to an artworld public
instutuinal theory art definition
artifact of a kind created to be presented to an artworld public
instutuinal theory THE PUBLIC definition
a set of persons the members of which are prepared in some understanding an object is presented to them
who said that all art can be traced back/connected historically to other art and NOT AN INSUTUTION
jerrpld levingson
(art and art history) what was Jerrold Levingston’s definition of art
who said that all art can be traced back/connected historically to other art and NOT AN INSUTUTION
levinsion said that ne words of art will:
follow, challenge, or expand traditions
what was the first work of art inspired by according tp levingson?
UR arts, could have asesthetcic proprties
who made historical functionalism
robert stecker
_____ combines history and function
historical functionalism
what are the three pillars of historical functionalism according to stecker?
It is centered towards the time and fulfills an artistic function at the time
Artifact that achieves adn intends excellence in filling a function( both intent& suitability)
We have a valuable/good aesthetic experiencetral art forms can count as well
ster definition of offshots
f central forms of art, but things that were premade arent considered art in stecker’s time
ch2
Critical nihilism
omg everything fucking sucks, is wrong, and has no meaning
critical monism
only one is right
im right your wrong
shut up
Critical Pluralism
: interpretations could be plausible or implausible based on criteria, some are correct
there is interpretation but how does it fit with the work
ch2
romantics are critical____ and their arbeter of meaning is____
monists
the author’s intention
arbeter of meaning
theory identifies asa source of meaning, for the romantics arbiter= author’s intention
ch2
eugne delroy day genius comes from
imagination
anti intentionalism, new critism arbeter of meaning is
from the work itself
intentionalist falicy maker
bearsly wimstat
in the ____ falicy the author’s intention serves as ____ evidence. meaning coes from ____ ___: __ __ __. and works artart conversations
. intentionalist
2. external evidence
3.internal evidence: form, syntax, plot
post sstructalism by ___ bart is inheriently critically ___. arbetier of meaning comes from ____ and a work is useless until _____.
art critics role is to ___
roland bart
critical plurism
the reader
it is engaged by the reader
provide how the work is personal to them
ratcal constructivism
very interpretation of a work is an entirely different work
this one is stupid as shit
Moderate constructivism by ____ _____ stated that:
michael krautz
each interpretation is tied to the og work bc of similarities in the work called UNICITY
michael krautz unicity def
wow holy shit i am sleepy
large overlap or simialrities in the interpretations that tie back to the og work
Ej hurst arbeter of meaning comes from the ___ and readers must ask the ___ if their interpretation is ____
BUUUT
correctnessdoesnt equal confirmation
author
correct
who says we are in a relationship with the author when we engage with a work?
noel correl
Hyper intentionism 2 philosophers
name them
daniel nathan and levingson
_____ says readers should IMAGINE a ____ author for a written work. ___ authors do ____ ex[plan his view
daniel nathan
hypothetical and idealized author
/large overlap in the interpretation
What are the pros of daniel nathan’s imaginative author?
mystery authors, advoids problems of not knowing the author’s actual intention
ch2 hyperintntionalism
levingson says there are 3 placeswhere one derives literary meaning. name and define them
Word sequence meanin: what the words nean in virtue of therules of language
Eaves out the notion of the author
The utterers meaning: what the author had in mind when puttinghte words in ordr
Eliminates autonomy of the text, you do noit have t
Issue: you dont ask the author for the meaning and then disregard the text
UtterANCE meaning: makes the most sense, blends the intent, context, adn the text
Text is still promary, author’s intention would not ovwrwrite meaning
Litterary meaning is generated by knowledge shared between author and audience
Inside knowledge would violate the relationship
who made the pathwork theory and define the pathwork theory? what was his proof of the theory?
what was a con of his theory?
- gaut
- look at theories holistically and apply them as needed. different litterary elements require different theories
- bro didnt tell us when to fucking use his theory., ass hat
