Unit-1:
Art and Aesthetics
1.1 Aesthetics – as a branch of Philosophy.
1.2 Aesthetics – its meaning, dimensions and constituents.
1.3 Art as a form of Aesthetics.
1.4 Indian Art and Rasa principle.
1.5 Importance of Arts in Education
Philosophy:
Man
is always curious to know
His origin
his aim
his relationship with God
his destiny etc &
This
constant effort of man to understand reality may be termed as philosophy. It is
an attempt to unfold life’s mysteries & find in them.
Indian
philosophers:
Dr
Radhakrishnan- “philosophy is a logical inquiry
into the nature of reality”
Cloridge-“Philosophy is the science of sciences”
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METAPHYSICS |
EPISTEMOLOGY |
AXIOLOGY |
ASTHETICS |
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It
is the branch of philosophy which deals with the nature of reality It
relates with questions 1.
What is the nature of the universe we live in? What
is ultimate reality? Is
man a body or sprit/ |
It
implies the theory of knowledge Questions
: What
are the sources of true knowledge or Where
do you get knowledge? How
does a man know what is real? What
is true knowledge? |
It
is the branch of philosophy which deals with the theory of value. What
kinds of things are good? Whether
it is pleasure or happiness or knowledge or moral qualities or self –realization |
It
is the branch of the philosophy that studies beauty and taste whether in the
form of comic the tragic and the sublime. Sublime means wonderful quality What
is beauty? |
Aesthetics
– as a branch of Philosophy
It is a branch of philosophy that deals with
the nature of art beauty and taste and with the creations or appreciation of
beauty
Etymological
definitions
Greek
(Aisthotikos) that means “perceptions”
Perception =sensation+ meaning making
This term was first coined by German philosopher Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten in his book “Aesthetica “
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· Aesthetics is the branch of
philosophy which deals the theory of beauty and taste.
· Aesthetics is come under three
transcendental values of philosophy truth, beauty and goodness.
· Aesthetics is the integral part of
philosophy.
· It can simply state usually looking
good. It is usually accomplished by the shape, texture, colour, types of
materials, symmetry, simplicity of pattern used in design. Which creates
philosophical thoughts and it emerged as an opinion that is looking good or how
beautiful it is!
· Philosophy is the broader
prospective of aesthetics.
· Every aesthetics/perceptions is based on philosophical principles.
Definition
of aesthetics
Cambridge
dictionary “the formal study of art, especially in relation to
the idea of beauty”
John
Keats “it is the systematic study in a philosophical way of understanding
beauty and its manifestation in art and nature
So
he quotes” A thing of beauty joy forever”
Dimensions
of aesthetics
1.
The
Perceptual Dimensions:-
Perceptual means the process of becoming aware of
physical objects, phenomenon etc. through senses
It
deals with balance, form and harmony of elements.
2.
The
Emotional Dimensions:-
deals
with reaction to the emotional content of the work. e.g. happiness anger etc.
3.
The
Intellectual Dimensions:-
deals
with theoretical or content knowledge aspect.
4.
Communicative
Dimensions:-deals about artist, time, culture, through the mediation of the
work of art.
Constituents
of Aesthetic
Aesthetic experience: - Aesthetics
is a discipline concerned with the perception, appreciation, and production of
art.
Aesthetic experiences, such as
looking at paintings, listening to music or reading poems, are linked to the
perception of external objects.
It deals with two aspects of human potentialities.
1.
Cognitive (knowing
aspect) 2. Practical(utility aspects)
Aesthetic
objectives:
It
deals with making or framing a goal to embellish thing or the work of art
eternal, unifying with different charcter.etc
Aesthetic
judgments
· Linguistic expression of our
experience and opinion concerning a certain object.
· It relies in our intellectual
emotional level
· It is critical appreciation of an
object that may be an art, painting, beautiful place etc
· It is influenced by cultural taste
and various background and education.
· A/c to Kant “it is a judgment of
taste.”
Criticisms:-
It
deals with the merits and demerits of a particular works of art.
ART
AS A FORM OF AESTHETICS.
Art is the response of man’s creative soul to the
call of the real.” said Rabindranath Tagore.
Art:
The
expression or application of human creative skill imagination, typically in
visual form such as painting, producing work. Art is the grammar of the life.
There is an art to everything. There is an art to living ,art to running
Aesthetics:
The branch of philosophy which deals with questions
of beauty and artistic taste
Many questions arise
What is art?
What is an aesthetics experiences?
How can an aesthetic value be distinguished?
How do we define beauty?
How is art to be judged?
So it expresses the appreciations of art .then it
will be valued. Then for aesthetics we have to present or make our ideal our
thought through art .so art is one of the forms of aesthetics.
IMPORTANCE
OF ARTS IN EDUCATION:
1. Promote
creativity-arts allow kids to express themselves better in their own way.
2. Motor
skills –students uses their hand, mind , body parts in the use of art.
3. Confidence
-by mastering the subject students get the confidence
4. Visual
learning-drawing painting and sculpting develops visual spatial knowledge
5. Decision
Making-the arts strengthen problem solving and decision making
How do I express my feeling through
my dance? They have to decide
6. Perseverance-art makes able to realize the value of hard work
7. Focus-concentration
is the most important skill in art
8. Collaboration
–teamwork cooperation
9. Accountability
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