In the intro to the article, “Food as Art”, the author tells us that philosophers believe that food is in no shape an art; “…it cannot be an art form or produce works of art” (Tefler 1). The author focuses her argument to clarify their argument and defends her belief that food can be viewed as an art. Let alone people have a passion for the culinary arts focus so much of their time to perfect an ordinary food item or their food creation. Wouldn’t that fall into what Dennayaske defined as an art? “…an artifact that was man-made or has human involvement ” (Dennayaske 2). The author of this article, Tefler, defines art in the same way in page 2 in her article. My argument or question to her readers would be, other than food, what would you argue that isn’t art? It can be an object or process of something happening, what don’t we consider as an art?

I believe that food is definitely an aspect of art that has many artistic features, whether it be display or taste. In the radio show by Kurt Anderson along with writer Chandler Burr, “Is Smell a Sense of Noble as a Vision or Hearing”, he interviews a physicist that tells how our minds interpret smells and how we register it. I think it’s fair to say that without the scientific reasoning, once we smell something we instantly process of:

•   Does it smell good?
• What does it remind us of?
• If we can distinct it, what is it?

Burr believes that we should build museums of noses, because of how important they are, which is true. I believe that the artistic feature of food has a strong reliance on the nose. It should smell good, remind us of some comfort food, and to taste the meal through smelling it. My view of food as an art, is a modernism approach. Food is a slow growing feature in art, but the appearance is shifting to modern aspects. Wouldn’t you agree? Food is very cultured along with ingredients, but the presentation is shifting towards a modern look.

 

Reference

Tefler, E. (2002). Food as Art. In Neill, A. & Riley, A. (eds.) Arguing About Art: Contemporary Philosophical Debates (2nd ed., Chap. 2). New York, NY: Routledge.

In the beginning of Dissanayakas lecture “What is art for” he phrases art to be “paleoanthropsychobiological” (paleolithic, anthropological, pyschological) a term that is compiled of other words. This compiled word is precise on how the author argues how we view or appreciate art in this modern society in comparison to the past decades.

I personally admire how the author uses the phrase “making special” in her lecture. It relates to art in the way that we will find art in the activities that we like to do as well as personal values to us. Not only does it limit it to our hobbies but our everyday lives that surround us everyday. The way that the author relates “making special” to human survival is that what we as a human society without appreciating art? If we lose this value, we will lose value in our society and lose emotion in our routines.

One era that Dissanayakas mentions is the Rienancance time period. “Art is representing the craftsmanship of beauty, harmony, and excellence” (pg 2) She believes that during this time period, the art that was presented, was a work of beauty and hard work. This time period was basically the backbone of the “art” era and coming of artist and movements. Another movement that she talks about is modernism or how the author says “a point of view that two centuries collide with two arts” (pg 5) . This art phase was targeted during social and political movements that promoted change. Today, we still see modern art very much alive, such as propaganda and television media influence. I believe that this modern type of art will continue to expand our society continues to rely on social media and new types of art to arise.

 

 

Dissanayake, E. (1991). What is art for? Keynote adresses 1991 (NAEA Convention), (pp.15-26).

For those that aren’t the art appreciates, including me, we don’t truly understand what exactly to be looking for in the art. I see a painting, photograph, dance, and many other parts of art and don’t truly understand what the “value” may be. “I think these ideas have revolutionary implications for how we as a society think of art” (Carrol 2) I believe that the author words it perfectly here in this quote, as generations continue and evolve, will we ever appreciate art how they once did in the past? After western modernization, we have developed a new version of this “modern” art. This new art is more admirable and visible especially how artist have revolutionized the typically house.

Putting art into a different perspective, our cultures completely revolved around art values. Although I can’t personally “see” the art, I do believe that I am surrounded by it everyday. Art is more than just pencil to paper, it’s about the experience. In the society that we live in today, art can be used in different contexts. Such as either a physical art piece or a process in the happening.

 

 

Reference

Dissanayake, E. (1991). What is art for? In K. C. Caroll (Ed.). Keynote adresses 1991 (NAEA Convention), (pp.15-26). Reston, VA: National Art Education Association.

 

Today was a great day to reflect on my values and how I portray my personal values. This weekend I chose to come to visit my sister that lives up in Seattle to spend some time with her during the long weekend and to watch the Seahawk playoff game. This is one example how I value my family. I’ve been raised to respect family and make them my number one priority. With second being health, my sister is pregnant and in between moving into a new home. My parents have taught us that good health is always a blessing and that we should do the most we can to value it. This personal value broadens to the morality that we shouldn’t smoke, heavily drink, along with other ways to damage our body and instead to be active and strong mental health along with mental health.

 

My family absolutely means the world to me. My parents let alone have provided a strong foundation of morals and ethics for all my siblings to understand why they are that way. Each one of us personally develop our own morals and slightly adjust our personal ethics as we age. This is an example on how I’ve personally have changed what my parents have taught me. After moving out and continuing to college, my parents are no longer there to watch over me and they have let me go into the real world along with their teachings in hope that I cherish them. A personal goal that I have for myself is to leave a legacy for my family to remember. I want to set an example of my values and the morals that I have carried along and shined through my personality.

I found this article by Lewis H. that talks about values to the extent of where they came from or how we perceive them everyday. It’s interesting to put into perspective in our everyday lives. Human values are traits or habits that we acknowledge and practice at an early age Lewis talks about this briefly. The values we have as humans is what separates from other species such as their natural habits. Our natural habitats for example are our communities, schools, churches, and many other places where they have a impact on how you may evaluate your values. From personal experience, I hold my values to a high standard and try to stay true to them no matter how they may be critiqued by others.

At the end of the first chapter, The Initial Question, Lewis hooks his readers hooked with broad, yet curious questions. He states, “what manner of men and women shall we be?” (Lewis, 5). I agree with this question that he mentions, because during our childhood we don’t have the control to choose who will be. Our parents shape our minds to behave a certain way with the morals they endow on us. The one argument I have against Lewis, is society to blame for how our values are shaped by society? The way society is progressing today, will the same human values we cherish still be valued for our children?

This is an article that a notable billionaire, Warren Buffet, that often speaks about stock advice and money management techniques. I chose this article because not only is it interesting to me, but I believe others should venture out to articles such as this one, to become more aware of how to manage money or having someone with high expertise putting into simpler terms.

Patience is key. Buffets’ main point is to be patient with your money making decisions and to have confidence. This is the value that I took away from this articles. As a college student, money management is important to know to delicate it to certain expenses. As we venture out into the real world, wouldn’t it be nice to start thinking about your financial future? Examples could be starting up a 401(k) or a long-term high interest savings account. Regardless of how you choose to invest, having patience is crucial to wait for a decent return.

I caution you that this article will not tell you how to go from ‘rags to riches’ or a millionaire overnight, but it will tell you some of the choices that billionaires made at some point to become who they are today.

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