What Is Art? OBJECTIVES Consider the origins of art in the context of anthropology, psychology, sociology and biology Explore a brief history of Eastern and Western Art theory Examine multiple cross cultural perspectives for evaluating art ORIGINAL POST link to original WHAT IS ART FOR? The term “palaeonthropsychobiological,” which was coined by Dissanayake, means […]
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Artifact 4- Food As Art
Food As Art OBJECTIVES Examine methods for evaluating qualities of art, such as product versus process, the difference between craft and fine art, must art be archival, and what is an aesthetic reaction. Explore the notion of food as an art form. Consider cultural differences in the production and consumption of food. ORIGINAL POST link […]
Art and Human Values Blog
Artifact 2- Human Values Human Values Unit Objective: Become familiar with the basic relationship of human values to psychological and philoshopical endeavors. Understand that values are formed from external and internal drives of an individual. Explore one’s own value system. ORIGINAL POST: link to original Life Values My Values: 1.Family 2.personal Developent 3.Wealth 4.Friendship 5.Personal Accomplishment My […]
week 5 -Discussion Assignment
The first person is a sixteen year-old Caucasian girl. She is very tall and thin. She has bright orange medium length hair, wears black jeans and a lace see-through shirt. You can see her bra, which is black. She is also wearing converse all star black sneakers. She has a black hat on her head […]
Food As Art Research-Option 1 – Academic Essay
Abstract This paper highlights that nowadays, due to the rapid changes in conceptual art research, food can successfully become independent art object. Providing opinions of four authors, including such famous researchers as Cynthia Freeland, Blake Gopnik, William Deresiewicz, and Fabio Parasecoli, the author compares food with art through matching their functions, ways of expression, […]
Unit 4 Is Food Art? Discussion HW.
Is food art? My opinion is that food is art. Elizabeth Telfer says that “aesthetic qualities are capacities which some things have to arouse reaction of a certain kind in us.” [1] “It is at least reasonable to allow an aesthetic satisfaction to the connoisseur of wines and to the gourmet” (Urmson 1962: 14). If […]
Unit 3 essay assignment
The term “palaeonthropsychobiological,” which was coined by Dissanayake, means that there are ideas of art, which encompass the whole human history, for instance, as far as the Paleolithic or earlier. It also suggests that the idea of art includes all human societies like cross-cultural or anthropological. Lastly it accounts for the truth that art is […]
Unit 3 1st HW
The author of “What is Art for,” displays a number of forms of behavior, which can be termed as art and how art plays a crucial role in the social life of a number of societies. She highlights a comprehensive theory of the evolutionary significance of art since its beginning. However, the book only covers […]
week2 Unit 2 : Value Assignment
1.Family 2.personal Developent 3.Wealth 4.Friendship 5.Personal Accomplishment My day began at 7a.m, which was earlier than my usual time. I had a lot ahead of me, therefore; I needed to get up early. I said a short prayer and began making breakfast. I had many activities to attend to during the day therefore, breakfast […]
For Wednesday HW Unit 2
Art & Human Values Psychiatrists, priests, philosophers and any other person that we turn to for personal guidance offer a certain approach to personal values; this implies that their remedy is not similar. For instance, many books regarding personal values are written by rabbis, ministers, priests, academic philosophers and psychiatrists. These professionals may have the […]