Yes, food can be a form of art. There is an argument whether fast food compared to slow cooked food is less artistic. In the two videos, “Fast food presentation” versus the “Slow food presentation”, the slow-cooked foods were described in an aesthetic manner, describing every step to the process of a pasta or a pizza to be cooked. Every piece of the recipes was described by textures and colors, along with the shape and style cookware that was used with the slow-cooked recipes. Whereas, in the “Fast food presesentation” video, the negative aspects of quickly prepared food were emphasized. The shipped and processed food was not described in an aesthetic manner. Therefore, food can be appreciated as art in certain dynamics. In the article, “Food as Art”, written by Elizabeth Telfer, she states that, “food and drink can of course produce aesthetic reactions, it cannot be an art for or produce works of art” (Telfer, 9). In order for food to be art, it must be expressed and appreciated. While Telfer argues that, “because people have to eat [dishes] to appreciate them, and because each person necessarily eats a different part of the dish, it might seem that in the sphere of food no one can appreciate a complete works of art…” (Telfer, 17). T his means that carefully prepared dishes can be presented in an aesthetic way, but also, our taste buds evaluate what is good in flavor and what is not. Our ability to sense beauty or distaste in flavor makes food an art. Art is not always something you have to view in order to enjoy its beauty or lack of expression. Food is a form of expression. Whatever qualifies an artist should not be limited merely by sculptures, canvases, or engravings. We use our senses to detect what we believe is artistic: our hearing tells us what music is good, our eyes tell us what painting is astonishing, therefore, our taste can depict what flavor may please us.
Month: January 2014
“What is Art For?” Essay
The term called ”paleoanthropsychobiological” was coined by writer, Ellen Dissanayake, of the article, “What is Art For?”. She depicts that this term has multiple meanings. The first meaning is that all human history is included in art. The second meaning is that all human societies are involved, and thirdly she suggests that art is a psychological/emotional need and provides psychological and/or emotional effects. These three meanings have developed and grown over the years into our complex human nature. Art can dwell an emotional attachment within us and give rise to our own spiritual or physical meanings.
The 14th century, also known as the medieval times, where “…art were in the service of religion” (16). Art was similar during the progression era however, more man-centered representations were accepted as art and people viewed art as truth beauty and excellence.
A second theory that Ellen describes is Modernism, which occured during the 18th century. People turned to the subject ‘aesthetics’, which envelopes the “taste and beauty that govern all the arts…” (17). People did not find attraction to this method because art was becoming a focal point. Thinkers and theorists felt the need to explain the means and ends revealing the core nature in art.
Postmodernism is another theory, where art was recognized as ‘high art’. This era occurred in the mid-20th century. People believed their art was meant for the well educated and wealth of their culture. They felt art was the truth to all meaning (19).
Unit 3-What is art for? “Why should art be evaluated on a deeper level to appreciate humanity?”
This article, “Art for Life’s Sake”, raised a question in my thoughts: Why should art be evaluated on a deeper level to appreciate humanity? “Art is a normal and necessary behavior of human beings that like talking, exercising, playing, working…. should be encouraged and developed in everyone” (26). To some people, art appears very impractical. They don’t understand its purpose and while they may feel a given work is “interesting” or “pretty,” they fail to grasp why it moves people. Regardless of its exact form, however, art serves vital to the human spirit, using it to explore our world and the truths that more practical endeavors can sometimes obscure. Beauty in and of itself serves as undeniable testament to the importance of art. According to the article, art has transcended intellectual trends. “The eighteenth century is recognized today as having been the focal point for aesthetics” (16). This is when art became an ideology. Appreciating not only paintings and sculptures, art became was developing to evaluate principles in creations, whether abstract or straightforward, “by and for the few who had leisure and education enough to acquire [principles]” (17). All art helps the viewer see things from another person’s point of view, stressing our common human bonds as well as the ways in which our experiences differ. Works of art are now expressed as “truths of the unconscious, expressions or revelations of universal human concerns”, because of the transcendence through art in the eighteenth century (18). It has ever since developed to evaluate the unknown depths of the human mind. Much of the appreciation of art lies in interpretation. Above all, art seeks to illuminate the human condition–these are the bumps in the road that we struggle with, these paths in life can leave us stuck, and the efforts we make to find meaning in our existence.
Life Values Assessment
In the list of 20 values, I considered each value listed to take part in my life on different levels. I added two values to the list, one is faith and the other is love. Because of my childhood background with Christianity and a strong practicing belief in God, these values are my top two out of all. Faith and love have been instilled in me by my parents because they have shown and taught these values to me by example. I may not remember every word that they have taught me, yet I will always remember their attitudes and behaviors towards these values.
The other three values are last, but not least: integrity, family/friendships and enjoyment. My days consist of early morning practice, nap, classes, and homework. It’s a rinse and repeat routine. The routine becomes tedious quickly and my mind always wants to find ways to make my days easier or I even feel tempted to skip over certain obligations such as studying just so I can sleep. This is where my value of integrity reminds my daily activities that I need to persevere and keep my soundness of character. There is always a voice in the back of my head that says, “what are you doing while no one is watching?” More often than not, I shrug off this question and act selfishly instead of with honesty and integrity. It is one of my goals to become someone who has great integrity. To have integrity develops healthy relationships with one’s family and friends, and it is important to have relationships because that’s what humans were made for–to live and enjoy life together; not alone. Life is meant to be lived and not dreaded everyday, so with whatever activity I do, I do my best to find the positives so that I can enjoy the moments. I often fail to point out more negatives than positives, but yet again, these top 5 values (faith, love, integrity, family/friends and enjoyment) are values that one cannot live without. Therefore, it is my life goal to become a woman to reflects these values to my best ability.
Unit 2-Understanding Values-Human values aren’t just instinctual
I agree with the statement that human values can be developed through culture and chosen freely because of experiences and beliefs. “not primarily driven by genetically determined instincts but are rather free to make their own choices” (Sorting it Out, 6). There is room for genetics to influence values and personality. Values are important with purpose and with goals in mind. Values are also developed as one matures because they are a combination of one’s personal preferences, education, parental involvement and environmental involvement. For example, I am from Ohio and I play on a sports team for this University. It has been an eye-opening experience to learn about the other girls on my team and see how different their values are from mine because of where they come from and how they were raised. Growing up, my simple midwestern, church-going, small town life is much different than a teammate who grew up in Southern California in a City and a beach social life. My values are quite based on Christianity just because most of my life has been revolved around Church and friends and family who also share the same beliefs. Also, when humans change settings and surround themselves with different people of different values, those prioritized values begin to either strengthen or re-shape into values of surrounding people. Learning from life and forming values, positive and negative, are inescapable. Our values contribute to who we are, whether we are cautious with money or carefree. In America it has been perceived that as a general population values consist of more greedy tendencies in order to improve self-worth. It can be argued that instincts and genetics provide for all of an individual’s values, but the development of a personality depends greatly on past experiences create huge differences in how we approach the next situation (Sorting it Out, 8). We do and decide not to do. Our values are mostly shaped by the way we perceive and handle outcomes the each situation.
First Blog Post-what not to eat post workout
Sugar and Fruit Juice: Two Foods You Should Never, Ever Eat After Exercise
I am one who is quite passionate about nutrition and exercise. By this blog I have learned more health benefits from certain workouts, and what exactly is important to consume after a variety of workouts. Different dietary needs are to be consumed for different workouts in order to reach the maximum benefit for certain workouts. In this blog that I discovered from Mercola Fitness, the post describes how it is is best to avoid all sugar and fruit juice two hours post a sprint workout, because the main goal of a workout is to increase your growth hormone so that your muscles can grow and recover. These kinds of carbs are not restricted post strength training and aerobic exercises. Fruit juices and sugars will diminish this health benefit and all of the work that you have just put in to exercise. This post is mainly used to help people who want to increase levels of growth hormones. Someone who is a professional athlete and does not need to increase their growth hormones, can avoid the sugar and fruit juice restrictions. This specific page provides sprint workouts and optimum health goals for people who want to increase growth hormones.