What Makes Something Art ?

Each of the group members have different activites but have the same reason why they love doing it. They all do it for the love of bringing out the special other side of an object. They believe that in the form of baking, digital art and photography, they will be able to express a transformation. A transformation that attracts the eye of an imagination, creative human being who knows that there is beauty beyond what the eyes can see.

Nika, Aa and Cj believe that the artist's intention make something art for the reason that most of the artists make it as a way of showing the beauty of the unexpressed emotions like elation, depression and contentment. For example, in editing photos or in digital art, in order to show depression in the subject of the photo, there are actions to change the contrast and color and you can add some noise, and more! Using such effects, you can let a somple photo show its depressed side.








Nude pictures may be considered art by models, photographers, painter and other people. But for some, especially the church and other countries, they consider it explicit. I remember a priest preaching about the human body. He said that our body is the temple of the Holy spirit. We should take care of it and most especially respect. If you show your body to everyone, you also destroy the temple of the Holy spirit. But for artists, human body is wonderful and unique. Showing it is not a bad thing to do only if you do it for art's sake. So we think that there's no answer for this because there's two side for this question.

One good example for this question is the controversial photos of Glee casts. Well, some have violent reactions to this because according to them,  it is not advisable for young viewers and should be sensitive. But for others it was awesome because the casts showed how flexible and sexy they are. That's why we can say it is true because people have different judgments on different things. Others don't like it while others appreciate and like it.

We think that one artistic or AESTHETIC judgment is as good as another because as we said earlier, we have different views and judgements. 







We also think that the application of aesthetic concepts make something a Work of Art. For us, maybe in the world of movie.Like for example horror movies it is highly appreciated because you won't be able to make horror faces without using the aesthetics. And this is also an effective way to show the other side of an object and also to show more emotions.


THAT'S ALL :)

Plato oh Plato!

For Plato, art was the imitation of things and actions in a world itself the passing apparition, the transient shadow of a luminous sun, of the reality of the empyrean of Ideas. This does not mean that PLato thought of art as an imitative activity in the literal sense of term. it is possible that he meant very much the same things that aristotle did when he spoke epic poetry and tragedy, comedy, the music of flute and... as modes of imitation.
to plato, art was pretense in a theater of pretense

Plato sees good life as being attained through the perfect love and lack of desire. I agree with Plato's views. He said that all of the things have functions but maybe not for the same reasons. We are all living towards more knowledge and understanding one's good. Probably, he is also saying that we also live to express ourselves and let others express themselves too. In addition to that, Plato also thinks that virtue is hidden in our nature. It simply says that we all have the potential to be virtuous or righteous. That makes me realize and believe that if you haven't found any function for an object or person, it is because you haven't known it/them well or their attitude and thought ingeniously enough of their function. Lastly, I also agree that virtue comes from the absence of desires then it means that happiness or good life is when a person arrives at the mystical understanding of the world.

When it comes to art, Plato defined it as a mimesis of reality. This time, I don't agree to him. For Plato, the artist was a dull fellow, simply holding a mirror to nature, imitating it without purpose or thought. Probably at some literal point, I agree with it. Yes, an artist is "holding a mirror to nature" but it doesn't make him/her a "dull fellow." He just uses the nature to express his/her thoughts and will but he is not imitating it. The nature helps the artist be free and at some point, influences other people. Another reason why I did not agree to Plato is that every artist do not use subjects that do not know or has no knowledge about at all.

My reaction to Plato's view of art as being detrimental to people, basing it to music... I'd hate him. Well not really hate, we won't be friends, if he's still alive. I use music to escape from reality. Music makes me feel good and round. So I wouldn't agree to Plato especially when music helps me forget my problems and never give up :>

On the other side, Plato could be right with his view when it comes to the "other side" of the art. There are things that could be detrimental to people such as violence in video games, cybersex that happens in internet sites, too much public display of affection, etc.

FLITTY

This is a self-portrait, fyi :D

I used gel pen and water color.

Smudged water color.

Traditional and digital art! \m/

LOURDESENSPLAT

Hola! This is my own creation of a color wheel :D I named it Lourdesensplat. I got this name from the two words, lour de sens and splat. "Lour de sens" is the french word for significant and "splat" is a... splat! Like, "splat!" I know you know! :)) I used the word significant because I named the colors in the splat with the significant or meaningful names and significant events in my life :> And "splat" because I used a splat to create my own color wheel.

I'll discuss the color names I used...

The Pirated Sorority is my beloved circle of friends. It started when I was is high school. They're the best ;D
John O' is my top-notcher crush in AP bands.
Quincenera is the best event in my high school (and gradeschool) life (as far as I remember).
Kulasa because I'm a scholastican! Proud to be! Teehee. That's why it's in blue.
DLSC, my current school. That's why it's in green.
Cabuyao, where I was born and my current town.
Herminia is my mother's name. I placed it in yellow orange side because it's like the color of sunshine. And my mom's my only sunshine. :D

Sorry for the bad quality :( I just took a picture of it 'cause my dad's laptop isn't working so I can't use the scanner :(  Thank you! :D

LOURDESENSPLAT

This is my first version of my own color wheel. It was supposed to be two hands but it ended up like that and I didn't like it. So I made a new one which Lourdesensplat! :D

a day of aa

This is my first artwork for my class, artmusc. It depicts a day in my life. There are symbols that interpret the people and the things that I encounter in a day.

I am, actually, not satisfied with this one but I don't want to repeat it again. But it looks horrible! :(

I used water color and marker for the outlines.