Intro: • I will evaluate that Barthes claim ‘the author is dead’ is correct, and in doing so will discuss the role of intention in responding to, and interpreting, works of art Define intention: • Intentionalism subscribes to the idea that an author creating an artwork has an intended message and intention to create a work of art. The value of this intention, and consequently the value of the author, can be evaluated through considering the intentions’ ability to construct/influence meaning for the responder when examining the artwork. Evaluation that Barthes claim ‘the author is dead’ is correct: • Intention has no role in helping us respond/interpret meaning of art. This is because intention certainly doesn’t reflect the meaning individual responders gain when responding to, and interpreting artworks. Therefore, the artist can be considered irrelevant to the meaning of the art, and the artwork itself.
Due to the biased position of the government favoring “suitable” genres of art, limits are placed on the creativity of artwork. By limiting the area artists are able to work in, further progression in developing new styles of art is halted. Artists pour their souls into sculptures and paintings, and if deemed unsuitable by the government, the artists have wasted countless hours perfecting their work for nothing. Costs of creating different styles of art are high, and many artists work side-jobs just to fund their art. Without the $102,608,648 given to the NEA to fund art programs (Source F), many artists would become broke and lose the ability to create the art they hold so dear.
Daily Response #1 In the essay "The Boston Photographs," by Nora Ephron talks about photojournalism and how difficult it is to them to give the public vivid details about tough times that may not be appealing to many. Additionally, many disagree with these photos, saying how they exploit people in this minor, but who can say that these photos exploits these people? Are the families complaining? Maybe they just wanted to inform the public about their tragic loss. I think they have the right to give their own opinions about these things because the newspaper can’t always be focused on the positive things of life.
These concepts don’t always work in isolation, and are best tested by having you look at objects and describe them. 4: Styles of art. Can you distinguish between representational, abstract, realistic, and nonobjective art? Do you know what it means to give describe the content (iconography) of a work? How about to discuss the form of a
When architectural detailing is executed as an expression, it can be observed as a solution driven by human perception. When the focus of intent in detailing is derived from such intangibles, it is evident that considerations of practicality and performance are of secondary importance. When details are applied as a function, it is a response to physical characteristics of structural elements, climatic conditions, and economic conditions. In this approach, the expression is merely a manifestation of abutting conditions. When detailing is considered in a manner where expressive intentions and functional requirements are considered simultaneously within relevant context, the produced result could be seen as a solution that is remarkable in its expression of meaning, and performance of function.
Therefore, architecture is a natural subject for phenomenological investigation. As individuals, we immerse ourselves in the spaces we inhabit and form our own individual and unique experiences. By immersing ourselves in the spaces we inhabit, we interact with the form, textures and smells of the building which we are in. Can an inert thing such as a building help support the development of human beings' experiences; theref help with his or her understanding of the world that they are physically in? The concept of phenomenological architecture seeks to provide a balanced and holistic phy manifestation of explaining, describing and representing an architectural intention that places emphasis on the human experience.
Things on the earth are either mental, or physical. (Page 188 – Dualism and Materialism) The materialist is the one who holds that what we typically single out as mental can be explained in terms of physical objects, states and processes. So the difference between
The semiotics of symbolic objects represented within contemporary art The practice of semiotics is concerned with how the representation of an entity engenders meaning, as well as the attributions and comprehensions of meaning which are generated. Symbolism, as a narrower field, is fulfilled by the use of semiotic analysis to confront the notion that an image or object can only depict a meaning intentionally thrust upon it by the creator, or that any entity within art can be absolutely objective, furthermore, that an articles meaning is of secondary importance to the individual elements of the piece. Thus through the use of semiotics numerous and fluctuating representational relationships are acknowledged and the integral role, individuals, the image or objects and culture and society play within understanding symbols within contemporary art. The identification of the symbolist movement first occurred within literature and evolved to visual arts from the late 19th to early 20th century, at the same time, semiology was founded by Ferdinand de Saussure, a Swiss linguist; the linguistic science cited the proprieties of signs and symbols within social culture and the formality withheld to reveal structural meaning behind phenomena’s appearance. Furthermore, how an entity is studied to be relevant within a structures’ entirety, such that how the connotations of an object change the appearance or meaning of the piece of a whole, not just the singular article.
1.) Epistemology is the study of the origin, nature, validity and limits of human knowledge. It looks at how we make valid claims based on a certain framework. It also encompasses whether those claims are logically consistent with it own assumptions on which one’s reality is based. It can also be seen as the framework or interpretive system of each individual.
Life and Reality Influenced by Technology What is reality? How can we define our reality as being REAL? What around us can alter or change our reality? Reality is affected by basically everything around a human being. Their physical surroundings, what they’ve encountered through life, experiences, thoughts, personality etc.