Monday, November 29, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Make-up and Art
Yesterday I went Christmas shopping for my mother, sister, and roommate and I wondered into Sephora. For those of you who do not know what Sephora is, it is a very pricey beauty supply store. While I was roaming through the very crowded aisles I noticed two very interesting things. There were so many different types of make-up each made by different companies except basically each company sold the same products. The next thing I noticed was the obscene prices. I knew stepping into the store the prices were high but when I saw a eyeliner for 18 dollars my jaw hit the floor. So what does this have to do with art? This got me thinking about two interesting questions that related to art.
1. How does the quality of the materials used in art effect it as a work of art?
2. Can make-up artist's really be artist's?
1. How does the quality of the materials used in art effect it as a work of art?
2. Can make-up artist's really be artist's?
Response To Caleb's "Subway's Sandwich Artists" post
After reading Caleb's blog title about Subway, my stomach started to growl. I never stopped to ponder if the people creating fast foods would be artist's. I quickly came to the conclusion that they could not be. The people working there are using materials that have already been hand selected by the company to offer to the customer. Also, not only are they required to use those exact materials, they need to make the sandwich according to the customer who is purchasing the sandwich. They are simply placing the materials on top of each other in the order which the customer tells them what they want on their sandwich. If people consider blindly following orders and using no personal touch or creation art then what is stopping the public from including machine made art?
After reading Caleb's blog title about Subway, my stomach started to growl. I never stopped to ponder if the people creating fast foods would be artist's. I quickly came to the conclusion that they could not be. The people working there are using materials that have already been hand selected by the company to offer to the customer. Also, not only are they required to use those exact materials, they need to make the sandwich according to the customer who is purchasing the sandwich. They are simply placing the materials on top of each other in the order which the customer tells them what they want on their sandwich. If people consider blindly following orders and using no personal touch or creation art then what is stopping the public from including machine made art?
Thursday, November 18, 2010
This is a response to Kaylie Sweet's blog: they'll make a statue of us
Well this is certainly an interesting topic. I think that yes the human body and other organisms body can be considered art. It doesn't matter if you are religious or not. If people believe in God(s), then they believe that each person is created in his image and (s)he intended us to look a specific way. For example, in Judaism it is forbidden to alter your body in any way ( with the exception of one ear piercing in each ear for girls) because that was the way God made them. If you aren't religious, people can still think the human body is art because of evolution. Over the years our being has developed a certain way in order for our survival. However, even after all these years of developing, people do not often look exactly alike.
Well this is certainly an interesting topic. I think that yes the human body and other organisms body can be considered art. It doesn't matter if you are religious or not. If people believe in God(s), then they believe that each person is created in his image and (s)he intended us to look a specific way. For example, in Judaism it is forbidden to alter your body in any way ( with the exception of one ear piercing in each ear for girls) because that was the way God made them. If you aren't religious, people can still think the human body is art because of evolution. Over the years our being has developed a certain way in order for our survival. However, even after all these years of developing, people do not often look exactly alike.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Elementary Art Show
In my elementary school, we had an art teacher who hated white spaces on our canvases. Also, their was never a piece that went into the art show that hadn't been fixed by her. My sister and I, along with my parents used to joke how it was really Mrs. -----'s show. Every time we presented her with our finished product, she would take it and make changes to it. I think it would have been more positive if she made suggestions and let us leave the white parts on our art pieces
1. If an artist creates a piece of art and then it is changed, what does the work become?
2. Can a person create art with no formal background?
1. If an artist creates a piece of art and then it is changed, what does the work become?
2. Can a person create art with no formal background?
Response To Griffin's Post about Silence
Well Griffin I have to agree with you on the observation that the same few people contribute to the class discussions. I know that personally I have only contributed a few times when I thought I had something relevant to say. I have the belief that people shouldn't talk unless they have something of value to say. It really bothers me when people talk just to hear the sound of their voice because they find silence so uncomfortable. What is wrong with sitting in contemplative silence for a while until someone with a valid point can contribute? Perhaps it is due partly because the topics we are discussing people don't fully understand when their reading on their own. It might be more beneficial if the class was to critically read the chapters together after reading it individually then attempting a Q&A.
Well Griffin I have to agree with you on the observation that the same few people contribute to the class discussions. I know that personally I have only contributed a few times when I thought I had something relevant to say. I have the belief that people shouldn't talk unless they have something of value to say. It really bothers me when people talk just to hear the sound of their voice because they find silence so uncomfortable. What is wrong with sitting in contemplative silence for a while until someone with a valid point can contribute? Perhaps it is due partly because the topics we are discussing people don't fully understand when their reading on their own. It might be more beneficial if the class was to critically read the chapters together after reading it individually then attempting a Q&A.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Art is... Everything
Today everything seems to be considered art. Acting, film-making, pottery,drawing, dancing, flower arranging, cake decorating, etc. As I said in a previous blog, I looked up the definition of art in the dictionary. Under this definition it mentioned something to the idea that art can be used to describe a skill in which something can be done.
1. Perhaps in this day and age this definition of art might be more pertinent?
2. What other topic do philosophers struggle to define?
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