1. For each video and article list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

 

2. Which philosopher's theroy on aesthetics do you feel is most important? Be sure to mention the philosphers name, era (time in history), and contribution to the aesthetic theory in your response.


3. What do you think about Changeux and Ramachandran scientific view of aesthetics and art? What was the most interesting fact you discovered from each speakers lecture?


4. How do the videos and article relate to the readings in the text?


5. What is your opinion of the films and article? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics in your reading in the text?

 

 

• 1. Your eyes and your prospective of pictures really play a huge roll in how you perceive them. Artist throughout history have learned that shadows and shading really plays an effect on the picture.
• 2. Da vinci who lived from 15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519 is one of the greatest artist in history because he figured out how to use the human eye to perceive other features in your peripheral vision. This is most important because by just adding little shadows and details it can change your whole prospective of the art piece. He contributes to the aesthetic theory because this trait he uses in his artwork are different from all others. You might have one perspective of the art work and then when you focus your eye on a different area the photo looks different.
•  3.Changeux and Ramachandran's scientific view of aesthetics and art were both very intriguing. Both of these men had different topics but still had very good points. An interesting fact that I found from Changeux's lecture was the Discovery of Art Compostion which was about the Homo Sapians. This intrigued me because of the way he compared people to art. His definitions on arts and aesthetics were very deep and got you thinking. It was very knowledge fulfilling how he spoke about artifacts being works of art and he got real in depth with describing the human body parts, I found the brain to be very interesting.
• 4.The video was a brief summary of the text and hit all the main subjects. It helped me understand it more and went into deeper thinking about it.
• 5. I would agree on the fact that the videos gave more information than the reading.The key reason why I think that is because it gave more explanations than in the textbook. The Philosophy of Art was more enjoyable to watch because you can get into it and you can actually enjoy it. On the other hand the lectures were a little more difficult cause you couldn't understand the teacher cause of his accent