Week two

1.  This week I found both of the videos and article told a similar story. In the first video we were educated on where art originated from, and how it developed further from there. The second video tied very well together with the article. The second video talked about the mind and how an artists uses their mind to create. Further, the video stated how there are specific brain passages which create the artists style. In the article It explained to us how the brain interprets the art. It went into great detail on how certain images or symbols represent a certain meaning to us. An Example would include this symbol:  :-) This combination represents to us a smiley face however, what is it that makes our brain see it as a face instead of a colon, dash, and parenthesis? That’s where the article broke down the visual aspect in our brains.

2. I feel Plato's theory on aesthetics is most important. Plato evolved in 300BC but it wasn't until later, around 360BC that his work started to become popular. To me, he seemed to set the foundation on what actually is. He stated "art is a perfect imitation of an idea". This statement to me means that there can be no art without an idea of what art should be. 

     3. When Changeux spoke I found a great amount of his information interesting. He stated there is a huge difference between symmetry judgment and aesthetic judgment. He also stated that artists try to convey a certain message throughout all of their artwork. Ramachandran introduced us to the eight rules of art. He also brought into his presentation the idea of realism and intimacy.

4&5.  These videos and article relate to the text because all together they are introducing us to the form of art. We are educated on the different types of art there is, and also brings to our attention how our brain really works when we are interpreting a form of art. For someone like me who is naive in a sense when it comes to art, I learned through the videos and reading material, there is more to art then what meets the eye.