http://d.hatena.ne.jp/showgotch/20091025/1256479650
その余白に少しメモ。
Cynthia Freeland Art Theory: A Very Short Introduction*1から。
人類学者Richard Andersonを参照して曰く、
また、狭義における（近代的な意味での）アートに関して；
In his book Colliope’s Sisters, a study of art across 11 world cultures, Richard Anderson (an anthropologist specializing in art, or ‘ethnoaethetician’) argues that we can find something akin to art in all cultures: certain things are appreciated for their beauty, sensuous form, and skill of creation, and are treasured even in non-utilitarian settings. Anderson’s study is not confined to contemporary cultures; the Aztecs, for example, admired and collected the art of their predecessors, the Toltecs and Olmecs. Anderson proposes to define art as ‘culturally significant meaning, skillfully encoded in an affecting, sensuous medium’. (p.51)
I agree with Dewey that art is a cognitive enterprise. That is, artists like Francis Bacon express thoughts and ideas in a way that can be communicated to audiences, enriching our experiences. Artists do this in a context, and their ‘thoughts’ serve some specific needs within this context. Artists now function within the context of what Danto has called the ‘artworld,’ a set of institutions linking them to a public within a social, historical, and economic environment. They create or transmit knowledge through recognized venues: exhibitions, performances, publications. Artists use symbols to represent and express feelings, opinions, thoughts, and ideas. Artists communicate to an audience, which in turn must interpret the artworks. (p.117)
Art Theory: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
- 作者: Cynthia Freeland
- 出版社/メーカー: Oxford Univ Pr
- 発売日: 2007/12/15
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