Visual ART
What is Art?
- Why are the arts important?
- What do the subjects that make up the arts have in common?
- What are the roles of emotion and reason in the arts?
- To what extent do other Diploma Programme subjects have artistic qualities?
- What are the standards by which we judge art? Can we justify these standards, and, if so, how?
- What moral responsibilities does the artist have? Are they different to those of any other “knower”?
- Does the artist have a responsibility to reflect on the values, beliefs and attitudes of his or her time and place?
- To what extent does the work of the artist influence the culture in which it was created? To what extent does the existing culture influence the artist working within it?
- Is it possible for artistic expression in visual arts to take the place of words?
- Is it important for artworks to be original? Why?
- Is art simply an imitation of an idea?
- Is the artist’s intention relevant to the viewer?
- What do we expect from art? Truth? Seduction? Provocation? Beauty?
- What does it mean to say “I know an artwork”?
What is ART ?
