Daily Archives: September 18, 2011

So many categories for works of art, so little time. I used to think that all art was just ‘for the sake of art’, clearly not the case.  There is a special category for art that is just art, Formalism. … Continue reading →

Formalism is strange.  I know that the authors of the textbook include a little disclaimer that’s all “Oh yeah, people that don’t appreciate formalism just don’t know about it,” but I don’t buy this argument. At the risk of sounding … Continue reading →

I found the statement below about expressionism and cognitivism most in line with my own personal philosophy. “Expressionism and cognitivism hold artworks to be uniquely valuable: Open experiences to us we would otherwise miss.” Although opinions widely differ on art, … Continue reading →

Let me first start by saying that I find that the need of people to categorize forms of expression like art, literature, and music into genres is one of the biggest things holding all of them back. It is my … Continue reading →

Formalism Formalism is a way someone approaches interpreting a piece of art. Under formalism the viewer of the art assumes that everything they need to know about that particular piece of art is already represented by the piece. No outside … Continue reading →

One of my favorite things about studying art history in school was being able to take a general history class simultaneously as my art history class. Being able to connect art and seeing how art (and the artists) were reacting … Continue reading →

Even as I try to keep my head above water, the waves of Formalism and Postmodernism crash over me, leaving me fighting for air in these dense, rough waters. When I think of art, I think of the artist. I … Continue reading →