Art and Architecture

Art and Architecture

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1. Key terms:

Aesthetic: This is the pleasing perception of beauty as denoted by ancient Greeks. This philosophy of art can elaborate on the assumption that not everything is beautiful, but as long as it is perception centered, pleasing and valuable. (Roholt, 2013).Balance: This is the way elements of a piece are arranged either, in shape, color, size or texture. The balance can either be symmetrical or asymmetrical as long as they produce harmony .Harmony: This is relationship of elements (colors and patterns) in an artistic composition segment with repetition.

Importance of art: Architecture is an art that influences us every day, it’s therapeutically benefit is recognized by buildings such us our homes, schools and work places. Art provides a creative mind to understand and create critical awareness and skills.

Key figures: Cubism was an art movement started by Picasso with Georges Braque this was mainly because of the 2- Dimensional technique they imposed. Abstract expressionism inspired by Wassily Kandinsky and Jackson Pollock became popular after World War II. Neoclassicism, neo-expressionism, modernism and conceptual art are modern setting arts. They mostly illustrate the visual arts and modern settings with emotions in the modern techniques of painting. (Karl Ruhrberg, Klaus Honnef, Manfred Schneckenburger, Christiane Fricke, 2000)

Purpose of art:The purpose of art is to purge the emotions through pity and terror as expressed by Marx. It is an imitation of nature, language used for communication to express imagination and bring you face to face with reality.

An illustration Wassilly Kandinsky plate VIII painting shows, a triangular, circular, arch shaped lines of which their relationship ,their absolute and relative positions on the canvas and there harmony are rich in the content, exposing clarity and precision. His work tries to illustrate the geometrical element in abstract work which is fascinating. He meant to illustrate how elements such as lines can be used in the abstract form and still create a wonderful piece of work. Through covering the surface with lines, circular and shades, he showed the size of the canvas does not really matter but the creativity of the mind.

Reference

Roholt, T. C. (2013). Key terms in philosophy of art. (pp. 1-98). London: Bloomsbury Publishing.

Karl Ruhrberg, Klaus Honnef, Manfred Schneckenburger, Christiane Fricke. (2000). Art of the 20th century. (pp. 6-211). Los Angeles.