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Single Idea 20348
[filed under theme 21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 1. Defining Art
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Full Idea
Maybe, rather than defining art, it would be more fruitful, and more realistic, to seek a general method of identifying works of art.
Gist of Idea
A criterion of identity for works of art would be easier than a definition
Source
Richard Wollheim (Art and Its Objects [1968], 60)
Book Ref
Wollheim,Richard: 'Art and Its Objects' [Penguin 1975], p.159
A Reaction
The whole enterprise is ruined by Marcel Duchamp! I'm more interested in identifying or defining good art.
The
16 ideas
from Richard Wollheim
20331
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It is claimed that the expressive properties of artworks are non-physical
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20332
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A drawing only represents Napoleon if the artist intended it to
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20333
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If artworks are not physical objects, they are either ideal entities, or collections of phenomena
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20334
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The ideal theory says art is an intuition, shaped by a particular process, and presented in public
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20335
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The ideal theory of art neglects both the audience and the medium employed
[Wollheim]
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20336
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Style can't be seen directly within a work, but appreciation needs a grasp of style
[Wollheim]
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20337
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The traditional view is that knowledge of its genre to essential to appreciating literature
[Wollheim]
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20338
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We often treat a type as if it were a sort of token
[Wollheim]
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20341
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An interpretation adds further properties to the generic piece of music
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20340
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A musical performance has virtually the same features as the piece of music
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20342
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Interpretation is performance for some arts, and critical for all arts
[Wollheim]
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20343
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A love of nature must precede a love of art
[Wollheim]
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20345
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Some say art must have verbalisable expression, and others say the opposite!
[Wollheim]
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20347
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If beauty needs organisation, then totally simple things can't be beautiful
[Wollheim]
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20348
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A criterion of identity for works of art would be easier than a definition
[Wollheim]
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20339
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Classes rarely share properties with their members - unlike universals and types
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