Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- aesthetic [2014/10/01 07:31]
kai [Different Art Forms]
+++ aesthetic [2014/10/14 06:57] (current)
kai
@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+**[[start|<< Up]]**
 ====== Aesthetic Judgement ======
 ----
@@ Line 12: / Line 14: @@
 ===== Content and Form: Representational and Abstract Art =====
+in language, we can distinguish between the __content__ of a sentence and its __form__ -- e.g.
+  * "John loves Mary",
+  * "Mary is loved by John": same content, different form,
+  * "John hates Mary": same form, different content;
+this distinction can also be applied in the case of works of art, although it may not always be obvious what the content or the form are.
+art that has a clear content is called __representational__, other art, which appears not to be //about// anything, is called __abstract__.
+^ art form ^ content ^ form ^
+| literature | story, plot, setting | division into acts or chapters, rhyme and metre, vocabulary |
+| music | lyrics, but also (the form of) emotions (Susanne K. Langer) | structure, e.g. verses, instrumentation, dynamics and speed |
+| dance |  |  |
+| visual |  |  |
+| cinema |  |  |
+| architecture |  |  |
 ===== Genres and Styles =====

Theory of Knowledge