Art and

Philosophy
 Expressionist Theory of Art

4. Expressionism
○ the transfer of the artist’s expression of
emotions and ideas into an art.

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“Art is the creation of symbolic
forms expressive of human feelings.”
-Susanne Langer

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“Art is the objectification
of emotion.” – Leo Tolstoy

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“Art is the expression of the
artist’s overflowing emotion.”
(catharsis) - Aristotle

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“Like language, art is the
expression of idea by the
artist.” (intuitionism) -
Benedetto Croce

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Periods of
Classical
Music

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 BAROQUE MUSIC
Baroque – the music
with a dramatic style
that was common in
the 17 century and
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early 18 century and

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that featured many

decorative parts and
details.
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 CLASSICAL MUSIC
Classical - the
music in European
tradition that
includes opera and
symphony and is
generally considered
more serious than
other kinds of music. 9
 ROMANTIC MUSIC
Romantic – the
music of the 19th
century characterized
by an emphasis on
subjective emotional
qualities and freedom
form.
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5. Aesthetic
Hedonism
• The beauty is to pleasure and
ugly is to pain.
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HEDONISM, defined.
◈ The word ‘hedonism’ comes from the
ancient Greek for ‘pleasure’. Psychological
or motivational hedonism claims that only
pleasure or pain motivates us. Ethical or
evaluative hedonism claims that only
pleasure has worth or value and only pain
or displeasure has disvalue or the opposite
of worth.
12 Source: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hedonism/
Aristippus and Epicurus
“Eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow you die.”

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CONCEPT OF BEAUTY

○ pleasure, bodily, sensual, personal,

subjective, relative, temporal, momentary,
limited, and gratifying
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experience.
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6. Aesthetic Functionalism
Functionalism – the person’s feeling of need
of an object which satisfies his/her needs. It
answers the question “What is it for?”.

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FUNCTIONALISM

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 Renaissance Period
• Functionalism in the
Renaissance period is
about teaching
catechism to people.
Example: Michelangelo’s Sistine
Chapel paintings in the ceiling and
altAr wall

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 ARCHITECTURAL FORM
◈ Form follows function.
◈ The purpose of the use of the
building is according to the
shape, size, color, texture, and
space.
◈ Example: Joern Utzon’s
Sydney Opera House

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Joern Utzon’s Sydney Opera House
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FEMININE BEAUTY
“Knowledge is power, beauty is a
weapon and kindness is preservation.”
It may be sad to say, but for women, to
be beautiful is to be powerful. Whether
you like it or not, it is true that part of
women’s power has to do with their
appearance. Don’t get me wrong —
intelligence is beautiful, too, but our
society also values physical beauty.….One
thing that is for sure though is that
beauty can be wielded as a weapon of
advantage.
Source: http://www.collegiatetimes.com/opinion/the-power-of-pretty-feminine-beauty-
20 ideals-hold-importance-in/article_736816d4-222d-11e8-88a8-6f4bfd68487e.html
 Thanks!
Any questions?

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