further emphasises the subjectivity of art appreciation and the making of art, the
more a subject is effected by the emotions of the artist the better
emphasis is not on communication as with tolsto but on the emotions
themselves that the artist is attempting to express
art is the expression of intuitions - sense
experiences of the ark combined with the
arists emotions
Weaknessess
outdated, promotes classical art over modern, experimental art in his writing
disregards the importance of the artwork itself as
less importan than the intentions of the artist
Tolstoy
Strengths
Believes in the universal nature of true art
importance of emotion and the
intention of the artist
emphasis on subjectivity,
connection of the audience with
the art
art must have inentionality
has to be completely original and not
resemble any other object/work of art.
Weaknesses
has to be of a moral or
religious nature
condemns 'high' art such as Shakespeare
considers some feelings to
be superior to others
assmes that only true art has an intense sbjecive
effec on an adience, when propganda/horror films
are more effecive a his
emotions felt by the audience have to be of a
similar nature to those felt by the artist
Collingwood
Strengths
art has not just to be conciously created, it must also have a concious purpose
good art does not necessarily directly arouse the
expressed emotions in us, but gives us a greater
appreciation/understanding of the emotion in question
this allows us to disagree with
art whilst still appreciating it
horror films are not art propor because he are
designed to arouse feelins of fear in an audience
not an intellectual, inaccesbile activity, it requires imagination and creativity
therefore appreciating art does not require intellectual skill but imagination
sole purpose of art is to express and refine a particular emotion of the artists
Weaknessess
views the mental processes of creating/appreciating art as more important than the art itself
actual artisitic skill is unimportant
some kinds of art actuall do require a certain amount of
experience/understading to appreciate them fully (classical music)
due to the sole purpose of art being to 'express and refine'
emotion, religios and patrioic art is not considered 'art proper'
so paintings such as The Tribute Money are devalued.
doesn't account for the diversity
of expression and interpretation in
art