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Art Appreciation

This document discusses the imitation theory of art and beauty. It explains that imitationism, first proposed by Plato, holds that art imitates reality and the forms/essences of things. According to this view, there are three worlds: the world of being (reality), the world of becoming (physical appearances), and the world of art (imitations of appearances). The document also provides definitions of different art forms according to the imitation theory, stating that painting, sculpture, music, dance, literature, and drama all involve imitating aspects of reality through their given media.

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Art Appreciation

This document discusses the imitation theory of art and beauty. It explains that imitationism, first proposed by Plato, holds that art imitates reality and the forms/essences of things. According to this view, there are three worlds: the world of being (reality), the world of becoming (physical appearances), and the world of art (imitations of appearances). The document also provides definitions of different art forms according to the imitation theory, stating that painting, sculpture, music, dance, literature, and drama all involve imitating aspects of reality through their given media.

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ART APPRECIATION

ART AND PHILOSOPHY

IMITATIONIS
M
MR.JOEMEL C. TAYSON​
IMITATION THEORY OF ART AND
BEAUTY

Imitationism – Idealist Theory of Art


Imitationism by Plato
It is the philosophy of beauty which
answers the questions, “What is beauty?”
or “What is the essence of beautiful
things?”, and the philosophy of art which
answers the questions, “What is art?” or
“What is the essence of art?”.

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Raphael's
fresco
The school of
Athens
Leonardo as Plato
Michaelangelo as Aristotle

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Two (2) Ways of Considering
Beauty

Relative (subject)
– “Beauty is in the eye
of the beholder.”

Absolute (object)
– “Beauty is in the
thing itself.”
Aesthetic Beauty Ugly
Is Is Is
Logic Truth Falsity
Metaphysics Reality Illusion
Epistemology Knowledge Ignorance
Ethics Good Evil

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The imitationism by Plato
suggests three (3) types of
world: World of Being,
World of Becoming, and
World of Art.
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How we get there​

The world The world of


becoming believes
The world of
art is the
of being that the world of being
is full of knowledge. It imitation or
is the has to do with the
appearance, the
illusion of what
is seen from the
reality changing, and
temporal world. physical thing.

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Philosophical Theory of Music
 
 Pythagoras – mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher
Cosmological – concerns the structure of the Physical
Universe. The sound of the universe is the sound of music.
“There is geometry in the humming of the strings; there is music in
the spacing of the spheres.”

“The eyes are made for astronomy, the ears for the harmony, and
these are sister sciences.” Music is the imitation of cosmic sound.
Human music imitates the music of the spheres.

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Plato
 
Epistemological – concerns the Nature of Human Knowledge
“Gymnastics is for the body, as music is for the soul.”
The physical body pertains to a strong body and health while the spiritual soul
pertains to the intelligent soul/mind and knowledge.

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Theological Theory of Music

 
“Singing is praying twice over.” – Augustine
 

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DEFINITION OF ARTS BASED ON
IMITATIONISM

 Painting Sculpture – imitation of the


appearances of people, things, events
 Music – imitation of the sounds of the
universe
Click icon to add picture  Dance – imitation of movements of
animals, nature, or things
 Literature – imitation of life through
language
 Drama – imitation of life through action
and dialogue

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Thank you
Mirjam Nilsson
[email protected]
www.contoso.com

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