Mid term essay derived from Aesthetics in Perspective .
Today popular art can be defined as anything except for intelligent. The type of art society most commonly subjects itself to is projected on a television and more often than not has some sort of gratuitous theme or other indulgence desire us as people urn to watch. Since Plato the popular arts have been routinely criticized by a good amount of philosophers. Two main problems, especially in Plato's eyes, are at the root of the problem with the popular arts. First the fact that the imitation of whatever is being displayed is mistaken for some sort reality which can be damaging. Secondly, the sheer vulgarity and general crudeness of popular art or popular entertainment. However, I feel that these two so called problems with popular art rather minuscule and can be beneficial ways to let the general populous enjoy everyday life.
There is a belief by some that too much exposure to the representations of reality we see could influence us to make poor judgments because we blur the line for example between TV and reality. While in some extreme cases this may be true some philosophers make popular art out to be one more peril that man has to conquer in his life time always being cautious that if he watches too many episodes of Superman he may get the impression that he can fly. While that criticism may not be fair, the philosophers that criticize don't take it to that extreme usually, it's more along the lines of how we act in our every day lives I still don't think they give people enough credit. I feel the majority of society can make the distinction between reality and fantasy. People get a sense of enjoyment out of watching a reality TV show or raunchy comedic sitcom because both are probably unlike they"re own daily lives. When something can stir a new reaction out of people or just a reaction that makes them laugh a little more or shock them of course people will flock to it, it's entertaining.
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Popular opinion seems to be that the liberal arts is no longer a viable choice for students entering college. ... The liberal arts are exactly what they say they are, and that's liberal. ... Ungar disputes the argument that "A liberal-arts degree is a luxury that most families can no longer afford" (227). ... The investment of a liberal arts education is money well spent and an investment you will see returns upon for the rest of your life. ... The liberal-arts is an incredibly worthwhile concentration. ...
Low class is often considered as the more popular, numbers game end of film where dollars are spent in advertising to make sure dollars are made at the box office. ... Thus slowly bringing the low art of popular cinema to a higher art form of martial arts study, many martial artists still try to learn skills from watching these movies. ... With the even more popular Drunken Master (1978), Yuen helped launch Jackie Chan's career. ... The genre remains popular, with both the Taipei Golden Horse and Hong Kong Film Awards including honours for best martial arts direction in their annual...
Traditionally, the arts have been divided into two categories, the fine arts and the liberal arts. ... The fine arts, a translation of the French beaux-arts, are more concerned with purely the aesthetic. ... Another traditional system of classification, applied to the fine arts, establishes such categories as literature, the visual arts, the graphic arts, the plastic arts, the decorative arts, the performing arts, music, and architecture. Popular and primitive art, and indeed art up to the end of the Middle Ages in Europe, served without embarrassment some purpose beyond the pure enjoyment of ...
Traditionally, the arts have been divided into two categories, the fine arts and the liberal arts. ... The fine arts, a translation of the French beaux-arts, are more concerned with purely the aesthetic. ... Another traditional system of classification, applied to the fine arts, establishes such categories as literature, the visual arts, the graphic arts, the plastic arts, the decorative arts, the performing arts, music, and architecture. Popular and primitive art, and indeed art up to the end of the Middle Ages in Europe, served without embarrassment some purpose beyond the pure enjoyment of ...
It was a breezy night in November of 1994 at the Center of Performing Arts in San Jose. Inside as the curtain came up we all started to smile with excitement and hope of doing well filled our hearts. All I can remember is thinking back to elementary school and how I felt the first time I sang in fr...
