#5 Aristotle’s view on art
To Aristotle, art serves a
greater purpose beyond that of entertainment. Every art expressions is
different, but Aristotle describes his view on art through understanding a
tragedy. Aristotle believed that humans use poetry and tragedy via imitation as
a mode of education. Aristotle takes it back to imitation and how man learns
from imitation. Because art is a form of imitation, and man can learn from
imitation, art can further one understands throughout life. Without imitation
there would be little ability to learn and obtain knowledge. We see Aristotle’s
ideas in art today as people constantly attempt to paint and draw things better
than the first time. Each time a copy is made the artist is trying to depict
the original painting in a better than the last. The closer we look at an
object and try to imitate it, the more we start to learn about the object Instead
of just gaining knowledge from reading and writing, man can experience and
witness art through imitation. These experiences often include fear or pain or
other various emotions. These are the emotions that Aristotle pulls from a
tragedy; the plot needs to be complex and imitate.
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