Vincent - Heidegeer holistic view at a concert

Heidegger looked at Art holistically and then continued with the audience. I am gonna throw this out there and if you don’t like it you can send it right on back. I thin k Heidegger would hae thoroughly enjoyed going to a live performance, possibly Beyonce (pronouncd BAY-auns) but more likely I think a more traditional one such as Bruce Springsteen. These are performers who are creating in the moment an art, and engage the audience as they are doing so. The whole experience is beautiful and I don’t think there are many people who leave Bruce Springsteen concerts upset about it.  It’s unique especially in the sense that an artist and audience are doing something new every single time and it can be a different experience regardless of how often you have been to that concert or seen that artist.

Vincent - Poetry

I’m choosing poetry as one of my reflection blogs because of the role it has played throughout my life. For much of my life I didn’t pay much attention to it. Poetry always seemed boring, and frivolous to me. Too much work for no real reason. I suppose the reason was for some sort of “moral understanding” or some kind of “Inner revelation,” but these things didn’t interest adolescent Me. But now as I reflect on it in the context of this class, I really enjoy the potential poetry has on our lives, and how important it really is. It reveals the commonalities of man and truths unseen to most. Studying poetry and different poets also teaches about different modes of thinking and unique ideas, somethings that are often missing in our popular culture.

Vincent - Artistry in Sport

We argue very often that dance is a form of art, and there is no doubt about that. And for that reason  I think there is also artistry to be found in sports. Perhaps that’s because I like Nietzcshe  or I’m just a guy who likes sports. But applying some thought of beauty and how it can be subject to Man’s perspective- there is artistry in it. The highly calculated movement with minimal communication as they compete for one objective is wholly unique every time its created. Creativity in sports is artistry. A creative player sees what is not seen by most and acknowledges the wide scope of possibility in order to outwit the opposition. When several players are creative on one pitch, court, rink, or field, there is synergistic beauty in that. 

Vincent - Hegel and Poe

                I ended up changing the topic of my research paper because I grew restless with it. I realized that I needed some kind of more literal communicative property and I could find that in words, so I turned to a poet. The only collection of poems I own in my house is this massive Edgar Allan Poe collected works because I always thought he was cool in this deranged unique way. And He’s from the East Coast. When I was studying him and deciding what theory it would be interesting to apply to him I was surprised to find much of his writings about the actual creative process and his philosophies on it.  Most importantly, Poe wrote exclusively for his audience and proclaimed very often that his aim was to make something beautiful in its ornate detail and artistry. 

Taylor Macina - Class Discussion 5

Class Discussion: Co-Creators

In class we discussed how the artist is the creator who makes the artifact which in turn becomes the co-creator. The audience then views the artifact and act as spectators and co-creators. How are they co-creators? For example, a comedian changes sets based on audience reaction. Performers tap into the audience to influence both pieces and themselves. The way a spectator views something can give it added meaning through interpretation. The artifact itself can take on a life of its own by becoming a co-creator. It has an effect on both artist and audience. The symbolic action or art creates the second world which supersedes the primary world. 

Taylor Macina - Class Discussion 4

Class Discussion:  I-You and I-It

In class today we discussed the difference between I-You being the basic word as a world of encounter with you not being an object . I-it was the basic word as the objective world and as a world of experience. We also discussed the idea of the “other” being both object and being. In I-You, “I” represents the human and “You” represents the other; in I-It, “I” represents the human whereas “It” represents the extra-human or not human element. An artist creates an artifact that is then viewed by an audience. How does an artifact take on a life of its own? For example in the movie “Lincoln”, what did the director/author intend? Other actors bring something different to the movie. The intentions and points that both director and actor are trying to get across may not be what the audience grasps. 

Taylor Macina - Class Discussion 3

Class Discussion: Ritual to Art

In class today we watch a clip of Englishmen watching natives dancing. The Englishmen simply stared at the native women who were dancing while completely immersed in the ritual of the dance. After watching the clip we discussed the difference of watching an art form versus performing the art form. What happens when the Natives perform a dance for tourists? Does it change the meaning of the performance? Does paying natives to perform something, such as hula, mean that the ritual loses meaning? If tourists are watching a spectacle does that still mean it is art?