1. Describe what you see:

2. Aesthetics A branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty.

3. Possible Careers for the Aesthetician: Museum Director Curator Director of Education at an art museum Gallery Owner Art Critic Journalist/Author Red Grooms Jackson in Action Aesthetician Believes that the study of the nature and value of art guides us toward intelligent opinions about art.

4. Five Philosophies of Aesthetics Representationalism (AKA: Imitationalism, Mimisis) Formalism Expressionism (AKA: Emotionalism) Instrumentalism Institutionalism

5. Representationalism Focuses on portraying things as they really appear. Gustave Coubet, John Singer Sargent, J.A.M. Whistler Richard Estes 34 th Street, Manhattan, Looking East

6. Johannes Vermeer Girl Reading a Letter by an Open Window Janet Fish

7. Isabel Bishop, Strap Hangers, 1940

8. Duane Hanson Young Shopper 1973

9. Representational vs. Non-Representational Art Leon Dolice, Third Avenue Franz Kline, New York, New York

10. Expressionism The essence of art is expression of the inner emotions, feelings, moods, and mental states of the artist. This art stirs up feelings, communicates a general mood or elicits emotional responses from the viewer. Edvard Munch, Egon Schiele, Otto Dix, Vincent VanGogh, James Ensor, Marc Chagall

11. Kathe Kollwitz, The Volunteers 1920

12. Egon Schiele Self Portrait with Grimace

13. Formalism Places an emphasis on the elements and principles in a work of art. The essence of art is "significant form" - lines, shapes, colors, and other formal properties of the work; representation, expression, and other subject matter are irrelevant. Paul Cezanne, Piet Mondrian Louise Nevelson Royal Tide 1960

14. Piet Mondrian Composition with Red, Blue, Yellow Elizabeth Murray Sun and Moon

15. Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain

16. Instrumentalism Requires art to move people to act for the betterment of society. Art should serve as an “instrument” for furthering a point of view that might be moral, social, or political. The essence of art is its usefulness in helping us to comprehend and improve our overall life experiences.

17. Banksy Have a Nice Day

18. Barbara Kreuger We Don’t Need Another Hero 1987

19. Institutionalism Focuses on artwork that can only be identified as art because it has been placed in a museum or gallery. Marcel Duchamp Fountain 1917

20. Eva Hesse, Untitled (Rope Piece), 1970

21. What is beauty?