Art is a language in itself. The different aspects of incomparable art pieces, like, color, shapes, emotion, and many others, are the things that makes every person look at the work differently. Chapter 1 of “Aesthetic Theories and Philosophical Questions” presents the five aesthetic theories; formalist, instrumentalist, expressionist, linguistic, and imitation. These theories have been put to practice in the past month of Art 100. The class has learned that one piece of art can have more than one of these theories. It all depends on how the audience approaches the art. Formalist, instrumentalist, institutionalist, linguistic, and imitation have specific characteristics but a painting has many different faces. Red Grooms and James Rosenquist could…show more content… Groom wanted to use the good and bad of New York City to portray that everything good comes with a little bad. Rosenquist had a different artistic approach to a meaningful masterpiece. Instead of having many subjects, he chose one that defined the age of technology. Both imitate a time in history that will always be prevalent. “You Are my Sunshine” is a tune that makes one feel important and loved and Wangechi Mutu illustrates that perfectly in her art piece. Lorna Simpson also had the idea of empowerment when she created “Double Portrait”. These two women made their art work to show African American women that when they feel like their power is taken away, all you can do is carry yourself as though you are the face of a new movement. The positivity that art of all kind can have on such a corrupt world is all about interpretation. If you want something to be beautiful, make it beautiful in your mind. Expressionist, formalist, instrumentalist, expressionist, linguistic, and imitation are just a few ways that art can be describes. The more open minded we are, the more we have to
