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Classifying art

We did an activity during class which essentially was solely to classify specific activities or actions as shown below

  1. Pottery: Yes because someone is trying to form a type of shape from the use of memory 

  2. Manufactured pots and pans: Yes as not only would it be physically beautiful yet it also symbolizes cooking which is a form of art

  3. Ballet: Yes since the person who is dancing completely changes the form of her body for the dance. Pointe shoes are used to develop a different type of dance and our bodies are not used to dance on the tip of our feet hence it is a distinct way of viewing the human body

  4. Gymnastics: Yes. Like ballet, it puts the human body in a different form which changes our perspective of viewing the human body and it does express emotion as the gymnasts attempt to express their emotions through their dance.

  5. Soccer: No since it is solely a game where people kick a ball around. There is more of an emotional attachment to those who watch soccer rather than play it.

  6. The grand canyon: Yes because it is nature's way of viewing the world in a different perspective

  7. A holiday snap-shot of the grand canyon: Yes as it is portrayed distinctly than what it would be seen in real life.

  8. A painting of the grand canyon: yes as there is bias involved from the artist's view so emotion is involved in its painting.

  9. A beautiful face: No since no emotion is expressed in the making of the face

  10. A rock that happens to resemble a face: Yes because it is rare and can have a different meaning to people

  11. A child's drawing of a face: Yes as it's the child's view on the world

  12. An artist's drawing of a face done in the naive style of a child: No since it is copying the naiveness of a child

  13. A caricature: Yes because the person expresses emotion in that.

  14. Opera: Yes as there is emotion in the voice

  1. Rap music: Yes because the person has chosen specific lyrics to convey an idea

  2. A piece of music generated by a computer: No as it wouldn't be something too meaningful

  3. Bird song: it is a form of communication so no however it would be art to us

  4. The Mona Lisa: Yes since it the the painter's view of the woman in the portrait

  5. A copy of the mona lisa with a moustache and beard added : No as it is seen more as comedy

  6. Hamlet: Yes because it's a form of self expression

  7. A TV soap opera: No because it is emphasizing drama rather than the art of acting

  8. A nursery rhyme: No because there are no meanings in the words

  9. A joke: No because it is comedy

  10. A man dripping paint randomly on a canvas: yes as the man is still expressing some emotion with each drip

  11. A monkey dripping paint randomly on a canvas: No because the monkey isn't aware of what they're doing

  12. Flower arranging: Yes because it person chose it that way which shows their view on flowers  

  13. Flowers growing in a field: Yes as its randomness makes it unique

  14. A bucket and mop left in an art gallery by a cleaner: No because it wasn't done with any emotions

  15. A bucket and mop exhibited in an art gallery by an artist: Yes because they chose a specific area with sentiments for this.

  16. A meal made by a famous chef: Yes as they carefully chose the ingredients to make something significant

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