VIDEO REVIEW

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

Aesthetics definition

Aesthetic inefficiency effects of emotion

Art evolution becomes art history 

Inter subjective works of art shared by minds

2.Which philosopher's theroy on aesthetics do you feel is most important? Be sure to mention the philosphers name, era (time in history), and contribtion to the aesthetic theory in your response. 

I still think that Plato 4th century theroy is most important. Another reason why I believe that Plato's theory is  important because he says art is a copy of reality. In a way its true because it is making anything whether its nature, city's or people meaning you are always making a copy of the original thing. Statements like that have me thinking that all artist are nothing but people who copy the real thing and call it there own.

3. What do you think about Changeux and Ramachandran scientific view of aesthetics and art? What was the most interesting fact you discovered from each speakers lecture? 

The second speaker Ramachandran  interesting thing about his lecture was when he spoke of the Goddess of the Cosmos Sculpture. People describe it as hideous, waist to narrow and hips are too big. However, Ramachandran explains that art does not have to look real; art is meant to put pleasing effects in our brain. From Changeux, whats interesting about him was the quote he chose from M. Simon "the beauty of a scientific propistion lies in the fact that it explains much from little" I can assume he chose this quote because he is saying that what make beauty is art that can tell many stories with just one picture.

4. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

The videos relate to the book because the lecture video shows examples of how art tell us what  is beauty to them. The book gives us examples of people who created beautiful art and tells us their past and what motivated them to create art.

5. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics in your reading?

The films were great because Ramachandran and Plato really got me thinking. Ramachandran showed me how to enjoy art in a whole other way. He gave me the thought that just because it does not look realistic it does not mean its not art. Plato mentioning that artist just draw copies made me think that there is anything artist draw that isnt a copy of something.