This week in class we continued to look at affordances in relation to our activities. In particular, we broke down our activities into three new and different headings, aesthetics, spirituality and health. These three aspects contribute to the meaning of and help to shape the way we view our activities.
Aesthetics according to Wikipedia (2011) is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, and with the creation and appreciation of beauty.
The Philosopher Hegel wrote that Painting is one of the three "romantic" arts, along with Poetry and Music for its symbolic, highly intellectual purpose. (Daniel, 1995)
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface (support base). The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is also used outside of art as a common trade among craftsmen and builders. Paintings may have for their support such surfaces as walls, paper, canvas, wood, glass, lacquer, clay, copper or concrete, and may incorporate multiple other materials including sand, clay, paper, gold leaf as well as objects.
Painting is a mode of expression and the forms are numerous. Drawing, composition or abstraction and other aesthetics may serve to manifest the expressive and conceptual intention of the practitioner. Paintings can be naturalistic and representational (as in a still life or landscape painting), photographic, abstract, be loaded with narrative content, symbolism, emotion or be political in nature.
Most people think of spirituality as religion however it is much broader than this it could also be an individuals thoughts and beliefs about an activity. Spirituality in relation to painting could be how someone gets their inspiration and how it makes them feel to accomplish something beautiful.
Kandinsky a philosopher wrote in his essay maintaining that painting has a spiritual value, and he attaches primary colors to essential feelings or concepts, something that Goethe and other writers had already tried to do. (Daniel, 1995)
Lastly we need to consider our health and painting has been shown that developing our creative side is so valuable for overall health as art allows us to de-stress and to express ourselves and provide a sense of accomplishment. (Hobbies, 2011)
References:
Wikipedia (2011) Painting: Wikipedia the free encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painting
Daniel, H., (1995) "Encyclopedia of Themes and Subjects in Painting; Mythological, Biblical, Historical, Literary, Allegorical, and Topical". New York, Harry N. Abrams Inc.
Hobbies, (2011). Hobbies for Health. Retrieved from http://www.healthbrights.com/healthbright_007.htm
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