Module 2

                In the first video I learned all about various philosophers theories of aesthetics. they varied in both opinion and time frame. In both the article and second video I learned a lot about how the brain interacts with the eyes to find aesthetics pleasing. This in turn guides that hands of artist while making works of art. It all goes hand in hand. We perceive and appreciate art because of how our neurology works and creative individuals transform that into great works of art.

                I think that Plato's philosophy on art and beauty is the most important to how we perceive and categorize art. Plato thought that the true nature of the things we see in the world is the idea of them. He believed that for us to have a perception of beauty there must be a higher form for beauty in which all beautiful objects exist which in turn make them beautiful as well. He felt that for art to exist, there needed to be an idea of what that art should be.

                Changeux's speech concentrated a lot on the size of the human skull, and therefore brain, throughout mankind's history and how that coincided with the perception of aesthetics at the points in time.  I found Ramachandran 's speech incredibly interesting, not to mention entertaining. His "Eight rules of Art" described how the brain perceives aesthetics, as a Neurologist specializing in vision his perception on this matter is both interesting and informative. I found the piece about the blotchy picture of the Dalmatian and how our brains grasps at the picture looking for answer as to what it is particularly interesting.

               

                The text was detailed information delving into the theory of aesthetics and the first video was also about aesthetics but concentrated on individual philosophy of specifics philosophers. The articles and second videos more focus on who the brain works in contrast to our perceptions and enjoyment of art and aesthetics. I found both the Ramachandran 's portion of the video and the article incredibly entertaining and informative. I never knew that so much of the art world and how we perceive both art and everyday beauty is connected to our biology and neurology. Coming into this class I felt I knew that art was this thing humans made to appreciate but after this module I understand that it goes so much deeper than that.