PHI 2392 Study Guide - Indeterminate Form, Found Object, Florentine Painting
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Ziff: classification of style is of the essence . Art objects: we know both what and how to aesthetically appreciate. What: we can distinguish a work and its parts from that which is not part of it. What acts of aespection(observation) to perform in regards to different works. We have a knowledge of how* to appreciate. Grounds: we are people and people made these works with the purpose of aesthetic appreciation. Painting ends at the frame, colors are aesthetically important, where it hangs is not. In knowing the type we know how to appreciate it. All works have boundaries when discussing venetian paintings They are important to how we perceive art currently but is not the whole picture. Aesthetic appreciation of nature: what and how to aesthetically appreciate nature. The above consensus cannot be applied to the natural environment = open question. Paradigms of aesthetic appreciation (prima facie) that seem applicable. Nonrepresentational sculpture best fits this model of appreciation.
