Aesthetic Theory with Meg Salazar and Rex Seiple | Ep 11

About the EpisodeArt can seem elusive, and so many of us feel unequipped to pass judgment on an artwork. One of the most powerful tools in artistic analysis is aesthetic theory. The practice of using aesthetic theories can help us first classify the function of an artwork. After we classify the function, then we can more confidently determine the success. This episode walks listeners through the more common aesthetic theories and applies them to some of our favorite artworks.ImitationalismSymbolismEmotionalismFormalismInstrumentalismInstitutionalismArtists/Artworks Referenced:MichelangeloJohn James AudubonYosemite Valley by Ansel AdamsNighthawks by Edward HopperI and the Village by Marc ChagallThe Last Supper by Leonard DaVinciPersistence of Memory by Salvador DaliThe Scream by Edvard MunchAndrew WyethPassing Storm over the Sierra Nevadas by Albert BierstadtEdgar DegasPaul CézannePiet MondrianWassily KandinskyMigrant Mother by Dorothea LangeFountain by Marcel DuchampCampbell's Soup Cans by Andy WarholShibboleth by Doris SalcedoComedian by Maurizio CattelanConnect with Liberty Common School:Liberty Common School Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.libertycommon.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/LibertyCommonSchool/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/libertycommonschool/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/libertycommonschool