Is Fine Arts An Important Class?
Matthew A. Sanchez
Fine Arts
Kristen Jones
9/13/2017
The major points in this article I disagree with is, the writer/author sort of exaggerates the point that because people swing more towards the side of STEM the subject of humanities will just die off and not be taken as seriously anymore, it would take some impact by people swinging more towards STEM but, it'd still be a thing. Another thing I disagree with isn't exactly from the article but from something said in the article by the general people that says "considering them a whimsy, a (possibly) fun pastime (if you’re into that sort of thing), not something that helps the world or, and this is key, makes money or increases power. It’s an echo of the Communist school system in the Soviet Union, where the State determined what the country needed, and assigned students to various fields of study and then professions" You cant really call something that does teach you importance in class something "fun pastime" so far just being in this class I've learned a lot more compared to the normal art class I've had in my past schools which was basically "Here's some paper, draw this" now in this class its more of "Here's some background on what we're going to do today or as a project, and we'll learn about this topic to gain an understanding of it, and then we'll do this project."
Some points I agree with are, again not "The article" but some of its contents which states that "My students seemed never to have considered that these 16th- and 17th-century paintings should not be seen with bright electric lights. Sure, it’s easier to see with them, but they were not intended to be seen thus, centuries before the invention of the light bulb" it shows how these classes do really help, without taking this sort of course it would've probably never popped inside of your head "Oh right they only had candles and didn't have electricity to look at all of these paintings." Another thing I agree with is "Through the context of artworks, we study history, anthropology, sociology, war and politics, biography, literature, theology and critical interpretation, to name a few of the theoretical angles. But we also look at optics (for instance, in analyzing single-vanishing-point perspective), chemistry (how paint was prepared), neuroscience (what happens in the brain when it encounters art), geometry (why some works, based on triangular composition, feel more harmonious), physics and engineering (how Brunelleschi’s dome stays up" It shows how Humanities/Fine Arts isn't just some waste of time, its actually a class in which you learn some new things and some thing you would've never learned in a normal everyday class.
(By the way I was/probably still am sick while writing this I hope it actually makes sense)
Fine Arts
Kristen Jones
9/13/2017
Is Fine Arts An Important Class?
The main topic of this article (The art of learning: Why art history might be the most important subject you could study today, found at http://www.salon.com/2017/01/15/the-art-of-learning-why-art-history-might-be-the-most-important-subject-you-could-study-today/) is that Art history/Humanities is an important thing for students to learn, as equally as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) but it should be looked upon more. Such as more attention should be on the Art History classes. It even says and I quote "But after much protest from the liberal intellectual establishment, art history was “saved” and will stay on British curricula. If the cultured British nearly did away with art history, then what hope have we Americans?" Its basically saying that if a very nice culture got rid of this class, wouldn't we be have less hope of it becoming a common class here in the United States?The major points in this article I disagree with is, the writer/author sort of exaggerates the point that because people swing more towards the side of STEM the subject of humanities will just die off and not be taken as seriously anymore, it would take some impact by people swinging more towards STEM but, it'd still be a thing. Another thing I disagree with isn't exactly from the article but from something said in the article by the general people that says "considering them a whimsy, a (possibly) fun pastime (if you’re into that sort of thing), not something that helps the world or, and this is key, makes money or increases power. It’s an echo of the Communist school system in the Soviet Union, where the State determined what the country needed, and assigned students to various fields of study and then professions" You cant really call something that does teach you importance in class something "fun pastime" so far just being in this class I've learned a lot more compared to the normal art class I've had in my past schools which was basically "Here's some paper, draw this" now in this class its more of "Here's some background on what we're going to do today or as a project, and we'll learn about this topic to gain an understanding of it, and then we'll do this project."
Some points I agree with are, again not "The article" but some of its contents which states that "My students seemed never to have considered that these 16th- and 17th-century paintings should not be seen with bright electric lights. Sure, it’s easier to see with them, but they were not intended to be seen thus, centuries before the invention of the light bulb" it shows how these classes do really help, without taking this sort of course it would've probably never popped inside of your head "Oh right they only had candles and didn't have electricity to look at all of these paintings." Another thing I agree with is "Through the context of artworks, we study history, anthropology, sociology, war and politics, biography, literature, theology and critical interpretation, to name a few of the theoretical angles. But we also look at optics (for instance, in analyzing single-vanishing-point perspective), chemistry (how paint was prepared), neuroscience (what happens in the brain when it encounters art), geometry (why some works, based on triangular composition, feel more harmonious), physics and engineering (how Brunelleschi’s dome stays up" It shows how Humanities/Fine Arts isn't just some waste of time, its actually a class in which you learn some new things and some thing you would've never learned in a normal everyday class.
(By the way I was/probably still am sick while writing this I hope it actually makes sense)
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