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Blog #6
Learning about aesthetics has given me an entirely different perspective because, whereas previously, I assessed aesthetics by how things appeared, now I evaluate them by how they actually be exhibited. Understanding aesthetic gives a proper strategy for me in the future, especially in designing interiors or furniture. Not only to be seen it as beauty in my eyes but also how to the customers or clients perceived it.
BLOG #5
The film Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind is a narrative film that examines the captivating and emotional challenges of realities of rela
Cinema is a medium for showing many parts of imitating reality through art forms. However, there are techniques in which nature or reality is portrayed accurately, but cinema has a unique potential to stimulate how reality may actually be observed. To perfectly display the intention of showing authentic representation, cinema use what they call is film theory. Film theory is the interaction between images, objects, ideas which helps to convey accurate and perfectly envision of the scene, it simply help us audience understand the film personally. But to further understand the film, directors must know how to convey it authentically. The Mis-en-scene, prepares the setting of the film which be seen through costumes, lighting, and movements, serves as a direction for the establishing of the film. The viewers will be able to better grasp the scene by using various shots and angles to demonstrate its substantial influence of the scene along with colors given that they influence the scene's tone or depth. Following the film theory will effectively be shown the film as aesthetic but most importantly to properly convey its concept.
BLOG #4
Being Stuck in Reality As people say, “every moment counts”, but how does a memory be remembered? Photos reminds us of the memory we had at
Images are a visual representation of something at a certain moment. It might imply one thing yet have a thousand different interpretations to others. Interpreting art is very complex matter that can never provide a conclusive answer. From my understanding, appreciating art forms in 3 context; the intention of the artist, the interpretation of audience, and the perception of others in which this context proves the confusion it provides for our approach for the actual meaning of the art. Theories provide us a thorough understanding of how the world is understood. In this instance, theories aided in helping me grasp how I could appreciate art and how I intend to employ it. In understanding theories, it provides guidance in analyzing art, for instance, that emotions represent in every artwork made, and it classifies art as expressive art as long as there is emotion or something to express, while mimicking natural objects through art can be seen as representation. However, understanding and seeing are two distinct concepts that, in my opinion, might produce misunderstandings for the audience and that is how multiple meanings expand.
Florescentia | If Walls Could Talk
Our final output, “If Walls Could Talk”, is an output where we will incorporate all the lessons learned in AESTETA. For me, This final output will be a challenging one because this is where I determine and know how my mindset and thinking changed as I develop ideas in aesthetics. Throughout the course, I can clearly tell that I improved on how I see art. Analyzing art is important to us as we make our own understanding and interpretation to a certain artwork. This output gave me the challenge to think critically as to what I’m gonna do that represents me for who I am as a person.
For my process of doing this project, I thought of something that really impacted my life in general that I want to revisit every time. Of course, I want it to be as creative as possible because I also want to impress not just my professors but also myself. I made sure that I incorporated parts of the lessons that were tackled throughout the term.
Just like what I’ve mentioned in my video presentation, Thomas Aquinas really made an impact in my installation because it enables us to perceive the underlying structure and purpose of the world, beauty can be viewed as a form of knowledge. It's not just about having fun with your senses; rather, it's about acknowledging the divine intelligence that made the world and gave it meaning and purpose. As for my installation, I acknowledge that the garden of flowers have their different meaning and purpose about my growth as a human being.
This practice made me realize how important it is to be critical about things and how I should always consider all the factors for aesthetics whether it is for a film, an artwork, installation, etc. Seeing how I grew in the field of aesthetics really motivated me to push further and challenge myself to be able to come up with amazing ideas as an interior design student.
Representation Matters
How do we express ourselves through art? We express ourselves through art depending on our perspective and understanding on what art we’ll do. We can express art through different forms like dancing, painting, singing, acting, and even venting or ranting to release emotions. One main factor as to how we express ourselves is by letting our emotions and feelings take over.
We always express an artwork metaphorically. Different ways of expressing ourselves like representation, exemplification, and metaphor depending on what we want to convey to the audience is important. And by that, every artwork represents something. Every person has their own interpretation and we are all allowed to have our own interpretation just like the artist.
One theory that I learned and caught my attention for pictorial representation was the Neo-naturalist Theory of Pictorial Representation. In this theory, it implies that photos ought to be viewed as unique and vivid encounters that imitate our regular impression of the world. Pointing out that a picture's meaning is determined by the context in which it is shown and how the viewer interprets it. When interpreting images, it emphasizes the necessity of taking into account the perceptual and cognitive processes of the viewer and the significance of context in comprehending their meaning.
As someone who was a part of the performing artists, non-pictorial representation theories were the most interesting part for me in the discussion. Lexical Non-Pictorial Representation was the one that also caught my attention because I was a part of a choir and this representation refers to the ideas, concepts, and things using words and language rather than images or pictures. This type of representation is central to human language and thought and essential for communication. As a flexible and adaptable means of expressing concepts and ideas, it is essential to human communication and thought. Language is an essential tool for conveying meaning and comprehending the world around us due to its precision and complexity, despite its limitations.
Significance of Aesthetics in Architecture and Design
The fundamental principles and values that guide the design and construction of spaces and buildings are the focus of architectural philosophies. The way we think about architecture today is still shaped by these philosophies, which have been developed throughout a variety of historical periods and cultural contexts.
In the discussion, it was clearly mentioned that architecture and design are more intimate compared to other forms of art. Over the past centuries, there have been a lot of theories by the renowned philosophers. Different theories give different understandings as to how the design and architecture have different functions and subjectives.
Understanding architecture through aesthetics and theories helped me understand more on what we should consider on architecture. In this discussion, I never thought that there are a lot of things that need to be considered in order to construct and achieve something new in architecture. In architecture, I learned that you also need to consider the behavior in order to come up with an effective space.
As we venture into design and architecture, we need to take note that it takes us time because of the broad philosophizing because we need to look at a lot of factors and avenues. Assessing and identifying architectural spaces and designs are based on aesthetics because architecture goes beyond aesthetics.
One Philosophy is functionalism and it is a way of thinking that underlines the reasonable parts of engineering, like ease of use, proficiency, and versatility. Functionalism holds that architecture should be made to serve its intended function and satisfy its users' requirements. In addition, functionalism places an emphasis on the utilization of cutting-edge materials and methods in the creation of designs that are creative and effective.
These theories and philosophies are an important part in architecture and design. Considering these are important in practicing designing so it is much easier to build and guide people into a space and architectural structure.
Film Appreciation in the Movie Industry
Watching movies has been a hobby of mine, especially romantic comedies that were released in the early 2000’s so finding out that we are going to tackle movies, it made me excited because of how I like watching movies. Upon finishing the discussion, I learned more and made a deeper understanding of how films work.
Considering a lot of factors and theories in film in order to have a great outcome is something that would make a movie good. One main reason why I like watching movies is because of how I connect with some of the movies that I watched because of the lessons that a movie brings to me. Not only do I enjoy watching a movie, I am also gaining lessons that I can apply in my life.
As said in the lesson, film theory encompasses a wide range of theoretical approaches to the medium of film. Scholars and critics can gain a deeper comprehension of the numerous ways in which films can be interpreted, analyzed, and appreciated by engaging with these various approaches. The conflict between realism and formalism is one of the most important debates in film aesthetics.
Authenticity underlines the depiction of regular day to day existence and the utilization of naturalistic procedures, for example, hand-held camera work and non-proficient entertainers, while formalism stresses the utilization of imaginative strategies like lighting, structure, and altering to make an additional adapted and expressive stylish. The directors of the French New Wave, for example, attempted to combine these two approaches to make films that were both formally innovative and realistic.
These theories are just some of the theories that were tackled in the discussion but one really stood out to me which was Mis-cen-scene because it is what makes a film or cinema an effective work. It makes the film better because it enhances the scenes and moments that will make it more believable according to the genre that is being made or shown in the film.
BLOG #3
Expectation Vs. Reality I've always believed in the phrase "expect the unexpected," yet in some circumstances, we can't deny that we have a
In situations, we sometimes impulsively react on things which result to misunderstandings since we have different opinion on our own perception about some circumstances. The matter of perspective of each viewer determines their awareness, as John Berger said, " The way we see things is affected by what we know or what believe." Context is important in appreciating art as it visualize not only the background of the story of creating the art but what does it represent. However, we first observe before we understand context. The process of perceiving is not enough to be its meaning but it creates our own understanding of things, which it made me realize how perception portray. Perception creates different forms of meaning, such as seeing art. Sometimes it creates contradiction with our knowledge about the art with others without knowing the real intention of the artist since we focus on what we see. Aesthetic has a big role in creating designs but can be interpreted differently by the audience. We must be aware how the audience perception is, and as we develop our design that is suitable for the market.
