REC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Cognitive Surplus, Tumblr, Art Therapy
27 Mar 2018
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[x]articulate some of the challenges surrounding the definition of art. [x]differentiate between the notion of art as leisure and art as therapy. [x]articulate how technology is changing the landscape of art as leisure. Art seems to be loaded with opposing concepts. It exists in many forms, and can be created and experienced by people of all ages and ability levels. People are considered experts or critics, attempt to rate art as good or bad, but some art-makers resist being graded at all. Art is for pleasure, money, for therapy, for shock value. Art involves communication with some kind of audience, not necessarily on stage or in a gallery, but it is experienced by others publicly or privately. Art is related to the experience of enjoyment - can be encountered as fun or an escape. Art is about expression - expression of truth, fiction, belief, or a feeling.
