How is knowledge acquired in the arts?

Other philosophers have maintained that works of art have content, and that audience members can acquire knowledge by experiencing (viewing, hearing, or reading) these works. Philosophers who believe that a work of art can be a source of knowledge differ about the ways in which art makes knowledge possible.

What are sources of the arts?

Primary Sources in Art

• artwork.
• autobiographies.
• film of the artist.
• interviews, diaries, speeches, letters.
• artifacts of the artist.
• photographs of artwork or artists.

Why is the arts an important area of knowledge?

The arts explore the experience and reality of being human and are an essential element of culture. The arts could be thought of as creating a bridge between personal knowledge and shared knowledge.

What is the history of expressive arts?

The field of Expressive Arts Therapy (EXA) was founded in the early 1970’s by Shaun McNiff, Paolo Knill and others at Lesley Univeristy Graduate School in Cambridge, MA. It emphasized an interdisciplinary or “intermodal” approach to the use of the arts for healing, based on an established psychological framework.

What are the expressive arts?

​The expressive arts include art and design, dance, drama and music. have opportunities to be creative and imaginative, to experience inspiration and enjoyment and to develop skills in art and design, dance, drama and music. recognise and represent feelings and emotions, both their own and those of others.

What modalities are used in the arts?

An alteration frequently endorsed is the incorporation of expressive art modalities. Expressive art modalities are defined as the use of dance, drama, drawing, music, painting, photography, sculpture, and writing within the context of psychotherapy, counseling, rehabilitation, or medicine.

Can knowledge be applied to the arts?

There is also “knowledge how”, as in knowing how to ride a bicycle. But can something as subjective and open to interpretation as art be knowledge? Art certainly involves knowledge. An artist may know how to draw using charcoal on paper, or know how to stretch a canvas.

What is social cause Art?

The idea of AFC is to promote arts, and raise funds to support significant social causes such as health care and education for the under privileged. Artists chip in to help raise funds, sometimes by donating their work or give it to us at subsidised prices.

What are the examples of functional arts?

At the GALLERY OF FUNCTIONAL ART, also known as GFA, the terms functional art and art furniture are used interchangeably to denote objects ranging from tables and chairs, to beds, sofas, lighting, screens, dressers, and even bathroom fixtures.

What counts as knowledge in the arts?

Knowledge in art is an understanding or the presence of an opinion about a piece of art in the knower. It is assumed that knowledge in art exists, though this knowledge may be implicit, particularly because there is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way to interpret a piece of art.