“What is beautiful in itself is not this object or that one, but that which conveys their own nature.” This concept is what struck me most from the first video. It is very true because most artwork is not simply the object but the idea that the object came from. Most art is a representation of something that already existed, just exploring another side of it. Kant introduced that beauty is based on a feeling and that they are all subjective. There can be no exact measurement of what is beautiful because each interpreter sees things differently.
I believe that the Kant’s definition that the only things that can’t be beautified are things that are disgusting. These feelings are also inbred in us and bring upon other feelings of separation and distaste for the art. This was discussed in the Philosophy of the Arts.
The second video brings into light the ideas of neurobiology in combination with arts as that “symbolic forms are genetically encoded” into the human species. I find the field of neurobiology very fascinating and upon much research, there are many elements of human nature that have been with us since the first day we walked this Earth.
The videos relate to the text because they expand upon the ideas of aesthetics as well as human nature. After all, humans are the ones that have had the advanced development that enabled the creation and appreciation of art for thousands of years.
Both of the films were very good. Most of the ideas were discussed in the book very well, however some people enjoy viewing a presentation more than reading and I found this to be true for myself. I feel that being able to see and hear the speaker’s views on the subject were much more personal. It was clear that the speakers were compelled to speak on each of the topics and that they enjoyed doing so by encompassing quotes and ideas from specific artists and philosophers.
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