Landscape and the Sublime

1. What and when was the Enlightenment?

The enlightenment (or the age of enlightenment) is a movement which was happened centered upon the 18^th century. The core of the enlightenment was a critical questioning of traditional institutions, customs, and morals, and strong belief in rationality and science, the philosophies were contradictory or divergent frequency in the movement.

2. Define the concept of the Sublime.

The sublime is the quality of greatness or vast magnitude which has been concept of aesthetic theory in Western art and philosophy. It especially refers to a greatness with nothing else can be compared and which is beyond all possibility.

3. How did the concept of the Sublime come out of the Enlightenment thought?

Enlightenment influenced by empiricism and the classics. Most aesthetic idea of the enlightenment insisted on reason and experience, and classified genius as something outside the rule.

4. Discuss the subject matter, and aesthetic (look) of Misrach's work to identify the Sublime in his work. Add some more images of his work.

The sublime is about the immensity and vastness within nature. And most of the mean theme from Misrach is landscape and nature photograph.

5. Identify some other artists or designers that work with ideas around the Sublime, from the Enlightenment era as well as contemporary artists.

 'The Triumph of Venus'  François Boucher

6. How does Misrach's photography make you feel? Does it appeal to your imagination?

From Misrach’s photography, i feel the great power of nature, the time stop and the silent in the moment. And the color tones of his photography represent gray and cool tones, which bring a lot of reverse side of emotion to people. but also bring about calmness and peace in the deeply side of soul. The photos also made a lot of missing about happiness and some memories.

7. Add a Sublime image of your choice to your blog, which can be Art or just a Sublime photograph.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Enlightenment

http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=397117&section=6

http://www.amerindianarts.us/articles/concept_of_the_sublime_as_an_aesthetic_quality.shtml

http://lauradallaston.blogspot.com/2010/05/richard-misrach-and-sublime.html

The social status of the artist

1.Identify aspects of Durer's self portrait that show a changing view of the artist's view of himself as an individual.

In the later European art, they take for recognized the subject matter of the self-portrait and artist take it as natural the sense of themselves as unique. This self-portrait which paints by Dürer is quite usual. The portrait is unlike any that came before. The size of the portrait is half-length, frontal and highly symmetrical (67 x 49 cm). As the history note, we found this painting is similar to some religions paintings, involving the symmetry, the dark one background and gesture. Especially, the manner is shown raising his right hand to the middle of his chest which is the pose of blessing. There is unknown why Dürer decided to portray himself in this painting. However, he painted the self-portrait as Chris and the historians found the painting which is similar poses or expressions in his 1498 Christ as Man of Sorrows.

2.Explain how the artist's social status increased during the Renaissance period. Briefly explain why this happened

During the renaissance, the artist’s became more important and independent, music and literature either. People started to use some of the wealth on supported writers and artists; they got more interesting in arts. People started to ask more detail in the art and various content and from. Many innovations from artists were encouraged by the wealthy people.

3.Comment on Gavin Turk's work in relation to individualism, status of the artist and egotism

Most works from Given Turk based on his own signature. We can see the strong personality in his work that the definition of individualism. He also made some photographic and sculptural self-portraits. I can have adequate proof that it related egotism. He also interested in the effect of the way fame and celebrity in understanding art, he has been describe many famous people on his sculpture works. Turk has participated in group exhibitions and designs community education projects recently year.

4.Comment on Damien Hirst's use of his work and the media for self promotion

Death is a central theme in Damien Hirst’s work. He put animals (e.g. a shark, a sheep, a cow) in formaldehyde. He also made "spin paintings," created on a spinning circular surface, and "spot paintings".

5.Find 2 images of work by artists or designers that reflects some of the ideas of individualism, self promotion or egotism that have been discussed on this blog. Upload images to your blog, title and date the work, identify the artist/designer and comment on the work in relation to the question.

"pop" Gavin Turk

"The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living"Damien Hirst