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ART PRESENTATION

ART PRESENTATION. Stephanie Lye. Thesis. To what extent are the boundaries of art defined by morality? Morality: principles of right and wrong Boundaries of art: What we consider to be art. Example: Jill Greenberg. Photographed crying babies

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ART PRESENTATION

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  1. ART PRESENTATION Stephanie Lye

  2. Thesis To what extent are the boundaries of art defined by morality? Morality:principles of right and wrong Boundaries of art:What we consider to be art

  3. Example: Jill Greenberg • Photographed crying babies • Made them cry by giving them candy then taking it away • To depict “helplessness and anger” • Photographs caused major controversy

  4. Perception • People perceived it negatively because our culture (post industrial) encourages protection of children • Criticism not about art- about the subjects • Emotion able to override perception • Protection of children ingrained in us

  5. Logical to protect children to continue the line If we do not protect children, lineage will be lost and we would die out Deliberately hurting children is upsetting: we deem it immoral Illogical- only temporarily upset by loss of candy “candy was given back within 30 seconds” Trivial- children experience this everyday- at school, with siblings Was the emotional response logical?

  6. Before the industrial revolution, children were worthless Doubtful it would be a controversy Should we restrict art to the shifting moral boundaries of our time? It would not always be considered immoral

  7. Example: Madame Bovary • 1857: Banned on sexual grounds • In the trial: "No gauze for him, no veils--he gives us nature in all her nudity and crudity.“ • Now it is considered a classic • Should we constrict art to the shifting moral boundaries of our time?

  8. To what extent are the boundaries of art defined by morality? • Very morally defined • art seems to only be appreciated if it coheres to morals of society • The purpose and meaning ends up lost in a swarm of controversy • Society can be very close minded

  9. Example: Science • human-mouse hybrid caused controversy although it could greatly help medical testing and benefit all society • Also needs to stick within society’s boundaries to be accepted • Our definitions of morality are restricting development in Science and Art +

  10. Should art be restricted? • Is art more important than the short term distress it causes? • Yes- it provides knowledge for a much larger audience • Art has a lot to offer • Often we have emotional or symbolic thinking that cannot be expressed in words • Art can communicate those feelings • If we did not have art, lose a whole means of communication • if art: music, visual art and literature cannot develop, society to some extent is prevented from developing.

  11. During the Cultural Revolution, art was censored Mao realised art gave people ideas. Made it into propaganda largely contributed in brainwashing the people Mao: Restriction of art

  12. Boundaries • However, art should be bound by the law • Otherwise people would begin to kill and rape and call it “art” • But who makes these boundaries? • KANT’S THEORY • “the moral status of an action depends in part on the motivation for acting” • Many art pieces would not be considered immoral on this basis • Categorical imperative: Act only on that maxim that you can consistently will to be a universal law.

  13. Helena • Marco Evaristti • Viewers could choose to turn the blender on and blend the goldfish • Is this immoral?

  14. What does this say about us? • We do not like things to overstep our beliefs • Public morals often restrict areas of knowledge which could restrict development • Personal morals often clash with public morals • It reflects our often static society- we like things to be conforming and uniform which is contradictory- the most controversial art often helps us to develop

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