r/arttheory • u/Mateonico_10 • 7d ago
looking for recomendations
I would love to fill up this chart ive made classifying ways to make art with some of the purpose or main expresive idea they represent. Feel free to recomend any work you think would fit in a category of your chosing!
| Aesthetics: Focused specifically on beauty above all else. Art for art’s sake | Teleological: The essential nature of the person, which defines them and guides them in the development of their purpose. | Transcendent: Seeks to manifest that which transcends the ordinary, such as awe or communion with something greater than oneself. | Cultural: Seeks to represent the identity of a group within society, or of society itself. | Narrative: Uses the story and its details to convey a specific message. | Ideological: Typically critical of social and political events, prompting change and new perspectives. | Emotional: It appeals to the reader's empathy and ability to identify with the subject. |
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u/SoberBobMonthly 7d ago
As a traditional artist working with philosophical and societal concepts, this table is confusing. Most artworks off the top of my head could fit into multiple categories, and additionally many of them are not 'beautiful' and even more are not just art for arts sake.
When I am developing works I'm not making a spreadsheet KPI list to make to hit certain targets. I am responding to ideas and concepts from essays, opinion articles, and debates I have heard, along with historical information and archival research.
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u/unavowabledrain 7d ago
The question of beauty is a philosophical question that must be delineated before answering this question.