Video and CNN Article Review

1. For each video and article list/discuss the key concepts you learned. 
 From the first video, Aesthetics: Philosophy of the Arts, I learned that many philosophers came up with their own meaning of aesthetic art and it was ordered according to the establishment. The film also spoke about to this day that there are still philosophers out there coming up with new ideas of aesthetic art. In the second video, CARTA: Evolutionary Origins of Art and Aesthetics: Neurobiology, Neurology, and Art and Aesthetics, I learned that the way we view art comes from the brain. It also gave me information on how science can be related to art in a way. Also, they talked about a few rules of aesthetics. Everything that the two men discussed kept being traced back to the prefrontal cortex. Lastly, in the article, What the Brain draws from Art and Neuroscience, I learned about the different techniques. Also, how our brain is set up to understand lines, patterns, and colors. 

2. Which philosopher's theory of aesthetics do you feel is most important? Be sure to mention the philosopher's name, era (time in history), and contribution to aesthetic theory in your response? 
The 18th-century philosopher whose theory I thought was important was Alexander Baumgarten. Baumgarten believed that art belongs to the middle ground. This is where it is in between reason and sensitivity. This statement basically means that art gives the viewer the opportunity to figure out what is going on within that piece and have feelings towards it. 

3. What do you think about Changeux and Ramachandran scientific view of aesthetics and art? What was the most interesting fact you discovered from each speakers lecture? 

I feel that both Changeux and Ramachandran had really good reasonings to the scientific view of aesthetics and art. Changeux was talking about how artistic creation comes from our brains and the brains of our ancestors. Ramachandran spoke about the eight laws of aesthetics, and how you have to focus on that specific piece of artwork to understand the meaning of it. A few of those eight laws were Grouping or binding, symmetry, problem-solving, and principle of isolation. He also spoke about how art is exaggerated to make it pleasing to grasp the attention of the human brain. The thing I found interesting about Changeux lecture was how he believes that art is symbolism and is genetically encoded. What I found interesting about Ramachandran lecture is he gave an example of a bird that if it sees an object like a stick painted yellow with red stripes, it would think its the mother and beg for food. 

4. How do the videos and article relate to the readings of the text? 

The videos and article relate to the reading because it explains what is happening in the text and is giving peoples views and information that they found. The videos and article are also giving more information that is not found within the text. Also, the videos and article are straight to the point compared to reading the text. 

5. What is your opinion of the films and article? How do they add depth to the understanding of the topic in your reading in the text? 
I actually found the article and videos more interesting than the reading the text. Besides that, both the films and the article showed that art can be interpreted in many different ways. However, the videos and article went more in-depth to my understanding of the topic. They both spoke about the aesthetics, the different types of art that were created, and even gave a few examples.