"EDUCATION THROUGH ART" -HERBERT READ -his objective was to discuss the value of art as an educative medium.He had an anarchic orientation:"everyone is equal".Also he tries to give a solution by starting with the question above.
ART is an elusive term which means it is difficult to explain or find because everyone of us perceives things differently. It has always been a concept which has been treated as a metaphysical phenomenon.
According to Read :ART is a measurable phenomenon,meaning that it has rhythmic element (like breathing) or it has expressive elements(like speech).
ART is very much involved in the process of perception and thought. It is related to our senses(physical organs of perception).We are in contact witch it by the virtue of its structure.
Because the senses are so universal,we are exposed to any kind of impression and there is not such a simple answer to what is art.But we can say that common to all works of art created by singers,painters,writers is something that we call "FORM". For example it can mean that a singer is in good form.We also use "form" as a verb and in this case it means like giving shape to something like the ice 'forms ' over the pond. So we come to the conclusion that in art "form" means "take shape" or in other words the form of a work of art is the shape it has taken.
But what is a GOOD form of art? THE BEST EXAMPLE IS :TOUCHSTONE-NATURE:
A process of growth that is determined by forces acting in a certain order.
We should also mention that order without diversity makes things feel and look monotone,but it is also important to say that diversity without order can cause a chaos so there should be a balance.Forces in nature have energy that's why we can say that it has some logic in its form.If art pleasures are senses than it is a good form of art.
ART is an attempt to create pleasing forms.
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