Transcript Instrumentalism
WHAT IS INSTRUMENTALISM?
In art, instrumentalism is the philosophy that claims artworks do or should do something in the world beyond simply being beautiful or decorative. Instrumentalists value artworks that, through their naturally aesthetic means, call us to action in the world.
DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUMENTALISM
The theory Instrumentalism existed around 18 th century. Around 1908 , the world was experiencing huge political changes. How people sconceptualize the world changed.
Development of Instrumentalism
Instrumentalism, the variety of pragmatism, developed by John Dewey during this period
CHARACTERISTICS OF INSTRUMENTALISM
Instrumentalism requires that art move people to act for the betterment of society Instrumentalism finds excellence, not in the form itself, but in the degree to which an artwork or aesthetic performance can stimulate people to make some conceptual change or undertake some action that has a bearing on the social world.
THEORY OF INSTRUMENTALISM-- CONTEXTUALISM
Instrumentalist Theory- A form of contextualism, an art theory, which helps shed light on our life experiences and social issues.
FAMOUS INSTRUMENTALISM ART I The United War Work Campaign Adolph Treidler (http://fineartamerica.com)
FAMOUS INSTRUMENTALISM ART I Adolph Treidler was born in 1886 in Colorado, USA. He studied at the California School of Design in San Francisco and subsequently with Robert Henri in New York. By the time he had fulfilled his career, he had done covers for most major magazines.
FAMOUS INSTRUMENTALISM ART II Jean-Euge ne Buland (http://images.fineartamerica.com)
FAMOUS INSTRUMENTALISM ART II Jean-Euge ne Buland (1852–1926) was a French painter.
FAMOUS INSTRUMENTALISM ART III Wake up, America Jon Mcnaughton (http://imgur.com/)
FAMOUS INSTRUMENTALISM ART III Jon McNaughton is an artist living in Utah. Since 2009, he has churned out absurd paintings depicting the Founding Fathers as devout Christians, and several paintings highly critical of Barack Obama.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. (artist) http://cheribarrett.blogspot.com/2012/06/instrumentalist-theory.html
2. (what instrumentalism is) www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumentalism 3. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072508647/student_view0/glossary.html
4. (http://www.udel.edu/art/rmarquez/416/barrett_criticizing_art.pdf)