ArtTheory
John Dewey Theory distinguishes ordinary experience from what he calls an experience. The difference between the two is one of the most fundamental aspects of his theory.
Ordinary experience has no structure. It is a continuous stream. The subject goes through the experience of living but does not experience everything in a way that composes an... See more
Ordinary experience has no structure. It is a continuous stream. The subject goes through the experience of living but does not experience everything in a way that composes an... See more
Antonis Chaliakopoulos • Art as Experience: An In-Depth Guide to John Dewey’s Theory of Art | TheCollector
As the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (“Dewey’s Aesthetics“) explains: “Nothing about machine production per se makes worker satisfaction impossible. It is private control of forces of production for private gain that impoverishes our lives. When art is merely the ‘beauty parlor of civilization,’ both art and civilization are insecure. We can
... See moreLearning that Jackson Pollock laid his canvases on the ground and incorporated whole body movement into creating his paintings has made me appreciate abstract art a little more than I did. I love the idea of using direction and speed to drip paint instead of precision. I learned that his method was very intuitive and meant to represent his psyche.
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Art as Experience: An In-Depth Guide to John Dewey’s Theory of Art | TheCollector
Antonis Chaliakopoulosthecollector.com
“For the John Dewey theory, the basis of art is the aesthetic experience that is not confined within the museum. This aesthetic experience is present in every part of human life.”