ARTS blog

In the beginning of the video he states that beauty is a value, like truth and goodness. I can agree with that, but I also agree that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So I guess if i were to fix it, I would say that beauty is a value set by God. I disagree with his statement that architecture has become soul-less ans sterile. Architecture has changed, but its beauty lies in its functionality. A buildings function is its beauty. I agree that we are loosing beauty, but only in the sense that beauty's definition is changing. Without God, new beauty is found in function and emotion. It is perceived by the viewer. I cannot be persuaded to think that beauty matters. Everything in God's creation was created beautiful. At the 4:41 mark of the first part, he says that art is a way of humans to show that human life is worth while. I agree with that. Art used to be a way to seize the moment, because of life's fleeting actions. Art was a way to capture and portray the beauty and emotion of everyday life. Paintings were a way to make something immortal. But however, with the faced paced world that we live in today, the immortality and timelessness is shadowed by the ongoing bombardment of  short lived entertainments and expressions. Art has become a quick photo, meant to commemorate one of those short lived moments. I agree with him in the second video where he says how our society puts usefulness first  and goes on to state that beauty is no better than a side effect. Modern architecture is not the greatest crime against beauty. At the 3 minute mark of the 4th part, he says that science of the Enlightenment basically killed off and replaced the worlds perspective of beauty. My views definitely agree with that. This sounds totally cliche right now, because I'm a teenager, but music is my favorite kind or art too. I can see art in any kind of music. A music artist tends to make art in order to give its listeners a view into the artists thoughts. His conclusion was that art is a substitute for religion because arts beauty helps us confront life's problems, just as art is equivalent to the beauty we get from religion because of religions teachings on how to handle life. He says that religion and art both lead to humanity's everyday experiences. I need to disagree because my religion leads to something more than everyday experiences, it leads to eternal experiences in God's everlasting glory and beauty.