Part Six VI › Division I I › Section 612 612

Experience and Criticism of Works of Art; the Nonaesthetic Context of Art

Subject Outline

AThe aesthetic experience: the apprehension, interpretation, and appreciation of works of art
- 1Influences affecting the apprehension of works of art: individual temperament, social and cultural conditioning, acquired attitudes and values
- 2The interpretation of works of art
  - aMeaning in art
  - bSymbol and myth in the arts [see Division I I, below]
- 3The appreciation of works of art
- 4Special problems of appreciation and apprehension
  - aIn the sphere of literature [see 621]
  - bIn the sphere of the theatrical arts [see 622, 623, and 625]
  - cIn the sphere of music [see 624]
  - dIn the sphere of the visual arts [see 626, 627, 628, and 629]
BThe criticism of works of art
- 1Diverse criteria of evaluation: aesthetic criteria; criteria related to the union of form and content; criteria related to meaning; criteria related to social, moral, or religious significance; criteria related to technique; criteria related to the intention of the artist
- 2The practice of criticism
  - aThe functions of the critic in relation to the artist, to his work, and to its public reception
  - bCritical methods: analytical, interpretative, and descriptive types of criticism
  - cCritical styles: journalistic criticism, scholarly criticism, annotative and referential criticism
  - dCritical approaches to the arts
  - eFactors affecting the excellence of criticism
CScholarship in the arts
- 1Resources and methods of scholarship in the field of the arts
- 2The relation of scholarship in the arts to other humanistic disciplines; e.g., to linguistic studies, to history, to archaeology
DThe interaction of the arts with social, economic, and cultural institutions
- 1Social uses of art [see 521.D.5.]
- 2Social control of art: censorship and related forms of regulation
- 3The arts and religion [see 811.G.1.]
- 4Technology, science, and the arts [see 711.B.4.]
- 5The arts in education: aesthetic education
EThe economics of art
- 1Factors affecting the economic value of a work of art
- 2Systems of financing artistic activities
- 3The art market
- 4Remuneration of artists and protection of their rights
- 5Fraudulence in the arts: forgery, piracy, plagiarism
FThe training and work of the artist
- 1The preparation of the artist: methods of training
- 2Art as a vocation: conditions of work in the arts
- 3Professionalism and amateurism in the arts
GThe preservation and dissemination of works of art
- 1The role of institutions: libraries and archives; museums and galleries; producing associations -- the preservation of works of art by performance
- 2The role of writing and notation
- 3The role of industry and commerce
- 4The role of mechanical and electronic media
- 5The role of oral tradition
- 6The role of imitative tradition