Published By: Bono Sen

The 5 Main Philosophies Of Art

Art is profound and found everywhere, here are the main five philosophies behind it!

Art can be a powerful medium for influencing the minds of the people through the expression of the artist's personal, political and spiritual ideas. The artist can develop consciousness by exploring the pleasures and emotions of his followers and if he wants, he can continue the work of creating art without being determined to be accountable to the society of his choice just for the sake of aesthetics.

Emotionalism: Instability and dilemma based reflections

Instead of reflecting the external world in the works of the artists of this genre, there is a manifestation of their inner dilemma and instability. The reflection of the artist's innermost feelings has given birth to many historically important and creative works of art in the artistic world.

Formalism: Structure, pattern and more

The artist does not create his work here based on any object. The artist's creative prowess finds a new direction hereby challenging the traditional subject-based artistic approach by depicting designs based on artwork accessories such as colour or structure or pattern. In contrast to the artistic expression of traditional personal interpretations, formalism has enriched the art world by expanding the overall scope of art by inventing and preparing the field for experimental artwork.

Instrumentalism: Social and political themes

This philosophy of art believes that every work of art should have a strong social and political response. The main purpose of any artifice is to motivate the people to change the conventional system by giving birth to a negative attitude against the prevailing social, economic and cultural ideology. The main goal of instrumentalism theory is to shed light on the immoral problems and experiences that occur in the heart of society.

Imitationalism: Based on reality and impressions

The quality of art can be determined by the reality that emerges from the work of art. This theoretical interpretation of art speaks of giving the status of the best art form to the art that can become the reflection of the 'Real Image' of our everyday familiar world. Instead of drawing a picture similar to the artist's own imaginary scene or painting a 'Non-Existent' abstract object, this theory supports the idea that the only objects or events that exist in the life of the artist and the audiences should be reflected in the art.

Contextualism: Existential context in art

Contextualism supports the method of evaluating the work of an artist in terms of judging his social, financial, cultural and philosophical background before labelling any of his work as 'A Piece Of Art'! The significance and meaning of a work of art may change in judgment due to differences in the existential context of the artist and the viewer. From the point of view of contextualists, the variety of definitions of art is considered to be entirely relative.