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Summary : ' The Glass King ' And R. Essay

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BreAnn Bell
Professor
Fine Art 101
September 1, 2016
Justifying Collingwood
According to the Oxford Dictionary, Art is defined as “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination”; but before someone can personally answer the question, “What is Art”, they must first define the purpose of the art. The purpose of creating and observing art is the same as to why humans read and study literature. Many people study literatures to educate, to tell stories to carry on a legacy, to convey their feelings or concerns, to open other people’s mind, to add drama to their life, or even as an outlet for frustration that built up. Literature and Art hold the same effect on people overall.
According R. G. Collingwood’s theory, the purpose of art is to convey an emotion in the viewer. Put simply, Collingwood states that art is created purely by emotion with no set plan. Alexander G. Gonzalez, author of Eavan Boland 's "The Glass King" and R. G. Collingwood 's Theory of Art, is quoted by writing
“that art proper is the expression of emotion; that artists are not a special class of persons; that artists collaborate with their communities, acting as spokespersons for them and performing a public labor on their behalves; that the artist is a "prophet" who "tells his audience, at risk of their displeasure, the secrets of their own hearts” (Gonzales, 144). Art is inspired, developed, and produced by the emotions that the artist is hoping to convey on the world regardless

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