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Reference List:

Subjectivity:

¹Gottesman, S. (2017). What You Need to Know about Salvador Dalí. [online] Artsy. Available at: https://www.artsy.net/article/the-art-genome-project-what-you-need-to-know-about-salvador-dali [Accessed 16 Mar. 2017].

²Quora. (2017). What is the meaning of subjectivity in philosophy?. [online] Available at: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-subjectivity-in-philosophy [Accessed 16 Mar. 2017].

Essentialism:

¹T. Cole, R. (2017). Essentialism. [online] Studiocole.com. Available at: http://www.studiocole.com/essentialism.html [Accessed 18 Mar. 2017]

²Studiocole.com. (2017). Essentialism. [online] Available at: http://www.studiocole.com/essentialism.html [Accessed 17 Mar. 2017]

Unconscious:

¹Thorburn, J. (2017). ART AND THE UNCONSCIOUS. The Monist, 31(4), pp.3-6

²Timbower.com. (2017). SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN - TIM BOWER ILLUSTRATION. [online] Available at: http://timbower.com/SCIENTIFIC-AMERICAN-1 [Accessed 20 Mar. 2017]

Overdetermination:

¹Sands, I. (2017). Is Art Without Meaning Decoration? - The Art of Ed. [online] The Art of Ed. Available at: https://www.theartofed.com/2015/02/13/is-art-without-meaning-decoration/ [Accessed 21 Mar. 2017]

²Marxists.org. (2017). Contradiction and Overdetermination. [online] Available at: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/althusser/1962/overdetermination.htm [Accessed 21 Mar. 2017]

Creative influence:

¹Child Development Institute. (2017). The Importance of The Creative Arts for Children and Teens. [online] Available at: https://childdevelopmentinfo.com/learning/multiple_intelligences/the-importance-of-the-creative-arts-for-children-and-teens/ [Accessed 21 Mar. 2017]

²Worleygig.com. (2017). The Beatles | The Worley Gig. [online] Available at: https://worleygig.com/tag/the-beatles/ [Accessed 21 Mar. 2017]

Sensory knowledge:

¹Senthilnathan, L. (2017). How does Sense Perception affect how we interpret art?.

²My Catbird Seat. (2017). Doors of Perception. [online] Available at: http://mycatbirdseat.com/2011/12/doors-of-perception/ [Accessed 21 Mar. 2017]

³Dangremond, S. (2017). This Exhibition Celebrates Beach Life in the Hamptons. [online] Town & Country. Available at: http://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/news/g2526/water-bodies-southampton-art-center/?slide=1 [Accessed 21 Mar. 2017].

Authenticity:

¹Denisdutton.com. (2017). Denis Dutton on authenticity in art. [online] Available at: http://www.denisdutton.com/authenticity.htm [Accessed 22 Mar. 2017]

²GoodReads. (2017). Margery Williams Bianco > Quotes. [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/83846.Margery_Williams [Accessed 22 Mar. 2017]

Creative identity:

¹Nearlythere. (2017). What does creative identity mean to you?. [online] Available at: https://nearlythere.com/2015/06/04/what-does-creative-identity-mean-to-you/ [Accessed 22 Mar. 2017].

²Weinerelementary.org. (2017). Cite a Website - Cite This For Me. [online] Available at: http://www.weinerelementary.org/uploads/2/2/8/6/22867982/4534855.jpg?491 [Accessed 22 Mar. 2017].

Fractured identity:

¹The Weird World of B. K. Winstead. (2017). “Pixillate”: Fractured Identity & the Power of Art. [online] Available at: https://bkwins.wordpress.com/2014/05/09/pixillate-fractured-identity-the-power-of-art/ [Accessed 22 Mar. 2017].

²S-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com. (2017). Cite a Website - Cite This For Me. [online] Available at: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/1a/b9/a5/1ab9a578b69a10b725f7002d4bbd74aa.jpg [Accessed 22 Mar. 2017].

Social identity:

¹Guenter Braunrath, e. (2017). State-of-the-Art: Social Identity. [online] Univie.ac.at. Available at: http://www.univie.ac.at/sittax/htm/social-ident.html [Accessed 22 Mar. 2017].

²Generation', B. (2017). Banksy: 'The New Generation'. [online] Whatsnewonthenews-newspaper.blogspot.com.au. Available at: http://whatsnewonthenews-newspaper.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/banksy-new-generation_30.html [Accessed 22 Mar. 2017].

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SOCIAL IDENTITY

Most individuals can say that who they are on their own or with people close to them is entirely different to who they are on a societal basis. We usually conform to the group standard, such as being polite whilst reserved when travelling on public transport. These societal identities can even be explored through social media as we put forward an image of ourselves that can be different to reality’s version of us¹. Many artists create art to showcase a message about society and the world that they inhabit. The artworks by artist, Banksy above² show how this social identity is explored through art as he pushes on social issues and uses humour and irony to help an audience come to a realisation about their own social identity.

¹(Guenter Braunrath, 2017)

²(Generation', 2017)

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FRACTURED IDENTITY

Every individual has an identity, something that the micro and macro worlds view a person as. Every individual also usually has an event in their life, whether good or bad that feels as though it has changed who they are. It is within these life changing moments that parts of an individuals personality can become ‘broken’, resulting in a fractured identity whereby a person becomes something that is unusual to what they previously identified with¹. The artwork above² displays this fractured identity from the different angles of the woman’s face and the division of her features it showcases how art becomes a useful platform for this fractured identity as it can creates a way artists can explore their identity through their art by recreating memories and demonstrate how an event has affected them on a personal level.

¹(The Weird World of B. K. Winstead, 2017)

²(S-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com, 2017)

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CREATIVE IDENTITY 

A creative identity is almost like an alter ego, a part of yourself that can only be translated through art and that you would not otherwise share with the world around you on a daily basis. This creative identity is important in shaping an artwork and become a platform for how personal attributes are demonstrated¹. Take Andy Warhol’s pop art for example², the whole style of pop art is now identified with his name and artist practice. It shows how a creative identity affects the way an artist is thought of conceptually and critically, it can create viewers to form expectations and link the artworks to the artist. 

¹(nearlythere, 2017)

²(Weinerelementary.org, 2017)

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AUTHENTICITY

It is human nature to always look for the next best thing, something different that excites and refreshes us. This search for the ‘different’ inspires authenticity. In the art world, there are so many different styles of art and eras that make this notion evident. So to make works that become authentic, difference is crucial¹. The short story above² from Margery Williams shows how important authenticity is to remain ‘real’, this relates to art as we are always looking to art to show us truth, insights that challenge and provoke us. Authenticity is something that all artists should aspire to have, without it the art will not stand out. 

¹(Denisdutton.com, 2017)

²(GoodReads, 2017)

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CREATIVE INFLUENCE

Influence is the source of all motivation, its what drives art and portrays meaning. Creative influence is important to art, for developing a style and having an aim of what you are trying to create. An artist can have many creative influences, such as the artist that they wish to be like, an artwork that resonated with them or even simpler things such as the sights they have seen, music or film and even human interactions¹. As seen in the photo above, by an artist known as ‘Mr.Brainwash’, David Bowie played as a creative influence to create an artwork to express his artistic influences and aspirations regardless of the difference in art styles (print and music)

¹(Child Development Institute, 2017)

²(Worleygig.com, 2017)

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SENSORY KNOWLEDGE

The five senses; touch, sight, sound, smell and taste are used for humans to experience the world. Having knowledge and experiences of these senses is important in art as it is what will provide an audience to form a judgement and will affect the overall aesthetic of the artwork as the senses are crucial in what we feel, thus interfering with how an artwork impacts a viewer. The quote above², said by Aldous Huxley explains sensory knowledge due to it delving into the way the reliance on the five senses is crucial in the overall perception of an artwork - forming a sensory knowledge. The artwork above by Reisha Perlmutter, called ‘Receive’ similarly exemplifies sensory knowledge in art as it subdues the audience in their own senses - imagining themselves underwater. 

¹(Senthilnathan, 2017)

²(My Catbird Seat, 2017)

³(Dangremond, 2017)

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OVERDETERMINATION

Overdetermination in regards to art refers to the analysing of every aspect of the artwork presented, this means that things are not seen for how they are (in an objective view) but that they need analysing and questioning. This can create more meaning due to analysis of everything being presented.¹ In art, overdetermination is heavily seen in the way that critical thinking is examined, some observants of an artwork can point out things to an artist that even they didn’t know had meaning. The quote above is a perfect example of overdetermination, because it states that art must have meaning and that art that possesses no meaning would be considered ‘decoration’. 

¹(Sands, 2017)

²(Marxists.org, 2017)

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UNCONSCIOUS

Art will always be an expressive outlet, especially in a stream-of-consciousness style whereby an artist translates the thoughts that come to them through the artworks they do. This becomes an important outlet in expressing the thoughts that become repressed and ignored, otherwise known as the unconscious.¹ The unconscious are the thoughts that humans don’t really acknowledge. The artwork 'Our Unconscious Mind' by Tim Bower² above relates to the unconscious as it exemplifies the conscious mind, awake and present (on top) as only the surface of what our minds go through, whereas the unconscious is submerged and in-depth and looks shut off from the conscious, representing the complexities of the unconscious. 

¹(Thorburn, 2017)

²(Timbower.com, 2017)

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ESSENTIALISM

The concept of essentialism in art is an Aristotelian idea, meaning every little line, shape and colour is crucial in how an artwork will be identified. Regardless of whether an artist intended on certain details playing such a part in shaping an artworks identity, these artistic traits become as important as the artwork itself¹. This quote above by author Greg McKeown² represents essentialism, as it implies that even the insignificant will become significant. To relate this to art the things that are otherwise disregarded at first glance become important in shaping the artwork as whole, such as the use of a painting technique or a slight change in hue and colour shades 

¹(T. Cole, 2017)

²(Eternalleadership.com, 2017)

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SUBJECTIVITY

Subjectivity can be understood through objectivity. Whether liked or not, everything is viewed objectively, meaning ‘viewed for what it is’, in despite of how we are perceived. Subjectivity is viewing something in regards to how it is perceived, this perception can be influenced by every persons, own unique set of world experiences and beliefs, meaning people could find value in something that could be meaningless to another whilst perceiving the same thing. The painting by Salvador Dali¹ (Apparition of Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach, 1938)r elates to subjectivity as certain people view some things first before other things, the things that resonate with them or things they find importance in are usually the things they will see first, some people can see the face in the glass shape first or some people can see the dog shape near the top left, it all depends on subjectivity. 

¹(Gottesman, 2017)

²(Quora, 2017)