Artistic Rules and Conventions

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[...] The necessity of rules within artistic activity A. The rules define the field of aesthetics Art, in order to be defined, must necessarily be framed. Aristotle, for example, compares the work of the artist to that of the craftsman in what he considers as 'the finished product in execution'. In fact, how can we define what is ethically appreciable, since, according to him, art is conjugated with aesthetics. From then on, the author accounts for a necessity for aesthetics to be circumscribed to a set of rules allowing to define the field of aesthetics. [...]

[...] Art without rules: a notion of freedom Thus, if genius can break free from artistic rules, it gains in freedom. We find this notion of freedom notably in the composer Igor Stravinsky, who returns to this notion in his work Poetic Music (1942) in which he considers his work as a means for the creator to flourish. III. The rules are in constant mutation in the artistic work A. The renewal of artistic rules in the 20th century: a symbol of a mutation In painting the painting Luncheon on the Grass Edouard Manet revolutionizes his work and shocks the Parisian salons. [...]

[...] Does art need rules? « I believe that art is the only form of activity by which man as such manifests himself as a true individual. By it alone, he can transcend the animal stage, because art is a gateway to regions where time and space do not prevail » By these words, the French artist of the first half of the 20th century Marcel Duchamp accounts for the singularity of the place of art within human condition, allowing it to transcend its condition as a simple living being. [...]

[...] In fact, the etymology of the word art comes from the Latin ars comes from technê in Greek: inscribing itself in the definition of the word technical: thus, one finds a common origin. II. The rules can be deliberately ignored A. the figure of genius in Kant Within the work Critique of the Power of Judgment (In 1790), the German philosopher Emmanuel Kant attempts to resolve the problem related to the definition of Art in relation to its rules by integrating the figure of genius into it. [...]

[...] In effect, the established rules do not allow painting a woman who has no divine affiliation naked. From then on, and according to the works of Pierre Bourdieu on the subject ( [...]