UNDERSTANDING ART

A. UNDERSTANDING AND DEFINITIONSAppreciating means trying to understand and be sensitive to art aspects in it , so that consciously able to enjoy and assess work properly .
Art is one of the elements of culture that grows and develops in parallel with human development as a composer and connoisseur of art .
Culture is the result of thought , work and all the activities ( not action ) , which reflects the pure instinct .
Art has aesthetic value ( beautiful ) that are favored by humans and contain the ideas expressed in the form of such activity or as a symbol .With art we can derive enjoyment as a result of the reflection of feelings to the stimulus that we receive . Enjoyment of art is not the outward physical pleasure , but the pleasure that comes when our inner capture and feel the aesthetic symbols of art composer . In this case the art has spiritual value .
The depth and complexity of the art led experts to make the definition of art to simplify our approach in understanding and assessing art . Emerging concept varies according to the background of understanding , appreciation , and the expert views on art .
Some definitions include:
1 . encyclopedia IndonesiaArt is the creation of objects or any thing because of the beauty of its form , people love to see or hear .
2 . Ki Hajar DewantaraArt is a human activity ( composer ) arising from feelings and nature is beautiful, so it can move the soul and human feelings ( receiver ) .
3 . Achdiat KartamihardjaArt is a human activity that reflects the reality of the spiritual into a masterpiece . Form and content has the power to evoke certain thoughts in mind the recipient .
4 . AristotleArt is the imitation of natural forms with creativity and ideas to make it more beautiful penggubahnya .
5 . Leo TolstoyArt is a human activity ( composer ) who consciously with intermediaries outward signs convey certain feelings that have dihayatinya to others ( receiver ) so it would feel like the feelings that he ( composer ) naturally .
6 . SchopenhauerArt is an attempt to create fun shapes . Although music is the most abstract art , but everyone loved it .
7 . Thomas MunroArt is a man-made tool ( composer ) to cause psychological effects on other human ( receiver ) of the beholder . These effects include any tangible response observation , recognition , imagination is rational or emotional .

B. ART AS AESTHETICAesthetics are outside the scope of logic or ethics . Definition according to experts as a step to understand the approach are as follows .
1 . Al GhazaliThe beauty of an object lies in the manifestation of the perfection of the object characteristics and coupled with the existence of the soul or spirit in it .
2 . Alexander BaumgartenThe beauty of it is seen as an entity that is an orderly arrangement of parts which have strong relationships with each other as a whole .
3 . Herbert ReadBeauty is a unified formal relationship of observation cause of pleasure .
4 . Immanuel KantThe beauty seen from two sides , namely :Objective : The beauty is the harmony of an object to the goals it contains , as far as the object is not in terms of function .
Subjective : The beauty is something that no contemplated by logic and grab the concept and without practical utility can bring a sense of fun in the penghayat .
5 . ZulserBeauty is a good thing and can foster a sense of morality .
6 . Thomas AquinesThe beauty will be formed if it meets three requirements , namely the :a. Integrity ( unity ) or perfection ,b . Proper proportion and harmony .c . Klaritas ( clarity ) .
Objective theorists put more mainstream aesthetic sense so possess a concept , thought patterns , or logical reason why something is said to be beautiful . Subjective theorists put personal beauty in themselves works of art so that the recipient can not give a reason why something is said to be beautiful .
The beauty of art is an expression of beauty , artist creations . Thus , the natural landscape is not the beauty of art .

C. CREATIVITY AS ARTHumans have the advantage of a mind, heart , emotions , passion , and ability to make something . Reasonable efforts to use the mind to create something ( creation ) is a new , good , real or abstract called creativity . Process of artistic creation has a special characteristic such as below.
1 . uniqueUnique means something else than the others , who had never made ​​one before , both in terms of ideas , techniques , and media . It would be nice if your artwork is the result of his own creations , not copied from existing ones. Other works can be used as a trigger for the emergence of the idea . Develop the idea into something unique and new . Thus , your creativity will be honed .
2 . Individual ( personal )It means having specificity characteristic of the artist maker , which is different from other artists because of differences of opinion , appreciation , experience , and techniques in creating artwork . Compare your work with work friends . Used as a trigger object art can be the same idea . But because of the view , appreciation , experience , and different techniques , the results would be different .
3 . expressiveThe work of art is the result of a spiritual outpouring elaboration of ideas , reflections , feelings , or experiences an artist . Art without the spiritual outpouring as though dry and can not enjoy touching feeling .
4 . universalArtwork can be enjoyed by all levels of society , the nation , and because of the similarity of generation of aesthetic and artistic sense .
5 . Survival ( long-lasting )The value of art in a work of art can be enjoyed all the time because of its aesthetic value is consistent . For example , the ancient relic art , we can still enjoy today .