Sense Perception In Crying Lightly By Patrick Palmer
Knowledge produced from art relies on several different ways of knowing, and two of them are sense perception and emotion. Sense perception is a way of knowing that is highly responsible for the craft component of artworks, and emotion is a way of knowing that gives meaning to the craftsmanship of the artwork, and as a result, produce knowledge relevant to the artist’s intentions. Art is an area of knowledge that is centered around craft, content, and context. The artist’s intentions are what the artist wants to communicate to the audience, or spectators. The artist’s intentions could be to surprise, please, or shock the spectators, and the deeper purpose could be many different things. One of the purpose that many people believe is the main
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In order to do so, the spectator must first observe the artwork through sense perception. The painting “Crying Lightly” by Patrick Palmer is an artwork with gray-toned colors, where a girl is sitting in the center of the artwork, with her face down covered by her arms. Through sense perception, the spectators are able to notice the dullness of the colors used and feel the gloomy and depressing emotion that the artwork. Because this art has a purpose of self-expression, spectators do not gain a knowledge that may change their previous thoughts. There is no historical context that the artist is trying to raise awareness of, and there is no conflict that the artist wants to resolve by having spectators view his artwork. From this, it can be inferred that the purpose of this artwork is to give emotional sensation to the audience and to produce knowledge of a certain feeling, which is gloominess, through appealing to the spectators’ emotions. The knowledge that the audience gains from this is minor; it does not leave a long-term effect on the viewer’s thoughts and opinions. Knowledge gained from an artwork does not always contribute to solving a problem and changing one's opinions, but instead produces knowledge that has to do with emotional
In order to do so, the spectator must first observe the artwork through sense perception. The painting “Crying Lightly” by Patrick Palmer is an artwork with gray-toned colors, where a girl is sitting in the center of the artwork, with her face down covered by her arms. Through sense perception, the spectators are able to notice the dullness of the colors used and feel the gloomy and depressing emotion that the artwork. Because this art has a purpose of self-expression, spectators do not gain a knowledge that may change their previous thoughts. There is no historical context that the artist is trying to raise awareness of, and there is no conflict that the artist wants to resolve by having spectators view his artwork. From this, it can be inferred that the purpose of this artwork is to give emotional sensation to the audience and to produce knowledge of a certain feeling, which is gloominess, through appealing to the spectators’ emotions. The knowledge that the audience gains from this is minor; it does not leave a long-term effect on the viewer’s thoughts and opinions. Knowledge gained from an artwork does not always contribute to solving a problem and changing one's opinions, but instead produces knowledge that has to do with emotional