{"id":736,"date":"2016-11-02T02:18:06","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T02:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/?page_id=736"},"modified":"2017-03-27T18:10:41","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T18:10:41","slug":"abstract-art-philosophy-question-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/abstract-art-philosophy-question-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Abstract Art Philosophy Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/abstract-art-1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-90 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2016\/02\/Vassily_Kandinsky_1923_-_Circles_in_a_Circle-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"1. What are the most prominent features of this painting? 2. How does the presence of the intersecting tan and green figures affect your experience of the painting? The large black circle? 3. Are there any elements of the painting that remind you of landscapes? Of anything else? 4. Do you think this painting is beautiful?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/abstract-art-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-87 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2016\/02\/Piet_Mondriaan_Victory_Boogie_Woogie-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"1. What features of this painting strike you right away? 2. Does the painting remind you of anything? 3. If it does, do you think the painting is not really abstract? 4. How does the title of the painting affect your viewing of it? Do you know what \u201cvictory\u201d and \u201cboogie woogie\u201d refer to?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2016\/02\/Piet_Mondriaan_Victory_Boogie_Woogie-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2016\/02\/Piet_Mondriaan_Victory_Boogie_Woogie-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2016\/02\/Piet_Mondriaan_Victory_Boogie_Woogie-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2016\/02\/Piet_Mondriaan_Victory_Boogie_Woogie-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/abstract-art-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-89 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2016\/02\/RothkoFourDarksRed-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"1. How does this painting differ from the other abstract paintings you have seen? 2. How do the large, rectangular fields of color affect you? 3. What do you think the artist is trying to communicate? 4. Do you think this painting is beautiful?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. \u00a0What makes something abstract? What is the opposite of abstract?\u00a0 Does the word \u201cabstract\u201d have a definite meaning? 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