“How art can help you analyze” by Amy E. Herman talks about how doctors, nurses and lawyers could improve their visual activity and communication skills. Studying of art helps investigate what workers want because it aids them to notice the small details they want, which would help a doctor in treating an injury or a police officer in investigating a crime scene. Each time you look at a portrait or an art, your brain tries to work to make a sense of the visual information it’s receiving. When looking at Rene Magritte’s Time Transfixed, we’ll find out a train whose origin and destination are unknown is origining from a fireplace and a smoke from the locomotive appears to flow through the chimney. But where is the fire? Where is this train heading to? Why no train tracks? What happened to the candles? There would be numerous questions but no answers. The more time you spend analyzing a piece of art, the more you are able to stimulate both unconscious and conscious brain functions. Doing so can increase your analytical and problem-solving skills in everyday life. A doctor would be better studying the symptoms of his patients. A police officer has the ability to investigate the crime scene quicker and notice the small details he wants which would make him successful in his job. Workers would be able to solve problems from new and different perspectives as art aid us in investigating and this would be the best skill that anyone can have.
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why art matters
Behind every artwork , there is a meaningful idea or message which , the Artist or the art itself expresses to the viewer .Observing “Why art matters “, just increase my perspective in term of how art helps in society. When we’re looking at an artwork , we make up ideas on what we are seeing and answer question such as what is that mean in reality. It really help because through it , we can understand things that have already gone . It also can permit people to dig and better explain some history. Everything is all about what we saw . That why there is Police motor which says ” If you see something, Say something “. We love more watching than listening. That is why popular people have a lot of followers. It is just to see what they’re showing the viewers. Art is part of our daily life , everywhere we go , we see, observe, analyse and at the and deduct our conclusion that helps us .Even if we said artwork can’t cover everything ,we must notice that it plays a huge role . What will we be interested at if we don’t have artwork on this earth?
Can Art Really Help You Analyze?
Amy E Herman, in her video How Art Can Help You Analyze, tries to explain how analyzing art can help a police officer or medical professional become better at analyzing a situation in their own professions. Her argument is unconvincing. Training is extremely important in all professions, but training should be more centralized and specific. Studying the details of art will not help a doctor diagnose better or a police officer solve criminal investigations. Studying the specific area of study will train them to notice the specific details that they need.
According to Amy studying art and the details of art will train the brain to notice details completely unrelated to art. She does not offer any evidence that the brain’s ability to notice details of one sort will equate to an ability to notice details that are completely unrelated. She claims that by studying Rene Magritte’s Time Transfixed, one can increase their ability to save lives. She does not provide examples of other artists, or other styles of art that she believes may also increase one’s skill. A doctor’s precious time would be better spent studying the intricacies involved in his or her specific field of study. A police officer’s time would be better spent studying criminal behavior and evidence techniques, rather than studying art.
Magritte’s Time Transfixed is quite abstract, but does she believe that less abstract art would also help hone skills to be detail oriented? According to her logic, would a baseball player become a better hitter by studying art because they would notice the details of the incoming pitch? Would a player’s time be well spent studying art rather than practicing his or her swing? I find her argument to lack logic because she connects skills that do not relate to each other. Her argument lacks accuracy, as she completely neglects to offer any evidence of her theory. She lacks breadth because she only uses one piece of art to define her position and does not include any other art in her discussion. She also lacks fairness as her clear objective is to sell her books and her program and does not share any objectiveness in her argument.
Discussion question #1
Prompt for discussion question #1
In these three videos, the smarthistory presenters attempt to answer three big questions: “why art matters,” how the ways we look at a work shape our experiences and interpretations, “how art can help us analyze.”
Choose one of these questions and write about whether or not you think the presenters make a convincing case and pose any questions you might have. (Don’t forget to both post your own response and respond to two of your classmates.)
