Episode #86: Levi - How understanding art is social and cognitive
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talkPOPc Participant Levi talks about how understanding art is social and cognitive with Resident Philosopher Carolina Flores at our spring Gallery Conversation Event outside of Postmaster's Gallery.
Timestamps
- 00:10: Introductions, favorite things about Art and engaging us
- 01:05: What do we learn after rationalizing our responses to Art? Seeing how other see and sharing perspectives to get to know other people
- 02:00: Why cultural artifacts exist? What's special about art versus the news or some other stimulus? It's more confined, concise and intentional
- 03:45: Good art is polarizing and allows people to engage with ideas they'd otherwise avoid or with ideas they deeply enjoy. Gives us perspective on people that normal interactions can't
- 05:00: Horror movies, not wanting to engage with the negativity, but it's still art! Just art that takes us to an emotional space we don't enjoy.
- 07:40: Engaging with other's notions of art. Taking on their perspective and getting past self-limits. Immersive theater and the experience of immigrants that we can connect to
- 10:05: Artwork taking on a life of its own. An entity within interaction, an expanded idea of what we can engage with in the art world
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1. Episode #86: Levi - How understanding art is social and cognitive (00:00:00)
2. Introductions, favorite things about Art and engaging us (00:00:10)
3. What do we learn after rationalizing our responses to Art? Seeing how other see and sharing perspectives to get to know other people (00:01:05)
4. Why cultural artifacts exist? What's special about art versus the news or some other stimulus? It's more confined, concise and intentional (00:02:00)
5. Good art is polarizing and allows people to engage with ideas they'd otherwise avoid or with ideas they deeply enjoy. Gives us perspective on people that normal interactions can't (00:03:45)
6. Horror movies, not wanting to engage with the negativity, but it's still art! Just art that takes us to an emotional space we don't enjoy. (00:05:00)
7. Engaging with other's notions of art. Taking on their perspective and getting past self-limits. Immersive theater and the experience of immigrants that we can connect to (00:07:40)
8. Artwork taking on a life of its own. An entity within interaction, an expanded idea of what we can engage with in the art world (00:10:05)
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