Mr Whitehead's lecture on Sculptures raised some very interesting points about The Arts in TOK terms. Mr Whitehead demonstrated that throughout the centuries sculptures have been made for different purposes and that whether or not they could be classified as art varies according to the criteria the art critic uses. There has been much debate as what constitutes 'real ar't. Your definition of art will depend on what you consider the purpose of art to be.
Your forum question: What is the point of art? What kinds of knowledge can the arts give us which other areas of knowledge can't?
There is no right or wrong answer. But please consider how you use the ways of knowing to aquire knowledge in the arts and explore links between different areas of knowledge when you discuss the role of the arts.
Your forum question: What is the point of art? What kinds of knowledge can the arts give us which other areas of knowledge can't?
There is no right or wrong answer. But please consider how you use the ways of knowing to aquire knowledge in the arts and explore links between different areas of knowledge when you discuss the role of the arts.