Question

5 minute speech on art and aesthetics ASL class 11

Answer 1

Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the beautiful and the pleasing, and includes the study of art. Photography is among the most modern forms of art, and its accessibility should not discount its merit as an art form. Man is taking a lifelong journey in pursuit of understanding, and along this path, art plays a central role. Man derives more pleasure from extracting meaning from the subtleties of life than being served a plate of dry facts. Photography is an effective tool that not only increases understanding of the world, but is in fact necessary to recognize, understand, and appreciate life.
In her essay "On Photography," Ms. Sontag seems to imply that the only way to be a competent thinker is to experience everything in life firsthand. Not only is this goal unrealistic, but unnecessary. It self-righteous to think that simply by witnessing a real event or place in the flesh a person can perfectly understand its significance. Photography allows the astute historian to freeze a moment in time. From there, he has the opportunity to fully grasp the moment’s importance by researching the sociopolitical climate, cultural situation of the times, and gain historical perspective, all the while using the photograph as a visual aid. Life should be lived for moment, but moments are fleeting. Only through analyzation and thoughtful interpretation can a person truly understand anything.
Visual images can enhance a society’s understanding of the world around them by giving a representation that brings a story alive. Many forms of art have been embraced by cultures throughout history. The early Christian church relied on pictures of biblical figures to explain religion. Great works of art depict defining moments of history. Photography has the merits of the classical arts, and future generations will remember the present world by the images we leave behind.

Answer 2

                       Arts and Aesthetics

John Keats, the famous Romantic poet says, “A thing of a beauty is joy for ever….” All the beautiful things in this world are either created by God or artists. All the beautiful structures you see such as The Taj Mahal, Redfort, Hagia Spohia, Petra, Pyramids in Egypt, the Colosseum in Italy, Eiffel Tower, etc. are marvelous creations of artists only. ‘All things bright and beautiful’ are created by artists.  

If art and aesthetic were absent, the world would be dull, bland and insipid place. There were no ‘Harry Potter’ series to be read and enjoyed by millions of reading enthusiasts. All the inspiring movies we see that keep our eyes glued to the screen, would not materialize if the artists would not imagine, direct and enact them.  

All the beautiful paintings such as Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, Starry Night, The Creation of Adam, Sleeping Beauty, etc would not come out of nothingness if the artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh, etc. would not have dared to colour them out of the vibrant colours of their imagination through perseverance and dedication.

Arts and aesthetics is the spice of life; they are the fragrance of existence. We are lucky that we have so many masterpieces of art bequeathed to us by the maestros of all time. What they created no one could ever copy them. It is true art is the divine language of God spoken to mankind through the works of artists.