Blog Post #5

I agree with the author that art can create empathy. In my opinion, empathy refers to the three tips of art criticism and the additional of your own opinion. I added own opinion because it is difficult to evaluate art with out subjectivity.By the contextual theory, you can decipher why the artists chose to do that artwork and what he/she wanted to show. The formal theory makes you emphasis on the artwork style (you understand the artist style). The expressive theory and the contextual theory are the one's that I consider more informal in an artwork. From this twos, you get enough information to interpret the artist expression and make your own  opinion about the artwork. With all this information, you can relate them to your experience and from your point of view try to understand the artist/artwork or both. This is the fount of my opinion.
I agree with her citation "art communicates on a much deeper level than the written word and can challenge and encourage critical thinking". She just spelled "a picture worth a thousand words" in her own words. This is a true fact; you can never fully describe a picture. There is always an unexplained feeling inside that we don't know the exact word to describe it. It is like someone covered your mouth and won't let the word go out.