a. In your own words define realistic art.
 I feel that Realistic Art includes works that are recognizable upon viewing. The work may feel tangible or come close to that of a photograph. Any type of medium can be used to create realistic art, it just has to be proportionate, detailed and convincing.

 Plato defines good art as being beautiful and most everything that word entails such as: common properties, simplicity, unity, complexity, body, souls, practice and customs, knowledge, forms, etc…

c. What would Plato say about Koon’s artwork? (refer to Facebook FHSU Drawing 2A Discussion Board)

When going to an art museum, the goal of most of the artwork is to be understood without explanation. Aristotle, however, would not appreciate such a straight forward approach. He’d rather ponder in front of a piece and come up with the actual meaning or his interpretation on his own.

I don’t think obscene art is a contradiction of terms because these days, almost anything can be considered to be art. Art that tells a story or has a message usually adds to the beauty of the piece. What even furthers a a work is whether or not it conveys emotion.

f. Are vivid sexual images more obscene that vivid images of violence, poverty, display of extreme wealth or sickness?
Times have changed. Back in the day vivid sexual images may have been considered more obscene than vivid images of violence, poverty and displays of extreme wealth or sickness because of the level of conservativeness throughout the world, but with the media and all we have been exposed to today, it’s almost seeming to be the opposite, if not equal.

While looking through the artists on The Drawing Center’s Viewing Program Web Site, I came across Christy Zucareli when I searched under pastels and process. Christy’s art relates to my concept in that throughout my drawings, I am being expressive by ‘dwelling’ on past experiences and feelings. In her “Red” piece (featured below) and many of her others, she insists on including a border and using expressive markings instead of sketching out possibilities beforehand.