I must admit that this assignment was somewhat challenging for me. In reading the Sporre’s “Reality Through The Arts” (pg25), I’ve come to realize that I tend to lean more towards an Aesthetic approach in evaluating and analyzing art. While I may find intrinsic emotional value or inspiration in pieces of art, I mainly see, consider and enjoy it for what it is.
The artwork that I chose is a sculpture in my home that when looking at it gives me a different way of viewing friendships. While it has had had many different depictions and reincarnations, from the 20th century artist Giuseppe Armani Capodimonte figurine of Boys playing cards to the 1903 Cassius Marcellus Coolidge painting of Dogs Playing Poker I find certain