characteristics of artwork can be easily counted, which is for artistic effect
The Mona Lisa, with its strong contrasts of light and shadow and unclear details, and Pollock's paintings, which followed abstract art make it difficult to discern which parts contribute to their artistic effect. Putting together everything I've written online so far reveals the rough picture of art science. ① To create a proper theory of art, we should use terminology with clear meaning. ② The most ambiguous word is "art." ③ A single work being applied art can usually be viewed from four layers, and thus divided into four types: code, symbol, idol, and form. ④ The first three are ways of looking at signs. ⑤ Since "form" includes not only shape but also color, shading, etc., I will use "shape" instead to make visual arts the art of form. ⑥ Man tries to see an object simplifying the properties of shape to an integer level. ⑦ All shapes can be logically classified on this level ⑧ The structure of individual work makes interest...