Work of Art Module Entry

After reading Eisner's work on aesthetics, I have tried to make the connection of these modes and how they play a part in the classroom.  Initially, I wanted to focus on a review game for my work of art module. The reason I wanted to focus on this particular lesson is because I was trying to make studying for a test more compelling by turning it into a game. I soon moved away from this topic because I wanted to think about the terms outlined by Eisner in more profound ways. With this, I chose to analyze the compelling experience of cleaning my apartment. I can easily understand how different forms are utilized in literature in an effort to make an experience more compelling (as I am an English major), but I had a harder time making a connection to other experiences like art and social science. Eisner said, "what we are able to see or hear is a product of our cultivated abilities."  To me, this means that only once we have acknowledged that an aesthetic form is present, then we are able to analyze that form and use it consciously to create an experience that is more compelling and memorable. Seeing what is not there is something I have grown to appreciate a lot in this course.  As I mentioned in the beginning, a lot of detail tends to go over my head. My apartment is empty, my classroom walls are boring, but I'm starting to understand that there is more to it than merely decoration. These details help emit feeling, mood, and overall impact of the experience itself.