Instructions

Navigate to the threaded discussion below and respond to the following: Cite one musical example or one visual art example each stream of artistic activity. State why you think it belongs in the category into which you placed it.

Transcendent.

Traditional.

Transient.

In addition to transient and traditional artistic streams, in what way might encounters with transcendent music or art become a meaningful, inspiring, and valuable part of your life?

Here are practical and expanded definitions for each category.

Transcendent Art: Transcendent art is musical and visual art characterized by excellence in both artistic craftsmanship and aesthetic impact so that it continues to be inspiring, meaningful, and valuable to many cultures across many historic eras.

Transient Art: Transient art is musical and visual art characterized by artistic craftsmanship and aesthetic impact in a manner that is most meaningful, most inspiring, and most valuable within a certain time period or cultural era.

Traditional Art: Traditional art is musical and visual art whose primary function is to support and reinforce the unique story, values, and ideas associated with a particular group or sub-group. It is important to note that judgments about artistic excellence and aesthetic impact are subordinate to and interdependent with the messages and ideas presented and reinforced.