AoA part one: The Architecture of Art The "Architecture of Art" is the name I came up with for a scale I worked out which describes the basic components of art. I liked the symmetric look of of the symbol "AoA", and I could have called it "Anatomy of Art", but Anatomy is overused, and I liked the implication of building something that the word "architecture" has. In this lesson I will give brief definitions of each of the parts of the AoA. This will be rather insufficient for good understanding of a scale that covers such a big subject, so therefore a seperate lesson will be dedicated to explaining each part. And after that there is a lesson on the use of the AoA. First, here is the schematic illustrating the AoA: ART essence nativeness creation integrity process energy attraction content form placement association materials Art is divided into three parts: Essence Process Form The three main parts are themselves divided into three: Essence: Nativeness Creation Integrity Process: Energy Attraction Content Form: Placement Association Materials Art is essentially a tool for spanning the gap between the material world we understand most easily and the less material, spiritual if you will, world of pure creation. The Architecture of Art is a description of the crossing of that gap. When you look lower on the scale, things get more and more material. When you look higher, things get less and less material. Not "unreal" but rather made of finer sorts of energy. The bottom is like an entrance point, the top is like a destination. Essence: The "essence" is the basic qualities of the work. Process: The "process" is how the work of art does its work. Form: The "form" is the physical expression of the idea. From the bottom: Materials: Paper, paint. A piano, soundwaves. Rock, a hammer and chisel. Includes lightwaves and electrons from the work. Association: The thoughts, emotions, and concepts connected to the content of the work. Includes the literal things the work may "represent" from the physical world. Placement: is the idea of the work as it looks when it has been represented by physical materials. Content: What the work is. The basic form and content. Attraction: What makes the work desirable, what attracts attention and admiration. Energy: The innate power of the work to move emotions, ideas, and thoughts. Integrity: How well the work functions within itself, how well the different parts work together. Creation: The amount that has been created. Nativeness: The extent to which the work extends naturally from the artist's own universe. ART essence nativeness creation integrity process energy attraction content form placement association materials

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