What does art do? How does it communicate feeling and ideas? How can it change us? These were some of the questions at the heart of Dr Jac Saorsa’s talk at Tuesday’s Cardiff Philosophy Cafe, in which the audience were offered a deeply personal account of the links between philosophy and artistic practice. Dr Saorsa [...]
Nov
27
Next Cafe: Artology – Interventions and intersections between philosophy, art practice, and biomedical science
On 18 December 2012, Cardiff Philosophy Cafe plays host to Dr Jac Saorsa, Lecturer in Drawing: Fine Art from Cardiff Metropolitan University. If we observe all forms, especially the organic forms, we find that nothing is permanent, nothing is at rest, nothing concluded, but, on the contrary, that all is in continuous fluctuating movement. Goethe, [...]
Jun
22
Art, the Mind and Mental Illness
If you were asked to close your eyes and picture your mind to yourself, what would it look like? Like a theatre, a factory, a machine? Psychiatrist, lecturer and artist Rhys Bevan Jones offered the audience at last night’s Cardiff Philosophy Cafe a survey of the history of representations of the mind – taking in [...]
Apr
21
A Beautiful Game? Audio available
On Tuesday, Andrew Edgar presented us with the following question: would you rather be a beautiful loser, or an ugly winner? In terms of the 2010 World Cup Final, Spain, or Holland? He also presented us with a great deal more food for thought, revealing the many complexities of the role of sport in human [...]
Apr
13
Next Cafe: A Beautiful Game? The philosophy of art and the 2010 World Cup final
Dr Andrew Edgar from the Department of Philosophy at Cardiff University will invite us to think more deeply about what part sport plays in our individual and collective lives – starting from the final of the 2010 World Cup between Holland and Spain. This game became notorious for the style of the Dutch play, preventing [...]
Dec
03
Next Cafe: A Beautiful Game? The Philosophy of Art and the 2010 World Cup final
The final of the 2010 World Cup has become notorious for the style of the Dutch play, preventing the flowing and beautiful football of the Spanish. But if we criticise the Dutch, does this mean that we want a sporting event to be beautiful, and as such an aesthetic experience, rather just a sporting contest? [...]
Oct
18
Sport and Art
How are sport and art related, if at all? This was the question to which Andrew Edgar produced some thought-provoking answers yesterday at the Gate, in our special Made in Roath edition of Cardiff Philosophy Cafe. It’s evident that there are some sports for which aesthetic criteria are important in deciding who wins or loses, [...]
Oct
15
Art, Sport, and the Problem of Evil
Though not quite all at the same time… This Sunday (17th October), we are holding a special Philosophy Cafe as part of the fabulous Made in Roath community arts festival. The festival takes place over the weekend, featuring a huge range of events, activities, and exhibitions, and opens at The Gate this evening, with contributions [...]
