"By using symbols we discover( indeed we build) the worlds we live in, and the interest we have in symbols- artworks amount them- is distinctively cognitive. "
This quote reminds me that one of my friends, who is an fearless photography, once told to me "This whole wold, is made of education. What we think is right is contributed to education, and so is wrong. Can you image the world that without education? What will we do? What if the right thing is defined as the wrong thing?" The world would be severely chaos. While we are growing up, we keeps being brainwashed, which is, in other words, education. For me, education is the base of the cognitivism. We understand the world by what we've learned. I think art is somehow cognitive, but not all. Since we might be taught that red means exciting and blue means sadness. By these preconception we can interpret the art work. However, in other circumstances, we may instinctively touched by an unique painting which is a woman smiling to you since it resonates with you. It has nothing to do with your cognitivism but recall your memory or experience.
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