42 INTENTIONALITY
THE ARTIST PLANS AN OUTCOME AND PROCEEDS ACCORDINGLY
Intentionality is the idea that works of art are an expression of an intention on the part of artists to achieve specific results. For instance, artists may be seeking to create works that impart a sense of mystery, present an entirely satisfying experience of color harmony, or deliver a highly resolved experience of a set of forms. Whatever their intentions, artists will employ the formal means at their disposal in order to achieve them. Choices about composition, color organization, simplification, visual language, and other tools will be aligned in service of the overall intention. Central to this idea is the notion that art can be used to communicate and persuade and that ...
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