Editing The Ontology of Art (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
The ontology of art is understood through '''Notation''' and '''Copies'''.

'''1. The "Ghost" Symphony (Allographic)''':
Where is "Beethoven’s 5th"?
* It's not the **Paper** (that's just 'Sheet Music').
* It's not the **Performance** (that ends after 40 minutes).
* It is the **Abstract Pattern**.
* Because it is **Allographic**, it can be in "100 places at once."
* This "Kind of Being" is like a "File" on a computer—it is "Information," not "Matter."

'''2. The "Unique" Body (Autographic)''':
Where is "The Mona Lisa"?
* It is **Only** in the Louvre in Paris.
* If I make a "Perfect Atomic Copy," it is still **Not** the Mona Lisa.
* Why? Because the "History" of the "Paint hitting the canvas" is part of the "Identity" of the work.
* Autographic art is "Bound to Time and Space."

'''3. The "Idea" in the Head (Idealism)''':
R.G. Collingwood argued that "Art happens in the Mind."
* If a poet "Writes a poem in their head" but "Dies before writing it down," was the poem **Art**?
* Idealists say **"Yes."** The "Writing it down" is just "Copying the mental art."
* This means "Art" is a "Psychological State," and the "Galleries" are just "Memory Storage."

'''The 'Goodman' Test'''': Nelson Goodman asked: "Can it be forged?" If a "Forgery" is possible, it's Autographic (Painting). If a "Perfect Copy" is just "Another instance," it's Allographic (Literature/Music). It proved that "Different Arts" have "Different Ways of Existing."
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