How shared knowledge can shape personal knowledge Justification Shared knowledge has been known to shape personal knowledge in various areas of knowledge. Throughout our life as individuals, we strive to harness different forms of knowledge. We acquire information from distinct sources in our community and society and then try to interpret them using our knowledge matrix and ways of knowing such as reason, language, and intuition. Knowledge can, therefore, be divided into two distinct groups, personal and shared knowledge. Personal knowledge is the knowledge that acquired through personal involvement and individual experience. On the other hand, shared knowledge is the knowledge that is conveyed to a community or group. Shared knowledge has …show more content…
On the other hand, personal knowledge in the arts is the personal manner or process that artists interpret the shared knowledge available to the community. One of the ways that shared knowledge shapes personal knowledge in this discipline is the manner in which the cultural background of a specific artist influences their artistry and the way they produce it. Shared knowledge in the Arts is however not confined to artists who share a similar cultural background or race. An example that supports this claim is the art of mixing colors. Artists who come from different countries such as Japan and Spain will eventually share the same knowledge when it comes to mixing colors. The shared knowledge, in this case, is the ability to realize that if you mix certain colors, they result in a specific color. This thus shapes their knowledge in the way they use a specific color in their artistry. By applying ways of knowing such as the sense of perception, their knowledge of mixing colors will influence how they apply this specific color in their …show more content…
As shown in the study, scientists are presented with shared knowledge in the form of scientific theories. However, the way they interpret this scientific theory using their personal experiences is different and shows how shared knowledge shapes personal knowledge. On the other hand, in arts, the shared knowledge is represented by the cultural background of a specific artist, which influences his personal view of art, which in this case can be considered personal knowledge. Therefore, the shared knowledge helps the expert to produce his art and its art