Aesthetic's Reflection On Art And The Philosophy Of Beauty

Kant’s theory of art calls for us to view art in a way where we

is an aesthetic notion distinct from Beauty (from which the Picturesque aesthetic flows) in that Beauty generally evokes positive feelings in the viewer; the Sublime, on the other hand, has the ability to instill awe, wonder, and even horror (46).

In this article, Norman proves his point of “attractive things work better” by discussing the effects of usability, practicality, and aesthetics. It is similar to the argument of beauty vs. brains. Can humans overlook flaws of an object just because of its aesthetics? Do people really tend to choose things that put practicality of an object on the back burner for the way it looks? Depending on the occasion- yes. Aesthetics are a set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty, especially in art. Norman also discusses the differences between affect and cognition, as well as how it ties into his point of “attractive things work better.” He uses the term “affect” because it is a more neutral term. In his article, “affect” is demonstrated as a judgmental processing system that helps to portray negative and

The subjective element of beauty involves judgment, not opinion. Many people feel beauty is only something seen by the eyes. St. Thomas Aquinas views beauty in both the supernatural and natural orders. Aquinas lists the attributes of beauty to be found in nature. These are; unity, proportion, and clarity. We will see how these attributes of beauty are seen through the eye and felt by the heart.

This bids fair to a maxim erroneously accredited to Friedrich Nietzsche — that aesthetics, in art or science, is no longer a question of "I do my thing, you do yours." Yet, in point of fact, integrating artistic verdict with truth, prettiness, and forthrightness is, in the times we now live in, more than utterly obligatory than ever before. Not only because the US, or our world, has woken up to actuality and vowed to exterminate Frankenstein monsters that it once created, or encouraged.

Aesthetic appreciation is defined as the nature and appreciation of art, beauty and good taste. With this perception, it comes naturally that pleasure, contemplation and judgement would surely come into play. Pleasure, people enjoy art and don’t demand practical information, Contemplation of beauty is the most free one can be from will, and judgment in Aesthetic appreciation rely on one’s ability to discriminate at a sensory level in an emotional and intellectual way.

“ The artist is creator of beautiful things”(1). This aphorism coveys that beauty can be found within art and by looking at art one is looking at beautiful perfection. “The moral life of man forms part of the subject matter of the artist but the mortality of the art consist of perfect use of an imperfect medium”(1). What the author is trying to explain through this aphorism is that artist use the imperfect things they find in the imperfect world as subjects in their art. However the make these imperfect things become perfect and beautiful through their art work. These aphorism both suggest the aesthetic attitude because they support the idea that “ the highest pleasure is to be found in art”.

This book explored a concept that everyone understands, but at the same time does not comprehend our innate desire to pursue it. Beauty is one of the things man has been obsessed with since the creation of mankind. We are so fascinated by beauty and yet we believe ourselves to be incapable of achieving true beauty because we are tainted by corruption. The author explored the essence of Aestheticism in order to portray how man tries to lead two lives. Although man may attempt to run from himself and put on a fabricated image of perfection and constancy, one can never escape the truth behind the corruption of their soul. People become so drowned in creating a beautiful and pure artwork that they fail to examine the impurity of the materials used to compose the artwork. A lie done in the name of beauty is still impure regardless of the outcome. In order for one to understand how to change for the better, they must be able to analyze the flaws behind their mistakes. However, a large portion of society refuse to acknowledge these flaws, and because of that they fail to see the need for

Immanuel Kant and Edward Bullough both express their opinions between the agreeable and the beautiful in their own personal writings, “The Analytic of the Beautiful” and “Psychical Distance”, respectively. Each writer states their own criterion of the beautiful, and both distinguish why the difference between the beautiful and the agreeable is important. Edward Bullough’s theory is that to distinguish between the beautiful and the agreeable there must be a distance from practical reasoning: “Distance is produced in the first instance by putting the phenomenon, so to speak, out of gear with our practical, actual self; by allowing it to stand outside the context of our personal needs and ends.”(Bullough 298-299) Immanuel Kant’s theory, “The agreeable is what gratifies a man; the beautiful what simply pleases him; the good what is esteemed (approved), i.e., that on which he sets an

The most important trait in defining art is its beauty. As complex as the term “art” can be, the term “beauty” is nearly just as complicated. In order to understand art more clearly it is important to understand beauty. “We label an object beautiful because it promotes an internal harmony or ‘free play’ of our mental faculties; we call something ‘beautiful’ when it elicits this pleasure.” (Freeland 8). As defined above, beauty is not a direct message. It is something that subconsciously allows man to feel good and pleasurable. There is “an internal harmony” when we observe something beautiful that allows us to take away a deeper understanding of a work of art regardless of it being “nice looking” or “ugly”.

Speaking of Art as Embodied Imagination: A Multisensory Approach to Understanding Aesthetic Experience Author(s): Annamma Joy and John F. Sherry, Jr. Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of Consumer Research, Vol. 30, No. 2 (September 2003), pp. 259-282 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/376802 . Accessed: 22/10/2012 06:18

Speaking of Art as Embodied Imagination: A Multisensory Approach to Understanding Aesthetic Experience Author(s): Annamma Joy and John F. Sherry, Jr. Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of Consumer Research, Vol. 30, No. 2 (September 2003), pp. 259-282 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/376802 . Accessed: 22/10/2012 06:18

What is beauty? How do we decide who is attractive and who is not? Society is full of information telling us what is beautiful, but what fact is that information based on? The topic of beauty has been studied, analyzed and controversial for centuries. We all know the feeling you can have when you hear a beautiful song that brings joy to your heart, stand in a field of flowers that excites your eyes, or admire a face that is visually pleasing. As human beings, we are all drawn to beauty, but what is it that makes something beautiful? The controversial issue that surrounds beauty is that some believe that true beauty is defined by someone’s outer appearance, while others believe it is something that is experienced through a person’s

Kant also goes on to explain Aesthetic judgment along these lines includes purposiveness, in that it endeavours to allude the stylish protest some idea which would fit to it (so Kant claims). In any case, Kant contends that aesthetic judgment is constituted by the failure for effectively being able to relate to an idea. In this manner, the aesthetic judgment does not have a reason or a purpose. This implies our creative ability, given the complex of sensation constituting the aesthetic object, is set into free play since it never winds up being compelled by an idea when it assesses the question. Also, that is the source of the intellectual delight Kant claims is constitutive of aesthetic judgment. That is the reason we encounter joy when we look at a beautiful sunset, perfect human figure, or a masterpiece — we can't locate the correct idea to completely

Our modern day society has given us the wrong perception just to what the definition of beauty is. Much of our culture portrays beauty in the sense of fantasy lifestyles that most people will realistically never be able to achieve. Given today’s different platforms of media, it is not uncommon for one to find beauty in an attractive women’s latest Instragram post. Likewise, one could think of beauty when it comes to the scenery of their favorite vacation destination. According to Aristotle, beauty exists when" all parts work together in harmony so that no one part draws unjust attention to oneself." By these standards Aristotle essentially believes that beauty has to do with more than just what objects and people are most appealing to look at with our eyes.