Aesthetic Realism

Henry Moore’s Seated Woman, 1958-59 In this paper I will describe my interpretation of the sculpture through visual observation. Henry Moore is said to be the most important British sculptor of the 20th century, and the most popular and internationally celebrated sculptor of the post-war period. Moore, believed that a material had its own vitality and therefore used a direct carving technique and worked on the material directly instead of molding and casting. Moore was inspired by the human body

“Go often to the house of a friend, for weeds soon choke up the unused path” is a Swedish proverb. This proverb means that one should make an effort to check up on their friends and always try. All people know they must talk to their friends to keep them. Or, try and help out to keep something working. Not much is known about the origin of this proverb even though it is popular. It is important to live by “go often to the house of a friend; for weeds soon choke up the unused path” which can be shown

beauty. The hieroglyphs we observe today depict Egyptians with idealized body parts i.e, facial structures, eye size, nose bridges, body types, neck lengths, and head shape. The Egyptians even with a disparity in age of 2,000 years with the Greek golden age and 5,000 years with modern man still possess similar ideals in regards to their own comeliness to ours. While our choices in cosmetics and stylization of numerous body parts such as piercings, skin tones, and hair styles vary in comparison to

Greek philosopher Aristotle defines the arts ¨as the realization in external form of a true idea, and is traced back to that natural love of imitation which characterizes humans, and to the pleasure which we feel in recognizing likenesses.¨(IEP). The fine arts which have been a part of human history for 30,000 years have played an essential role in the development and advancement of our societies. As of today, the fine arts are facing the danger of vanishing in the education system of the United

Notes of a Painter: Quote Analysis “To this I shall reply that there are no new truths.The role of the artist, like that of the scholar, consists in seizing current truths often repeated to him, but which will take on new meaning for him and which he will make his own when he has grasped their deepest significance” (Matisse). In the quote above, Matisse is stating that when it comes to art theory, science, practices, and ourselves, the truth about our essence is arguably present at all times. In

Beauty If you did not grow up watching Disney fairytale movies, what did you watch for the first decade of your life? Movies like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and The Little Mermaid have captured the attention of young children since the mid-twentieth century. A child’s opinion on gender roles and behaviors has been strengthened by Disney movies. Most young girls believe their lives will be incomplete without a man to protect them from all evils. Women have always felt inferior to men due to society’s

PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE JUDGED BASED ON THEIR APPEARANCE Everyone is different in their thinking, feelings and in their style. We don't know others personally, like the tough situations or feelings, thoughts or grievances they have. We also can't choose what happens to us, whether we get a disability or a deformity, illnesses or our appearance. That is the sad reality of life. Why then, do people judge others because of something way out of their control? They can't help how they feel or what happens/happened

“The Storm” by Kate Chopin is a short story of a woman sheltering the man she had admired from the storm which prevents her husband and son returning home from the store until the storm passed. Romanticism was an attitude in the eighteenth century in which each person has their own value and purpose. On the other hand, Naturalism – birthed in the nineteenth century, focuses on real-world experiences unique to each person. Romanticism and Naturalism resemble one another, however are identifiable through

Beauty can be viewed in a variety of ways for many different people. Society has made a huge impact on the way people view and think of one another. Since the media has created a specific definition of beauty, people begin to see others in a different light. Those who are considered the “other” are those who the society and media have not deemed beautiful. Alice Walker describes in “Beauty: When the Other Dance is the Self” how her experience with her eye being noticeably damaged had caused her to

the society as a whole. Aesthetics is defined as “the branch of philosophy dealing with such notions as the beautiful,the ugly, the sublime, the comic, etc., as applicable to the fine arts,with a view to establishing the meaning and validity of critical judgments concerning works of art, and the principles underlying or justifying such judgments”(Webster.) It is closely related to the philosophy of art, which determines how individual works are interpreted. Aesthetics not only examine the nature