MODULE 3 Flashcards
the creation and appreciation of human-made objects
Aesthetic ART
sense perception or sensory cognition
AESTHESIS
It relies on the beholder
RELATIVE
the science of sensory perception - Baumgarten
AESTHETIC
theory about the ultimate reality of things
PHILOSOPHY
Why are beautiful things beautiful?
BEAUTY
Essence of art
ART
Beauty is in the thing itself
ABSOLUTE
Simonetta Vespucci
THEORY OF BEAUTY
beautiful in the sense of color:
picturesque
ugly in the sense of color:
blur
beautiful in the sense of shape:
pretty
ugly in the sense of shape:
grotesque
beautiful in the sense of size
cute
beautiful in the sense of motion
graceful
beautiful in the sense of sound
lovely
ugly in the sense of odor
foul
ugly in the sense of taste
pungent
beautiful in the sense of touch
pleasant
ugly in the sense of touch
harsh
beautiful in the sense of image
fantastic
ugly in the sense of image
ridiculous
beautiful in the sense of taste
delicious
ugly in the sense of motion
awkward
beautiful in the sense of odor
fragrant
ugly in the sense of sound
droll
ugly in the sense of size
piquant
Kandinsky, Color Composition
color
Malevich
White on White
1924
color
Filipino sense of beauty
COLORFUL
fear of empty space
Horror Vaccui
St.Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City
SHAPE; GROTESQUE AND PRETTY
Taj Mahal, Agra India
SHAPE; GROTESQUE AND PRETTY
The big is beautiful
Greek and Western Sense of Beauty
The small is beautiful
Japanese sense of Beauty
The cause of suffering in life is
attachment to material things. The
lesser the possessions, the lesser the
suffering. So the secret to happiness
is living a simple life.
ZEN BUDDHISM
