To grasp the term "aesthetic" it is necessary to know far more than its definition.
Aesthetic means a great deal more than "appreciation of beauty" or knowledge of a set of principles underlying a work of art, architecture, literature, poetry, music, dance, and etc..
These suggestions indicate little more than general impressions and appearances.
The aesthetic experience is not simply how a given thing "looks" and the reaction one is expected by others to have in relation to it. This is superficiality, a shallow reflection at best.
The aesthetic experience is a full and clear perceptual awareness of what, and how, such a work of art means. As such, it is an authentic expansion of consciousness.
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Two Essays By Kyle Chayka:
From theverge.com: Welcome to Airspace
From theguardian.com: Same old, same old. How the hipster aesthetic is taking over the world
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Aesthetic means a great deal more than "appreciation of beauty" or knowledge of a set of principles underlying a work of art, architecture, literature, poetry, music, dance, and etc..
These suggestions indicate little more than general impressions and appearances.
The aesthetic experience is not simply how a given thing "looks" and the reaction one is expected by others to have in relation to it. This is superficiality, a shallow reflection at best.
The aesthetic experience is a full and clear perceptual awareness of what, and how, such a work of art means. As such, it is an authentic expansion of consciousness.
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Two Essays By Kyle Chayka:
From theverge.com: Welcome to Airspace
From theguardian.com: Same old, same old. How the hipster aesthetic is taking over the world
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