Supported by seminal art critic Clement Greenberg, they had faith in a future secured by the logical flow
of aesthetic ideas.
By focusing on ornamental details scattered throughout Jerusalem, the exhibition demonstrates the influence and cross-pollination
of aesthetic ideas between ethnic and religious groups that are embedded in the built environment.
Focused, welcoming and more than abundant in terms
of aesthetic ideas to chew on, «Miriam Schapiro: The California Years, 1967 - 1975» opens a window on the mind of a significant figure in American art history.
A combination of drawing and construction, the Yaddo Drawings reveal the numerous possibilities
of an aesthetic idea.
Not exact matches
His rejection
of independently existing substance in favor
of a universe in which all entities are related, the
idea of actual entities as valuing subjects prehending and creating themselves Out
of the feelings
of other subjects, the declaration that the most basic form
of order is
aesthetic, and the insistence that the lure toward beauty and adventure is a primary drive in the process
of reality, are all examples
of Whitehead's fundamental insight that to be is to be related, to exhibit some degree
of beauty in those relationships, and to have the power both to affect and to be affected.
I will state dogmatically: no one has ever succeeded in making sense out
of the
idea of an
aesthetic value so great that all possible beauty is already in it.
And I certainly would not underestimate the
idea of an
aesthetic appeal.
The
aesthetic conception
of God in Sufi metaphysics was based on the
idea of reciprocal love between God and man.
Beardslee reports that the thesis
of Donald W. Sherburne's A Whiteheadian
Aesthetic (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1961), that a work
of art has the ontological status
of a Whiteheadian proposition, suggested the
idea to him.
Also, the
idea of a progression
of durations brings a certain
aesthetic harmony to the theory
of societies by unifying the variables
of size, duration, and complexity across the levels
of hierarchies.
This often amounts to an
aesthetic appreciation for an
idea of God.
At the moment
of accounting for the
aesthetic productions
of genius, he invokes that power
of the imagination «to present» (Darstellung) those
ideas of reason for which we have no concept.
«90 This notion
of the «productive imagination» which reaches toward concept is further developed by Kant in his treatment
of «
aesthetic ideas» in The Critique
of Judgment.
«At the moment
of accounting for the
aesthetic productions
of genius, Kant invokes that power
of the imagination «to present» (Darstellung) those
ideas of reason for which we have no concept.
To account for this priority
of historical testimony over self consciousness, I would refer you to the description Kant gives
of «
aesthetic ideas» in the Critique
of Judgment.
Once again, it seems that the very
aesthetic emphasis which Hall shares with Whitehead involves the
idea that the values
of the subject enter into its experience
of the object.
An essential element
of Hall's novel vision
of the future is the
idea that once technology has been fully established as a self - governing, self - sustaining system, a sort
of «automatic rationality» with which we need no longer concern ourselves, we will be free to turn away from «actions over against nature,» to turn our attention «inward» to the sort
of «actions» which enhance the
aesthetic value
of experience.
As he notes,» [the
idea that] the consummation
of an act
of experiencing necessarily involves the
aesthetic quality... is the ground
of Dewey's resolution
of the dichotomy
of theory and practice.
The claim
of Dewey and others that all knowing involves
aesthetic valuation is intimately associated with the
idea that knowing is purposive, that it is guided and given form by some end in view, some active concern
of the knower.
And in the following chapter I shall sketch the relationship, as I see it, between Christian
ideas of God and the
aesthetic - hierarchical cosmology described above.
In his first book, entitled The Philosophy and Psychology
of Sensation, Hartshorne announces his agreement with the Whiteheadian
idea that the materials
of all nature are events composed
of aesthetic feeling,» claiming the additional support
of modern physics for the contention; and he has never wavered in this conviction.17 Moreover, he also expounds in this work the further Whiteheadian notion, which he tirelessly repeats in his later works, that what the Constituent experiences or feelings
of the universe experience are other experiences.
The other three arguments are normative and «turn on
ideas of value: value first as
aesthetic goodness or beauty, second as ethical goodness or rightness, the third as cognitive goodness or truth.»
The most signal intellectual success in the search for harmony lies, says Whitehead in Adventures
of Ideas, in the application
of Mathematical Harmony (Type VIII) to
Aesthetic Harmony (Type VI).
I'm working on the
idea that we need to revive Darwin's explicitly
aesthetic view
of sexual selection.
The
idea of balance is most important in two areas: the goal to build a symmetrical, proportionate muscularity, which is a key
aesthetic concept in bodybuilding, and the goal to achieve balance between your training and all other important things in your life.
It basically revolves around the
idea that anyone can have a healthier, fitter and stronger body and enjoy both the applicable and
aesthetic benefits
of a ripped musculature.
The concept
of ability = strength, or just the
idea that anything beyond
aesthetic goals exist in a gym may have never entered their radar.
The
aesthetic of spontaneity is a Protestant simplicity, an
idea that if only you would stop reaching for spectacle, stop showing off, you'd be reborn clean, all your sharp edges sanded down.
A camo print is always a good
idea, but mixed with Off - White's beloved graphic
aesthetic, it's too good to not be seen on the brand's celebrity fan following
of Drake, Future, Jay - Z, and more.
While these are definitely not baby stores, I like to pull inspiration and get
ideas from places like these because, nursery or not, I still want it to have a similar
aesthetic to the rest
of the house.
Fahad Hussayn is one
of prominent designer in Pakistan's fashion Industry providing the
aesthetic ideas in clothing for Men and Women.
I'm new to the whole
idea of tablescaping so these
ideas feel very fresh and perfect for my
aesthetic!
A couple
of holiday seasons ago, I shared some
of my go - to gift
ideas for every gal in your life no matter their
aesthetic.
This is one
of the hardest rooms in the house to decorate but here are some
ideas on how to improve the
aesthetic of your bathroom.
To keep the good vibes going, GreaterGoodsVintage is offering an exclusive giveaway to readers
of The Dressed
Aesthetic, open internationally, designed with the
idea of both giving and receiving in mind.
Having basic
aesthetic and
idea of certain tips and technique is necessary when it comes to lip color, whether to go for a glossy finish or matt outlook, this questions must be answered in your mind when painting your lips all glamorous.
I'm older than what I think would be a typical subscriber, which makes some
of the discussions less relevant to my interests, but I like the variety
of backgrounds and
aesthetic preferences because it exposes me to new
ideas and new ways
of looking at fashion all the time.
I have a pretty good
idea of how I want our home to look, at least color-wise (lots
of gray and white with pops
of color and metallic accents) so I've been trying to take what we already have and alter it to fit that
aesthetic.
I love the
idea of tying a flannel around the waist, I will definitely suggest this to him because it goes with his whole
aesthetic.
My motto «be your own version
of chic,» embodies the
idea of staying true to your personal style
aesthetic, be it fashion, beauty, design, etc..
Warren Beatty's shapely 1981 epic, based on the life
of radical journalist John Reed, is a stunningly successful application
of a novelistic
aesthetic — a film that makes full and thoughtful use
of its three - and - a-half-hour length to develop characters,
ideas, and motifs with a depth seldom seen in movies.
Whether you're watching Beck at a rural drive - in movie theater, backed up by 40 gospel singers, blowing into his rambler's harp, or the artist who dips marbles in ink and then sets them loose on a canvas, allowing the momentum
of the train to dictate the drawing, every portion
of Aitken's odyssey is a worthy addition to his collective ode to
ideas and the endless possibilities
of aesthetic communication.
These films contain
aesthetic, narrative and / or thematic parallels that can erase decades
of separation and show how
ideas and styles echo across cinema history.
The production numbers tend to grab at a number
of visual
ideas, but the simpler ones hybridize an old - fashioned backlot
aesthetic with newfangled special effects.
It could be the story
of two artists who hold different
aesthetic philosophies but who find themselves attracted to each other for the other's
ideas and personality.
But the
idea of the adjective becoming a catch - all term divorced from economics or patronage — something that would also encompass an
aesthetic, a sensibility, a community and a dozen different D.I.Y. subgenres, the cinematic equivalent
of «college rock» — was not on anybody's minds.
The
aesthetic and originality
of his films are felt and seen, but many complaints for his movies are that they became too preachy in nature while recycling the same
ideas from previous works.
The Sundance Institute Theatre Program works in «the space in - between» an artist's
idea and a project's production as well as opening up new spaces
of aesthetic, cultural and geographic exploration
By infusing this conceit into the conventional scenario
of a family melodrama, Chekhov showed the limits
of the prevailing
aesthetic mode
of naturalism while simultaneously revealing naturalism's unrealized potential for exploring new
ideas unleashed by the purveyors
of the Symbolist movement.
If this all sounds a little oblique, Kates presents a dizzying whirlwind
of visuals, which not only illustrate the argument, but also make the intellectual babble seem terribly exciting — re-creating a cultural moment when
ideas still mattered and an
aesthetic revolution was there for the taking.