(2) What more can abstract painting offer in
the way of aesthetic originality?
These pre-skinned polygonal shapes were constructed from oxidized aluminium panels, creating hollow and colourless industrial abstractions that offer little in
the way of aesthetic gratification.
Similarly, the denim - inspired pieces failed to flatter the models» bodies or hold much in
the way of aesthetic appeal, leaving the men's looks and basic two - piece women's suits to shine (or at least stand out as the only viable sellers when these looks hit retail stores).
As a 12 - year veteran of bodybuilding, Smith is well versed in
the ways of aesthetic lifting.
Not exact matches
Japanese
aesthetic has found its
way into mainstream department stores, helped along by pop star Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers line
of clothing and accessories, Le Sport Sac bags featuring Tokidoki designs (created by an Italian artist obsessed with Japan), and famed artist Takashi Murakami's bags for Louis Vuitton.
Jesse asserts that Apple's biggest impact has been
aesthetic — that all it has done is perfected the work
of the previous century and only changed the
way things look:
The difference between the two is that the
way of the ethical merchant can increase the wealth and well - being
of people so that they can have a better life and take time for a spiritual purpose and an
aesthetic life.»
«It's important to create a look and feel that represents your business in the best
way, but not everyone has a design
aesthetic, so you might need a little bit
of help along the
way,» Van de Wiel says.
Thus Bach not only becomes the culmination
of the music
of his predecessors but also the source for the compositional
aesthetic of composers all the
way down to Mahler (and perhaps even later).
The principle
of value is
aesthetic, and this is another
way of saying that importance is the measure
of the metaphysical fact that the many become one and are increased by one.
Thus relational power is here understood as the ability (1) to be affected, in the sense, especially,
of being open, sensitive, receptive, and empathic; (2) to create oneself out
of what has been experienced by synthesizing that data into an
aesthetic unity; and (3) to influence others by the
way in which one has received and responded to their influence.
In his Stages on Life's
Way (SLW), Kierkegaard speaks
of irony as the means by which persons make the transition between
aesthetic and ethical awareness, and humor as the means for making the transition between ethical and religious awareness.
An instructive
way of understanding the play's hard - earned
aesthetic complexity which so plagued the reviewers is to compare an earlier manuscript version (held by the Lilly Library, Indiana University) with the later published play (Houghton Muffin, 1958).
The underemphasis on the empirical
way is particularly important because it has not only discouraged the
aesthetic appreciation
of the power
of art and
of the world
of ordinary experience, it has also discouraged the moral action which such appreciation might engender.
I refer also to the human experience
of aesthetic appreciation, along with our capacity for evaluating, enjoying, suffering, and in other
ways becoming sensitively aware
of what is both within us and around us.
They have so underemphasized the empirical
way, which concentrates on the physical response to the past, that the power
of aesthetic experience has been neglected.
They have so emphasized the rationalistic
way, which concentrates on the intellectual organization
of the past, that the meaning
of aesthetic experience has been exaggerated.
We have looked at various aspects
of the pattern
of the universe: at the
way infinitesimal entities consisting mostly
of empty space make up a solid world; at the existence
of not only life itself but also conscious life; at the presence
of ethical and
aesthetic faculties in us; and at the soft but persistent pull toward love.
Moreover, Hartshorne himself in the last decade
of his career, put much more emphasis on a particular table
of options for thinking about God and the world as a
way of displaying the advantages
of his own metaphysics («The
Aesthetic Dimensions» 17; «God, Necessary and Contingent» 296; «Can Philosophers» 17).
If we want to see and understand those forces as they truly are, then we must look not to reason (which acts as a distorting lens), but to our more immediate, primordial
ways of knowing, that is,
aesthetic intuition (the divine inspiration
of the artist) and action.
By approaching the question
of mind and nature in this
way Whitehead is able to provide us with an aesthetically rich understanding
of nature, which at the same time preserves a necessary role for reason and the search for truth as an indispensable element in the determination
of conscious experience, the enhancement
of our
aesthetic sensibilities, and the general advancement
of civilization as such.
In
aesthetic distancing, the content
of the receptive consciousness plays the primary role, although significantly organized experience can also be objectified in this
way.
He nods to the critical problems in reading the Gospels, but finds a
way through the alternatives
of credulity and skepticism by using a criterion
of historicity that can only be designated «idiosyncratic
aesthetic.»
Now this is not to be understood to mean that by the love
of Agnes for him he might be saved from being henceforth a deceiver (this is the
aesthetic way of performing a rescue, which always goes around the main point, which is the continuity
of the merman's life); for so far as that goes he is already saved, he is saved inasmuch as he becomes revealed.
The «ugly» is not accidental; it is part
of the artist's
aesthetic in the same
way that evil is a part
of the electronic church's theology.
If indeed we are to judge all thought by the
way it «promotes the art
of life,» then I think that we must recognize that there are many
ways in which that «art» can be promoted, just as there are many different forms and styles within the fine arts, all
of which can give rise to particular kinds
of rich
aesthetic experience.9
It's a
way of saying: If you aren't rich, you probably don't have the
aesthetic capacity to enjoy a classical music broadcast or the intelligence to follow a Nova program about the human brain.
Hall characterizes this turn in various
ways: as a shift in emphasis from «external technologies» to «internal technologies aimed at self - creativity» (UP 395; cf. 318 - 47), as the development
of a «therapeutic society containing a plurality
of techniques and practical reason in an
aesthetic methodology» (UP 242).
From my perspective, I may say that Whitehead has described God's operations at the level
of creativity - characterization, at the level where God helps shape the character
of the world in very specific
ways, including its moral,
aesthetic, natural, and cultural qualities.
Thus an
aesthetic understanding
of the universe is able to express the religious sense that all things are «cared for» in an ultimate though hidden
way.
The
aesthetic integration
of order with freshness, stability with complexity, continuity with change, form with dynamics, and unity with variety is preserved in God's experience in such a
way that novelty does not mean loss after all.
And any society that pays little or no attention to the
aesthetic in this sense is likely to become an ugly society in a number
of different but distressing
ways.
§ 6, there is a splendid passage expressive
of this
aesthetic way of feeling the Christian scheme.
I may be allowed, however, to put in a word at this point on the
way in which their satisfaction
of certain
aesthetic needs contributes to their hold on human nature.
The 2.50 euro glass and the punk rock
aesthetic («not in a snotty
way») hit home for Chearno, who «wish [ed] that the wine didn't have any alcohol in it» so he could drink unlimited amounts
of wine and stay there indefinitely.
Think
of ways in which you could overall your home's
aesthetic so as to make it clear that this is now the home
of a brand new addition to the family.
The viewer relies uponthe
aesthetic resonance
of the paintings to make sense
of them, and as a
way of building up a snapshot
of news from the year covered.
This exhibit
of photographs, films, and models from the University
of Texas's collection offers a look back at Bel Geddes's futuristic design
aesthetic and the many
ways it has shaped our present.
We poor humans took a long time before we could in any
way emulate the
aesthetic and functional conception, design and building
of such a structure.
As more people look for
ways to turn back the clock or improve their appearance, dermatologists are pioneering many
of the newest
aesthetic laser technologies — from tattoo removal to erasing fine lines and wrinkles to reducing fat or cellulite.
«The authors make a good case» that the shells and pigments were used in «an
aesthetic and presumably symbolic»
way, says archaeologist Erella Hovers
of The Hebrew University
of Jerusalem.
It's a
way of life that extends further than
aesthetic goals and I want to help to create this positive cycle in other women's lives.
And a good
way to get them is by eating orange foods — like sweet potatoes and carrots — says Ranella Hirsch, MD, a Boston - based dermatologist and president
of the American Society
of Cosmetic Dermatology and
Aesthetic Surgery.
Naturally, for a complete warrior physique, you would want to train your traps in an optimal
way from both an
aesthetic and functional standpoint, and that can be easily achieved with the help
of a well - rounded training program that includes these 10 trap blasting exercises.
If your answer is primarily for
aesthetic reasons, for example, you want a flat stomach, you will most likely have a hard time sticking with or committing to any new
ways of living.
With dozens
of alternatives for bracing the cores muscles in a
way that both gets better
aesthetic results (flatter belly) and reduces risk
of injury, leaving these out
of your routine could rapidly accelerate your fitness level.
Discussing how to deal with the «bulky muscle» issue in this
way perpetuates the emphasis
of aesthetic goals over real fitness goals and gets in the
way of an understanding
of everything the word «strength» can mean.
For the second half, Mr. Dressed
Aesthetic is joining me and we'll be adventuring all around the North Island, full
of good beer, beautiful scenery, and
way more meat pies than I care to admit.
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 think I am going to make this one
of my style «challenges» this winter: finding fresh
ways to adapt them to my current
aesthetic.