Monday, January 11, 2010

Discussion #1 - What is Aesthetics?

AESTHETICS (asz THET iks)
1. The criticism of taste
2. The sense of the beautiful
3. Having a love of beauty
4. (plural) A branch of philosophy that provides a theory of beauty and the fine arts

In common usage, this refers to the large and general sense of a person's taste. Preferences of color, form, content and scale add up to a person's aesthetic.

There is an element of culture and experience in aesthetics. While it is probably true that people all over the world equally enjoy a sunset or a bouquet of flowers, we have different ideas about what tastes good, sounds pleasant, and functions best.

Describe something that you find beautiful, and explain what it is about it that makes it beautiful.

15 comments:

Justin W. said...

I find a rainbow beautiful because of all of the bright colors and it is uncommon to see one.

Saral S said...

I find the Parthenon beautiful because all of it's columns have equal ratios of length to width, which are known as Goldren Ratios.

Ogun K. said...

I think that rainbow colors are aesthetics because they are all bright colors like aesthetics.:)

Megan F. said...

I find cattails to be aesthetically pleasing because of their color and the way they move.

Masha K said...

I find palm trees to be aesthetically pleasing because of there unique shape.

Karlie said...

I find beaches asthetically pleasing because of the sand and the water. Beaches in Flordia and other countries are a lot more asthetically pleasing than Branford point. Branford has a lot of pollution and causes the water to be disgusting and not very beautiful.

Anne C. said...

I find water lilies beautiful because of the clear colors and elegant postures they have above the floating leaves.

Chamberlain said...

Fire is beautiful because it's unpredictable and mesmerizing to watch. It can be created to make a wide spectrum of colors, and it's different every time you look at it.

Sandesh S. said...

I find our earth beautiful because of the amazing landscapes the unique animals and the earth is a close to perfect home for us.

Jess B. said...

I find the ocean to be asthetically pleasing because of the calming sound it gives off, the unique shapes of the waves, and the way the waves crash onto the sand and then float back to sea.

Christina S said...

I find the ruins of Delphi beautiful. What makes them beautiful is amount of history around them.Time has completely taken its toll on them, I like to wonder what they looked like before they were knocked down.

Rob k said...

I think that apples are aesthetic because of their color #red;)

justin S said...

i find tigers are beautiful because of the way their stripes inter vein with each other.

Sandesh s. said...

i find water beautiful because of the way it flows and we cannot live with out it.

Brajen M said...

I like wearing the Adidas full body suits, I think they are good looking.