Aesthetics

Gray by Oscar Wilde is about three men--Lord Henry, Basil Hallward, and a younger man named Dorian--who all have either hedonistic views or depleasuristic views on life. Lord Henry influences Dorian to be hedonistic and only care about beauty and aesthetic pleasure, buthowever Dorian takes it to the extreme and becomes completely enveloped in beauty. Throughout the novel, these two hedonistic men idolize beauty, but as they idolize it, they also push said beauty away. In Lord Henry's monologue,…

Hello, and welcome to the St. Edward’s University Art Gallery. Today is an exhibition that reflects artwork that demonstrates the progressiveness of artist after moving past the more traditional and classical artwork. This audio guide will have you following along the paintings on the wall, and lastly the sculptures and models in the middle of the gallery. Watch your step and enjoy! Entering the gallery from the left door, looking to your right on the wall you will find Edvard Munch’s” Night in…

present time it seems that this hybrid theory is not subject to any counterexamples. However, this does not mean that it will never be disproved, nor does it mean that this theory should be adopted by all. This is because as Morris Weitz argues, “aesthetic theory – all of it – is wrong in principle in thinking that a correct theory is possible because it radically misconstrues the logic of the concept of art. Its main contention that “art” is amenable to real or any kind of true definition is…

Art is a creative expression formed to provoke powerful reactions, discussion, emotion, understanding and/or confusion. It has no limitations in the messages or aesthetic that an artist can bring to the forefront. This creates a perfect space to speak about social or political issues. This is no different in Aboriginal Art. Pre-colonised Aboriginal peoples used art to symbolically tell stories and document scientific knowledge for tens of thousands of years. The artists traditionally used the…

provides an educational program that reflects local, state, and national assessments. One project that we did that fits into this objective was the Beauty Project. Beauty is a combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight. Everyone has his or her own definition of beauty. Therefore, as a class projects all of the members of the classroom made a project of their personal definition of beauty. By allowing ourselves to open our eyes…

Anaesthetic induction: comparative effect of different drugs The use of different drugs are often administered to different patients according to their conditions and needs. In a study, Dr Aypar (2007) and colleague investigated the comparative effects of sevoflurane and desflurane on QTc interval and cardiac rhythm during anaesthetic induction in children. The use of anaesthetic drugs may prolong the QTc interval of the ECG and this might also result in arrhythmias which may be fatal to the…

Chapter eight highlights the importance of student’s prior knowledge, purposes of reading, and provides strategies to be used before, during, and after reading. Students must learn reading comprehension because without it reading does not provide the reader with any information. As a future educator, I will teach reading comprehension so I can help my students develop the knowledge, abilities, and experiences to become enthusiastic readers. Activating and using background knowledge is important…

Benjamin writes that the question of whether photography is an art is “misguided and confused.” He states that asking whether photography is art or not is the wrong question to ask because it is not whether photography is art or not, the question that should be asked is “what does photography do to/for art?”. I will discuss the concepts and ideas Benjamin uses to portray his point of what is at stake and significant regarding photography, focusing on technological reproducibility, aura, and…

(1). Furthermore, art is a part of life, therefore it has developed over the years. So what is art anyway? Art is an incredible purpose or terrible nightmare. It is functional and nonfunctional, therefore certain art elements, such as texture and aesthetics give life and meaning or triumph and mischief to one’s artwork. For me, art is expression, and the collection of beauty. I can relate this meaning of art as a collage. These can be words, pictures, and/or drawings. An artist can put in…

mother placed it inside of our doorway on a display table. I recently, while reading this article by Carolyn Dean, asked my mother her thoughts on whether the arrow head should be considered a work of art. She talked about the arrowhead as having aesthetic through the attention to detail and its coloring.…