Concepts in aesthetics

Portinari Altarpiece Hugo van der Goes is credited with uniting the scholarly dexterity of Jan van Eyck and the sensitive feelings of Rogier van der Weyden, creating his own style of art. In Ghent, Hugo was the dean of the painters’ guild. An artisan guild was organized by occupation and exerted quality control of its members and administered education with an apprenticeship system. It was a master-apprentice system, where apprentices commonly finished the smaller details on a piece of work…

In “Portrait of My Mother” by Phillip Evergood, the artist uses both value and shape as well as proportion and gradation to illustrate the beauty of his mother while she was in physical pain in the last days of her life. Evergood, born in 1901 and died in 1973, began this work while his mother was dying in a hospital and subsequently completed it after her death. The portrait is oil on canvas and panel, and is a featured work in Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas, Texas. Furthermore, Evergood uses…

Maya Lin once stated “Sometimes I think creativity is magic; it’s not a matter of finding an idea, but allowing the idea to find you.” Lin has created magnificent pieces of work through her ideas which are shown through her famous pieces of work of architecture. Her simplicity that lies within her is shown through her architectural works as they are very natural and simplistic. The beauty lies in both the creativity and content of her work. Famous works of hers include: The Last Memorial (2009),…

A beautiful girl has the perfect mix of straight and curly hair, a naturally flawless face, a Victoria 's Secret model body, and the set of pearly white teeth. Along with having all of the perfectly shaped physical features; the clothes that corporate companies make in a variety of size are suppose to fit your body as if they were made specifically for you. You are expected to use the perfect hair products and makeup products, know how to use them in the perfect amount. As women we are told…

The True Definition of Beauty The definition of beauty is constantly changing over time. In today’s generation people think the definition of beauty is all about looks. People care about being attractive, skinny, fit, has a big butt or big breast. But even if a person does not have those characteristics, it does not matter because everyone is beautiful inside and out. Being beautiful is simply just having confidence within you. Media plays a big role in portraying what “beauty” looks like.…

Throughout history the technological advancements made by mankind gradually forms a gap with nature, separating us from our ancestors. These products of society pull us away from nature, making it harder to appreciate what is truly is. William Wordsworth was a romantic poet who witnessed this lack of appreciation during his lifetime. Wordsworth’s poetry aims to inform those people who are too engulfed in the material world to pause and witness the miracles that come with the beauty of nature.…

Morality is a particular system of values and principles of conduct held by one person or society. Each person has their own set of morals, and they can be influenced by things such as culture or other people. There is no universally right moral value system, and as far as morals go, there is no right or wrong. In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, a man named Adolf Hitler persuaded the citizens of Germany that jewish people were a threat to their society. Adolf Hitler took control over Germany and…

In this paper, I will discuss Kant’s moral reasoning, both broadly and in terms of a case study, and elaborate on some issues with Kantian ethics. The core of Kant’s ideas on morality is his statement that "nothing can possibly be conceived in the world, or even out of it, which can be called good without qualification, except a good will". He defines this good will as “the will which acts from freedom and respect for the moral law”, meaning that one must choose by their own volition to pursue…

Zedina Martin Dr. Adair English 201 8 March 2018 When there is love anything is possible, not! The poem “The Passionate Shepherd to his love” is a pastoral and romantic poem by Christopher Marlowe that has a focus on the Shepherd’s love. The speaker of the poem is the Shepherd. The poem “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” is a poem by Sir Walter Raleigh in response to Marlowe’s poem. A Nymph is the speaker of the poem. Raleigh’s poem is a direct mockery of Marlowe’s poem and all the claims and…

that you would not normally see it shows that she wants to bring attention to these environments that people would have noticed in a detail before which can relate to other artists who work in buildings that are about to be demolished. With her main concept being embodiment, she believes that it starts with the skin and that you should only go into the space when the skin is ready to be touched. While doing the embodiment of environment she believes and wants to show the right to your own body…