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Win Naing

8 Years Ago

Aesthetics

Please share your notions about aesthetics? what is it? How do you feel and create in your art work. I am just wondering!
I found some information at

Art aesthetics is the philosophy of art, and naturally tries to arrive at statements about representation, coherent form, emotive expression and social purpose that are universally true, independent of context and speaker. Unfortunately, that very generality means that aesthetics can often be used to justify a very doubtful piece of work.
But aesthetics is not reviewing, and still less art criticism. Criticism asks: How is this effect achieved? How significant is it? How does it compare with similar works? Criticism is an arduous task, and requires knowledge, sensitivity and expository skill. Reviewing is more ephemeral, and aims primarily to entertain. Journalistic skills are essential, but they do not usually unsettle or extend our appreciation of artworks. Indeed the pressures of the job often requires the reviewer to simply accept the importance of the exhibition, and commend it to the public.


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Ronald Walker

8 Years Ago

Aesthetics are in essence the study of taste and beauty. An example of a question offered up might be... You are out on a hike and you come apon a beautiful valley at sunset. You are in awe of the scene. Latter on you find out the valley was created by years of strip mining. Does this change the way you thought about the valley?

 

Win Naing

8 Years Ago

Thanks! It won't be change the way the beauty of the valley in my mind because I was hiking and such a privilege to see the beautiful valley.. Without camera I still can vividly recall the such a scene but very difficult to paint on the canvas.

 

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