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Books on the topic of aesthetics, a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of art, beauty and taste and with the creation or appreciation of beauty. Pages in category "Aesthetics books" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total.
The Peacock Room, designed in the Anglo-Japanese style by James Abbott McNeill Whistler and Edward Godwin, one of the most famous and comprehensive examples of Aesthetic interior design Aestheticism (also known as the aesthetic movement ) was an art movement in the late 19th century that valued the appearance of literature , music , fonts and ...
Their letters cover various topics, with a particular focus on the creative process and the emerging concepts of the New Aesthetic. A selection of these exchanges was published in "Clive Head and Robert Neffson" (London: Marlborough Fine Art, 2007). Neffson has also discussed ideas related to the New Aesthetic with Michael Paraskos.
Aesthetic Theory: Essential Texts is an anthology of the most important texts written on aesthetics and beauty since Plato till nowadays. It is edited by the theorist Mark Foster Gage who is tenured associate professor at the Yale University. The book is made up of twenty chapters each about an influential figure in the field of aesthetics.
Authors can make suggestions for book cover design elements (e.g., a preferred color) but rarely communicate directly with the designer. [13] Once the front cover art has been approved, they will then continue to design the layout of the spine (including the book title, author name and publisher imprint logo) and the back cover (usually ...
Use images and photos for visual appeal and to communicate ideas. Use one set of design elements across your website. Website design aesthetics and credibility. Website design influences user's perception of site credibility. One of the factors that influences whether users stay or go on a web page is the page aesthetics.
A further common substance to all works of art is related to the idea of means and ends. In aesthetic works and aesthetic experience, means and ends coalesce. Means are ends in the aesthetic. The non-aesthetic has a clear separation of means and ends: means are merely means, mechanical steps used solely to achieve the desired end. Dewey uses ...
Aesthetics examines the philosophy of aesthetic value, which is determined by critical judgments of artistic taste; [2] thus, the function of aesthetics is the "critical reflection on art, culture and nature". [3] [4] Aesthetics studies natural and artificial sources of experiences and how people form a judgment about those sources of experience.