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As aesthetic movement decor was similar to the corresponding writing style in that it was about sensuality and nature, nature themes often appear on the furniture. A typical aesthetic feature is the gilded carved flower, or the stylized peacock feather. Colored paintings of birds or flowers are often seen.
The term aesthetics was appropriated and coined with new meaning by the German philosopher Alexander Baumgarten in his dissertation Meditationes philosophicae de nonnullis ad poema pertinentibus (English: "Philosophical considerations of some matters pertaining the poem") in 1735; [7] Baumgarten chose "aesthetics" because he wished to emphasize ...
Adopting Schiller's idea of a connexion between aesthetic activity and play, he seeks to make it the starting-point in tracing the evolution of aesthetic activity. Play is defined as the outcome of the superfluous energies of the organism: as the activity of organs and faculties which, owing to a prolonged period of inactivity, have become ...
It occurs to change the sound…The resulting quale, whatever it may be, has its meaning wholly determined by reference to the hearing of the sound. It is that experience mediated. [2] The biological sensory exchange between man, whom Dewey calls 'the Live Creature' in Art as Experience, and the environment, is the basis of his aesthetic theory:
Aesthetics in Art Education: A Look Toward Implementation; More about Art, culture and Education; An history of aesthetics; The Concept of the Aesthetic; Aesthetics entry in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy; Philosophy of Aesthetics entry in the Philosophy Archive; Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges: Introduction ...
Aesthetics or Aesthetic may refer to: Aesthetics, the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of beauty and the nature of taste; Aesthetics (textile), one of the basic concepts of serviceability of textiles; Internet aesthetic, a visual art style originating from the Internet; Aestheticians, cosmetologists who specialize in skin care
Design aesthetics is interested in the appearance of products; the explanation and meaning of this appearance is studied mainly in terms of social and cultural factors. The distinctive focus of the section is research and education in the field of sensory modalities in relation to product design.
Cosmetology (from Greek κοσμητικός, kosmētikos, "beautifying"; [1] and -λογία, -logia) is the study and application of beauty treatment.Branches of specialty include hairstyling, skin care, cosmetics, manicures/pedicures, non-permanent hair removal such as waxing and sugaring, and permanent hair removal processes such as electrology and intense pulsed light (IPL).