#aesthetics — Public Fediverse posts
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From the studio • two images, both acrylic on cartridge, one incl. collage, 2026, each 21 x 30 cm
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From the studio • two images, both acrylic on cartridge, one incl. collage, 2026, each 21 x 30 cm
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Remember the way things were, pre- #TrumpVirus?
#Truth #democracy #aesthetics #culture #pride #PeoplesHouse #WhiteHouse #Toddler #King of #tastelessness
"Everything he touches dies". ✓
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Remember the way things were, pre- #TrumpVirus?
#Truth #democracy #aesthetics #culture #pride #PeoplesHouse #WhiteHouse #Toddler #King of #tastelessness
"Everything he touches dies". ✓
Or just gets uglier, richer, &/or more evil. -
From the studio • acrylic on cartridge incl. collage, 2026, 21 x 30 cm
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From the studio • acrylic on cartridge incl. collage, 2026, 21 x 30 cm
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Dichroism and Spectra of Precious Stones (1905), from Precious Stones.
Source: California Digital Library / Internet Archive
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/4cfbb7de-5c51-42fa-b017-1da562689074
#gemstones #decadence #plagiarism #aesthetics #art #publicdomain
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Dichroism and Spectra of Precious Stones (1905), from Precious Stones.
Source: California Digital Library / Internet Archive
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/4cfbb7de-5c51-42fa-b017-1da562689074
#gemstones #decadence #plagiarism #aesthetics #art #publicdomain
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On Criticism -- Noël Carroll
Although most readers of this book will be philosophers, scholars of the arts and humanities, and critics by profession, anybody who has ever evaluated a work of art and reflected on that evaluation and those of others will profit from a reading. Carroll sets out his arguments with clarity and without jargon.
Carroll claims that the main business of criticism is not so much interpretation or contextualization as evaluation. Critics can interpret, contextualize, analyze, describe , and classify a work, but these activities are critical only insofar as they provide reasons for an evaluation of a work. This evaluation turns on an assessment of whether in any given artwork the artist has achieved the artistic aims they intended.
Carroll also argues for the objectivity of critical judgements; he is particularly concerned to dismantle the understanding of aesthetic evaluation as being centrally concerned with beauty.
With regard to Carroll's main claim, a large literature on intentionalism in aesthetics exists. I will note here that although he does refute those critiques inspired by a crude empiricism, he does not give adequate consideration to the difficulty of giving an account of what specific intentions might be; these difficulties might include problems between distinguishing conscious and unconscious intentions, the presence of multiple and possibly irreconcilable intentions, and the possibility that intentions might change during the creation of an artwork. These difficulties are compounded in the case of artworks that are the creation of popular culture industries, where the presence of multiple creators and commercial incentives complicate talk of a straightforward "artist's intention". This relative neglect is odd in view of the author's background in the aesthetics and criticism of film.
As far as Carroll's claims regarding the objectivity of criticism is concerned, much will ride on Carroll's arguments that the conventions of particular genres can provide principles which in turn can ground reasons for declaring an artwork a successful or otherwise example of that genre. Although much more can be said on the topic, Carroll does here offer a way of getting a discussion of evaluation beyond the bare affirmation of 'it's all just subjective preference!"
Not a new book -- it came out in 2009 - but still worth your time if you have even the slightest interest in the arts.
#Criticism #NoelCarroll #Aesthetics #Philosophy #Intentionalism #Art
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On Criticism -- Noël Carroll
Although most readers of this book will be philosophers, scholars of the arts and humanities, and critics by profession, anybody who has ever evaluated a work of art and reflected on that evaluation and those of others will profit from a reading. Carroll sets out his arguments with clarity and without jargon.
Carroll claims that the main business of criticism is not so much interpretation or contextualization as evaluation. Critics can interpret, contextualize, analyze, describe , and classify a work, but these activities are critical only insofar as they provide reasons for an evaluation of a work. This evaluation turns on an assessment of whether in any given artwork the artist has achieved the artistic aims they intended.
Carroll also argues for the objectivity of critical judgements; he is particularly concerned to dismantle the understanding of aesthetic evaluation as being centrally concerned with beauty.
With regard to Carroll's main claim, a large literature on intentionalism in aesthetics exists. I will note here that although he does refute those critiques inspired by a crude empiricism, he does not give adequate consideration to the difficulty of giving an account of what specific intentions might be; these difficulties might include problems between distinguishing conscious and unconscious intentions, the presence of multiple and possibly irreconcilable intentions, and the possibility that intentions might change during the creation of an artwork. These difficulties are compounded in the case of artworks that are the creation of popular culture industries, where the presence of multiple creators and commercial incentives complicate talk of a straightforward "artist's intention". This relative neglect is odd in view of the author's background in the aesthetics and criticism of film.
As far as Carroll's claims regarding the objectivity of criticism is concerned, much will ride on Carroll's arguments that the conventions of particular genres can provide principles which in turn can ground reasons for declaring an artwork a successful or otherwise example of that genre. Although much more can be said on the topic, Carroll does here offer a way of getting a discussion of evaluation beyond the bare affirmation of 'it's all just subjective preference!"
Not a new book -- it came out in 2009 - but still worth your time if you have even the slightest interest in the arts.
#Criticism #NoelCarroll #Aesthetics #Philosophy #Intentionalism #Art
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CW: Philosophy freestyling
What does a work of art hold back?
From its audience…
From its scholars, its devotees, its historians…
Even from its creator?
(The revealing moment of concealment)
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CW: Philosophy freestyling
Art as sanctuary: an experiment.
A little constellation of ideas. Some things I’ve been thinking about. Let’s see if I can spin them out as a thread.
(Who is out there? Are you receptive to this kind of signal?)
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Big update to ‘Form & Number: A History of Mathematical Beauty’: the PDFs are now *tagged* (plus various minor improvements).
A #TaggedPDF contains hidden extra semantic information to assist screen-reading software etc., including alt text for diagrams+images (in the case of ‘F&N’, 552 pieces of alt text were required, some quite lengthy).
The new version is available (#OpenAccess as always) at: https://archive.org/details/cain_formandnumber_ebook_large
Feedback from users of screen readers would be very welcome!
Creating this version has been possible because of the ongoing LaTeX tagging project [https://latex3.github.io/tagging-project/] (thank you to the LaTeX team and other contributors!). I have been adapting my own #LuaLaTeX styles [https://codeberg.org/ajcain/minos] to use the new interfaces.
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#accessibility #a11y #MathArt #HistMath #HistSci #MathematicalBeauty #aesthetics #typography #TeXLaTeX
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Big update to ‘Form & Number: A History of Mathematical Beauty’: the PDFs are now *tagged* (plus various minor improvements).
A #TaggedPDF contains hidden extra semantic information to assist screen-reading software etc., including alt text for diagrams+images (in the case of ‘F&N’, 552 pieces of alt text were required, some quite lengthy).
The new version is available (#OpenAccess as always) at: https://archive.org/details/cain_formandnumber_ebook_large
Feedback from users of screen readers would be very welcome!
Creating this version has been possible because of the ongoing LaTeX tagging project [https://latex3.github.io/tagging-project/] (thank you to the LaTeX team and other contributors!). I have been adapting my own #LuaLaTeX styles [https://codeberg.org/ajcain/minos] to use the new interfaces.
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#accessibility #a11y #MathArt #HistMath #HistSci #MathematicalBeauty #aesthetics #typography #TeXLaTeX
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Robson and Currie have revised their sobering SEP-entry on Aesthetics and Cognitive Science, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aesthetics-cogsci/
#aesthetics #cognitiveScience #philosophy #estetiikka #kauneus #beauty #psykologia #psychology #filosofia #concepts #linguistics #neuroscience #neurotiede #emotion #authentic #empathy #imagination #perception #havainto #evolution #empathy #sep
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Robson and Currie have revised their sobering SEP-entry on Aesthetics and Cognitive Science, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aesthetics-cogsci/
#aesthetics #cognitiveScience #philosophy #estetiikka #kauneus #beauty #psykologia #psychology #filosofia #concepts #linguistics #neuroscience #neurotiede #emotion #authentic #empathy #imagination #perception #havainto #evolution #empathy #sep
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Sculpture Garden Shindig rescheduled for Aug. 8 | News https://www.allforgardening.com/1883888/sculpture-garden-shindig-rescheduled-for-aug-8-news/ #aesthetics #art #arts #culture #garden #gardener #gardening #sculpture #SculptureGarden #Sculptures #TheArts #UrbanSketchers #VisualArts #WorksOfArt
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Sculpture Garden Shindig rescheduled for Aug. 8 | News https://www.allforgardening.com/1883888/sculpture-garden-shindig-rescheduled-for-aug-8-news/ #aesthetics #art #arts #culture #garden #gardener #gardening #sculpture #SculptureGarden #Sculptures #TheArts #UrbanSketchers #VisualArts #WorksOfArt
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Oh look, another groundbreaking revelation: AI logos ≈ buttholes! 🎉 Because clearly, the pinnacle of AI's artistic genius is to mimic the aesthetic elegance of human anatomy. #FastCompany already dropped this bombshell, but let's beat this dead horse until it resembles... you know. 🙄💩
https://velvetshark.com/ai-company-logos-that-look-like-buttholes #AIart #HackerNews #designhumor #aesthetics #HackerNews #ngated -
Oh look, another groundbreaking revelation: AI logos ≈ buttholes! 🎉 Because clearly, the pinnacle of AI's artistic genius is to mimic the aesthetic elegance of human anatomy. #FastCompany already dropped this bombshell, but let's beat this dead horse until it resembles... you know. 🙄💩
https://velvetshark.com/ai-company-logos-that-look-like-buttholes #AIart #HackerNews #designhumor #aesthetics #HackerNews #ngated -
Balancing Performance and Aesthetics: UI UX Optimization in Tech Products https://visualmodo.com/balancing-performance-and-aesthetics-ui-ux-optimization-in-tech-products/ 🚀🎨💡⭐️ #UI #UX #Optimization #Tech #Performance #Aesthetics
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Balancing Performance and Aesthetics: UI UX Optimization in Tech Products https://visualmodo.com/balancing-performance-and-aesthetics-ui-ux-optimization-in-tech-products/ 🚀🎨💡⭐️ #UI #UX #Optimization #Tech #Performance #Aesthetics
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Hollywood’s Top Docs Reveal Their Cosmetic Secrets at THR’s A-List Aesthetics Event: “We Have to Be Scientists, Artists, Technicians and Psychologists”
#Lifestyle #Style #AListAestheticsRecap #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #ChloeFineman #Events #MindyKaling #PaulaAbdul #Plasticsurgery -
Hollywood’s Top Docs Reveal Their Cosmetic Secrets at THR’s A-List Aesthetics Event: “We Have to Be Scientists, Artists, Technicians and Psychologists”
#Lifestyle #Style #AListAestheticsRecap #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #ChloeFineman #Events #MindyKaling #PaulaAbdul #Plasticsurgery -
Hollywood Reporter: Social Media Face-Off: What’s Keeping Plastic Surgery Influencers Up at Night. “Educated speculation made these plastic surgeons and aesthetics experts niche stars in their own right. And since they’ve infiltrated my algorithm, I’ve noticed that many are starting to use their platforms for more than analyzing actresses and posting before-and-after shots of their own […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/16/social-media-face-off-whats-keeping-plastic-surgery-influencers-up-at-night-hollywood-reporter/ -
Hollywood Reporter: Social Media Face-Off: What’s Keeping Plastic Surgery Influencers Up at Night. “Educated speculation made these plastic surgeons and aesthetics experts niche stars in their own right. And since they’ve infiltrated my algorithm, I’ve noticed that many are starting to use their platforms for more than analyzing actresses and posting before-and-after shots of their own […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/16/social-media-face-off-whats-keeping-plastic-surgery-influencers-up-at-night-hollywood-reporter/ -
The Hollywood Reporter Launches ‘The New Face of Hollywood’ Digital Hub
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #AListAestheticsHub #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Facialfiller #Longevity #Medicaltourism #Peptides #TopDoctors #Wellness -
The Hollywood Reporter Launches ‘The New Face of Hollywood’ Digital Hub
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #AListAestheticsHub #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Facialfiller #Longevity #Medicaltourism #Peptides #TopDoctors #Wellness -
Social Media Face-Off: What’s Keeping Plastic Surgery Influencers Up at Night
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Looksmaxxing #Plasticsurgery #Socialmedia -
Social Media Face-Off: What’s Keeping Plastic Surgery Influencers Up at Night
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Looksmaxxing #Plasticsurgery #Socialmedia -
The Face Only a Camera Could Love
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
The Face Only a Camera Could Love
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
How to Design a Home That Helps You Live Forever
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
How to Design a Home That Helps You Live Forever
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
Why Hollywood’s Follicle-Challenged Stars Are Harvesting Their Hair
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
Why Hollywood’s Follicle-Challenged Stars Are Harvesting Their Hair
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
How Hollywood’s Hottest Men Fare on the Looksmaxxing Scale
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
How Hollywood’s Hottest Men Fare on the Looksmaxxing Scale
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
Best Face Forward: Hollywood’s 20 Best Skin Secrets & Beauty Biohacks
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
Best Face Forward: Hollywood’s 20 Best Skin Secrets & Beauty Biohacks
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
Adios, America: The World’s Top Plastic Surgery Destinations
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
Adios, America: The World’s Top Plastic Surgery Destinations
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
The Price of Perfection: From $3,000 to $300,000, How to Get That Movie-Star Look
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
The Price of Perfection: From $3,000 to $300,000, How to Get That Movie-Star Look
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
What Are Hollywood’s Men Doing to Their Faces?
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
What Are Hollywood’s Men Doing to Their Faces?
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
An Immortality Machine? We’ll Be the Judge of That.
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
An Immortality Machine? We’ll Be the Judge of That.
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
The 49 Best Cosmetic Doctors and Aesthetic Gurus in America
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgeryhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-cosmetic-doctors-and-aesthetic-gurus-in-america-2026/
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The 49 Best Cosmetic Doctors and Aesthetic Gurus in America
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgeryhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-cosmetic-doctors-and-aesthetic-gurus-in-america-2026/
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The Great Facial Filler Backlash: “It Got Carried Too Far”
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgeryhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/facial-filler-backlash-1236627304/
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The Great Facial Filler Backlash: “It Got Carried Too Far”
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgeryhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/facial-filler-backlash-1236627304/
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Celebs Are Injecting Copper to Look Younger. What Could Go Wrong?
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
Celebs Are Injecting Copper to Look Younger. What Could Go Wrong?
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgery -
“Slop Face” Is Taking Over Hollywood — and Making Beauty Boring
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #AListAesthetics #Aesthetics #Aesthetics2026 #Beauty #Plasticsurgeryhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/slop-face-hollywood-beauty-1236638055/
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French philosopher Charles Batteux, who died OTD in 1780, wrote on #aesthetics https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/flaneur-10eme-arrondissement/?s=mb #travel #France #history