Aesthetics Principles

Author: H. Parker
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Publish Date: 2001-05-01
Features: Art is expression, not merely the expression of things or ideas, but also the expression of specific experiences that possess value and independent significance. Art is an experience that presents itself in a pleasant, highly organized sensory medium and transforms into an object of communication and thought. Its value lies in grasping and preserving life with empathy in the imagination. The author of this book, through a combination of observational, analytical, and experimental methods with intuitive and introspective methods, begins with the fundamental question of aesthetics—the definition of art—to explain the inherent value of art, aesthetic experience, good and evil in aesthetics, the relationship between art and religion and morality, as well as the various forms of artistic expression. The book also highlights the significance of aesthetic theory for the general public and specific creators.