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aesthetics Definition

aes·thet·ics (es t̸hetiks)

noun

the study or theory of beauty and of the psychological responses to it; specif., the branch of philosophy dealing with art, its creative sources, its forms, and its effects

Etymology: < aesthetic

aesthetics Synonyms

aesthetics

n.

philosophy of art, principles of art, theory of art, study of beauty, the nature of beauty, philosophy of beauty, philosophy of the fine arts, philosophy of taste, artistic taste.

aesthetics Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • photography: The esthetics of photography is a matter that continues to be discussed regularly, especially in artistic circles.
  • landscape: The hedge was not only necessary for economic reasons but also constituted an important element of the esthetics of landscape.
  • music: His research sits at the intersections of the philosophy and esthetics of music, music performance studies, and critical theory.
  • art: For instance, the Situationists advocated transforming the social context of cultural production rather than the esthetics of art.

Converse of object

  • combine: Our proposal combines the esthetics of the Hyde Park building with the footprint of the South Transept.
  • appreciate: Taking neither the victim's nor the murderer's perspective, CSI ' s camera trains viewers to appreciate the esthetics of wound creation.
  • enhance: Benefit: In addition to enhancing the esthetics of the site this encourages local wildlife to it.
  • explore: It might also be a subversive attempt to explore alternative child design esthetics.
  • improve: Appearance There are many ways facial appearance can be changed by improving the esthetics of your teeth.
  • consider: Now I may not be in a position to write about sleevenotes, but letÍs consider esthetics and apostrophes, trends and traditions.

Adjective modifier

  • modernist: Column by Noel Douglas, May 2006 Making visible the invisible is a key concept in Marxist and modernist esthetics.
  • relational: Inroads uses theories of relational esthetics in order to develop a practice of collaboration.
  • pleasing: These processes have become very sophisticated, with novel oxide finishes available to add pleasing esthetics and corrosion resistance to the finished component.
  • philosophical: The approach adopted is inter-disciplinary, and principally aims to strengthen the accounts that have been and are being developed in philosophical esthetics.
  • romantic: This is clearly an attempt to bring humor into the legitimizing embrace of Romantic esthetics.
  • visual: We read of a visual esthetics of eighteenth century civic humanism.

Noun used with modifier

  • film: Dietrich's Ghosts is the first major English-language study of the film esthetics of the Third Reich.
  • landscape: The use of personal construct theory in evaluating perceptions of landscape esthetics.
  • television: We hold an annual Film Studies Symposium, the most recent focusing on television esthetics.
  • design: It might also be a subversive attempt to explore alternative child design esthetics.

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