Aesthetic Exploration: Kitsch

Victoria Rios
2020, Aesthetic Explorations 2020, Main Project Aesthetic 2020: plans and alternatives
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                      Kitsch is the German word for trash and is often used to describe cheap, meaningless forms of pop culture/commercial culture. Kitsch, also known as cheesiness or tackiness, and appeals to popular or uncultivated taste because the forms are often garish or overly sentimental, simply…
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Aesthetic Explorations: Tessellations

Jackson Hootman
Aesthetic Explorations 2020
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A tessellation refers to the repeated use of geometric tiles to fill a larger space without any gaps. In this way, tessellations combine both artistic ideals and mathematical problem solving. Initially though, tessellations served a more decorative purpose, dating back all the way to 4000 BCE where Sumerians utilized them in patterned clay walls [1].…
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Aesthetic Exploration: Product Design Sketches

Joshua Engmorris
Aesthetic Explorations 2019
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Sketching by hand is not lost in today’s digital age. The ability to sketch by hand allows designers to quickly put ideas onto paper, make changes, and flesh out concepts. Hurricane Lantern sketches by Mike Serafin Early stages of design sketching often looks like this. Many simple images on one page. Often in a side…
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Aesthetic Exploration 2019: Beer Tap Handles

Christopher Seighman
Aesthetic Explorations 2019
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The aesthetic I have chosen to explore is the aesthetic of beer tap handles, and how they can range from incredibly minimalistic to functional works of art. Until the early 20th century, beer was typically served directly from the barrel, until artificial carbonation was introduced in 1936 thus beginning what we know as draught beer. …
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Aesthetics Exploration: Tiny Homes

Sofi Leroux
Aesthetic Explorations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017
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As someone who borders on the line of hoarder, I am mesmerized by the concept of tiny homes. Over the past decade, people have started to embrace the minimalistic lifestyle due to its low cost and environmental impact, as well as aesthetic appeal. Many tiny homes feature wood panelling and large windows giving them a seemingly open…
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Aesthetics Exploration: Geometry as an Aesthetic

Emma Hammerton
Aesthetic Explorations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017
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Patterns with distinct edges and shapes have been implemented by humans for centuries to use geometry as a form of expression. Studies of Palaeolithic cave art have revealed that even the earliest humans were fascinated by geometric patterns. Some of the earliest documented artistic examples came from the Geometric Art Period (circa 900-700 B.C.) in Ancient Greece.…
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Aesthetic Explorations: Baroque Composers

Oksana Schuppan
Aesthetic Explorations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017
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The aesthetic I have chosen to explore is that of Baroque musical composition, a period of European musicianship lasting from 1600 to 1750.  Well known within this period are composers such as Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713), Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751), Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), and George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) among…
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Roadkill: Cycling wall art

Andre
Student Work, Upcycle Progress 2016, ZZ 2016
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Bikes are a wonderful component to living in Boulder, as a capstone to the great infrastructure in the community I’d like to build something to hang my bike on. Something I love most about bikes is their simple mechanical design and ability to rebuild them. I think this behavior epitomizes upcycling and not just the…
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WPA Posters

Daniel Moody
Aesthetic Explorations 2016, Student Work, ZZ 2016
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http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b48847 Art to spread awareness for syphilis? During the depression in the 1930’s, jobs were hard to come by for most everybody in the United Sates. Artists especially felt the squeeze as Americans worried more about putting food on the table than supporting the arts. As part of the New Deal, the Works Progress Administration (WPA)…
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“Retro” architecture

Sreyas Krishnan
Aesthetic Explorations 2016, Student Work, ZZ 2016
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In modern architecture, the retro-style appears when brand new buildings are built with the same features (brick facades, roof materials, etc.) as the older buildings that surround them. The time difference between the new and old buildings is often nearly a century. This aesthetic instills a sense of oneness/homogeneity and nostalgia to the region in which it is applied. Modern baseball stadiums…
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