Aesthetic Exploration: Aesthetics of Time

“Time and tide wait for no man” says the famous proverb. While humans have managed to find a way to tame the tides and make electricity out of it, we are still chasing behind time.  Humanity has tried to manipulate time for a long time and has failed time and again. The concept of time travel remains only that – a concept. The only true thing we have succeeded with time is measuring it. And that is no new concept to humans. People started measuring…

Aesthetic Exploration: Camouflage

The history of camouflage art is based in survival, but it has since evolved to mean many things. Up until around WWI many armies and navies were dressed in the bright uniforms of their profession. This included items such as red jackets and white gloves [1].  Fighting in this period of history was undergoing a technical and strategic transformation in terms of trench and aerial warfare, and conspicuous uniforms were killing soldiers. Enter Camouflage. From the French word camoufler, “to disguise” [1]. Here artists were employed…

Wine Bottles

http://www.storageltd.com/blog/how-to-store-wine-bottle-of-different-sizes Most people can recognize a wine bottle when they see one. Despite the wide variety of bottle shapes and sizes, there are three styles that are the most common: the Bordeaux, the Burgundy, and the Mosel/Alsace. These bottle styles appeared due to significant advances in glass making in the early 1800s, which allowed for thicker and stronger glass, making reliable transportation of wine in glass bottles possible. They differ based primarily on what type of wine they store. Another reason why there are so many…

02 History of Aesthetics

Today: admin stuff; ITLL and Idea Forge tour and workshop info. Then the History of Aesthetics, including the all-encompassing Hertzberg Theory of Art. Then we started a Tour of Aesthetics, to be continued on Friday. Many students wanted to see the rest of the Dance Vines 2015 video. 02 Definition of Aesthetics Lecture notes pdf.