AESTHETIC FORMALISM

• Theory which stresses that beauty of an object is determined by the relationship of the parts that composed the whole according to some objective principles

  Aesthetic Formalism
• Fundamental principle of beauty which refers to the whole divided into parts

  Order
• Fundamental principle of beauty which refers to the parts composing the whole.

  Structure
• Specific principle of beauty which refers to the relationship of the parts with one another.

  Proportion
• Specific principle of beauty which refers to the whole in relation with itself.

  Integrity
• Individual principle of beauty which refers to the number of parts which composed the whole.

  Simplicity
• Philosophical basis of aesthetic formalism. It asserts that everything is ultimately composed of primary matter and substantial form.


  Hylomorphism
• Ancient Greek thinker and Philosopher who theorized about the basis of hylomorphism.


  Aristotle
• Medieval theologian and philosopher who developed the theory of hylomorphism by Aristotle.


  Thomas Aquinas
• He wrote the Summa Theologica.


  Thomas Aquinas
• Fundamental Principles
• Fundamental Principles


  ORDER

  STRUCTURE
• Specific Principles

  PROPORTION

  INTEGRITY
• Individual Principle

  SIMPLICITY
• Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man was based on

  the book by

  MARCUS VITRUVIUS entitled

  De Architectura, 15 BC.
• Division of a line so that the whole is

  to the greater part as that part is to the smaller part.


  GOLDEN SECTION.
• Geometric relationship between two

  quantities in which the ratio of the sum of the quantities to

  the larger quantity is equal. By numerical computation, the

  ratio is equivalent to 1:1.618.

  GOLDEN RATIO
• Rectangle whose side lengths are

  in the golden ratio.

  GOLDEN RECTANGLE