Aesthetic terms and value

• Aesthetics


  A branch of philosophy concerned with art and beauty
• Logical value


  Judging if an artwork is true or false
• Ethical value


  Judging an artwork based on moral principles, whether it is good or bad
• Aesthetic value


  Judging an artwork based on whether it is beautiful or ugly
• Senses used to evaluate art

  • Eye (visual)

  Ear (auditory)

  Nose (olfactory)

  Tongue (gustatory)

  Skin (tactile)

  Imagination
• Aesthetic values based on senses

  • Visual: Picturesque (beautiful), Blur (ugly)

  Shape: Pretty (beautiful), Grotesque (ugly)

  Size: Cute (beautiful), Piquant (ugly)

  Motion: Graceful (beautiful), Awkward (ugly)

  Sound: Lovely (beautiful), Drab (ugly)

  Smell: Fragrant (beautiful), Foul (ugly)

  Taste: Delicious (beautiful), Pungent (ugly)

  Touch: Pleasant (beautiful), Harsh (ugly)

  Imagination: Fantastic (beautiful), Ridiculous (ugly)
• Artworks demonstrating aesthetic values

  • Kandinsky's Color Composition (picturesque)

  Malevich's White on White (blur)

  Monet's Sunset (picturesque)

  Van Gogh's Sunset in the Wheat Field (picturesque)

  Munch's The Scream (picturesque)
• Horuvaki


  The fear of empty space, a design principle favoring occupying every available space
• Examples of Horuvaki in Philippine art

  • Jeepney art

  Tricycle art

  Parol (Christmas lantern)

  Maranao art

  Tinalak weaving

  Colorful festivals and costumes
• Philippine indigenous art


  • Vinta bachao art
  • Maranao art
  • Sari manok design
  • Tinalak weaving by Tiboli woman
• Colorful designs and artworks are prevalent in Philippine festivals and celebrations
• Beauty


  What is colorful is beautiful for Filipinos
• Music videos


  • Billy Imoan Pilipinas by Angeline Quinto
• Shape


  • If the shape is beautiful, it is called pretty
  • If the shape is ugly, it is called grotesque
• Beautiful shapes


  • Dome of St. Peter's Basilica
  • Dome of US Capitol Building
  • Dome in Istanbul, Turkey
  • Sydney Opera House
• Grotesque shapes


  • Venus of Willendorf statue
  • Grotesque faces by Leonardo da Vinci
• Size


  • If the size is beautiful, it is called cute
  • If the size is ugly, it is called piquant
• Japanese aesthetic


  • What is small is beautiful
  • Minimalism in art - less is more
• Minimal Japanese art


  • Zen paintings
  • Bamboo paintings
• The Japanese national flag and anthem reflect their minimalist aesthetic
• Motion


  If the motion is beautiful, it is called graceful
• Graceful motion


  • Michael Jackson's dance moves
• Sound


  • If the sound is beautiful, it is called lovely
  • If the sound is ugly, it is called harsh
• Lovely human voice timbre


  • Jose Mari Chan
  • Louis Armstrong
• Touch


  If the touch is beautiful, it is called pleasant
• Pleasant touch


  • Kamasutra - the art of love
• Image


  • If the image is beautiful, it is called fantastic
  • If the image is ugly, it is called ridiculous
• Fantastic/Ridiculous images


  • Paintings by Salvador Dali