What is art? What is beauty?
original , broadest definition, art (from latin ars, meaning "skill" or "craft") product or process of effective application of body of knowledge, using set of skills; meaning preserved in such phrases "liberal arts" , "martial arts". however, in modern use of word, rose prominence after 1750, “art” commonly understood skill used produce aesthetic result (hatcher, 1999). britannica online defines "the use of skill , imagination in creation of aesthetic objects, environments, or experiences can shared others"[1]. of these definitions of word, artistic works have existed long humankind, pre-historic art contemporary art.
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beauty value associated innate , emotional perception of life's affirmative , meaningful aspects within objects in perceived world —ie. vitality, fertility, health, happiness, goodness, , love. cognition of "beauty" involves interpretation of objects being in balance , harmony nature, in turn elicits sense , experience of attraction, affection, , pleasure.
in profound sense, beauty said engender salient experience of positive reflection regard meaning of one's own being within natural life. "object of beauty" may reveals or resonates personal meaning. hence religious , moral teachings have focused on divinity , virtue of beauty, assert natural beauty aspect of spiritual beauty (ie. truth) , define self-centered or materialistic pretensions based in ignorance. ancient story of narcissus example, deals distinction between recognizing beauty , falling vanity. presence of self in human context means beauty naturally tied human meaning, wherein human beauty dominant aspect of greater natural beauty. otherwise, objects can defined belonging of various types, such "artificial," or "intellectual" beauty.
in modern context, usage of beauty means promote ideology or dogma has been focus of societal debates center around issues of prejudice, ethics, , human rights. usage of beauty purposes of commercialism controversial aspect of "culture wars," wherein feminism typically claims such usage promotes dogmatic (ie. "the beauty myth") rather virtuous understanding of beauty. literal opposite of beauty ugliness —ie. perceived lack of beauty, stimulates displeasure , engenders deeper negative perception of object.
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please share me feelings art, beauty , love. can 1 exist without other? art beautiful? love beautiful?
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