Aesthetic Experience
Source of meaning
Value in itself
Attending to the immediate
The chandelier, as a cultural artifact, is not just an individual object but also a shared symbol.
“The essence of an object is grasped in intuition.” – Edmund Husserl
Fragile Promise
A fleeting glimpse
Of the sublime
Fragment microcosm
The struggle between form and formlessness informs the constant metamorphosis of the mundane.
“One must try to understand the incomprehensible.” – Frans Kafka
Mesh on Mesh
Suggestion of
Hidden presence
Behind it
The world is always greater than what we can immediately perceive, there is always more to see, more to know.
“The aesthetic is the experience of the eternal in the moment.” – Karl Jaspers
The Immediate
Organic shapes
Non-conceptual grasp
Evoke the depths below
Contemplate the beauty of the natural world, not just as a collection of objects but as a living, breathing entity, a source of endless wonder and inspiration.
“The beautiful is the useful considered as an end in itself.” – Benedetto Crocea
In-Between
Reality network
Interconnected events
Symphony of becoming
The glass table, a mere intermediary, becomes the stage upon which a drama unfolds.
“The universe is fluid, not solid. Reality is a process, not a static thing.” – Alfred North Whitehead
Artifacts of Desire
Designed to
Catch the light
Dazzle the senses
A physical reminder that we are more than just biological beings; we are beings who create, who adorn, who strive for beauty and meaning in the world.
“The world is not given to us as a finished product; it is something we actively construct through our perception, our actions, and our interactions with others.” – Erwin Straus
Vibrant Materialism
Pulsating assemblage
Forces textures intensities
Form of agency
The deep green of the leaves, the warm brown of the bark, the fiery orange of the autumn foliage – each color carries its own charge, its own affective potential.
“Things have a life, an activity, of their own.” – Jane Bennett
The Dump
Constant flux
Change inevitability
Symbolic resonance
The faded “Dump” sign, in its state of decay, embodies a sense of transience and the ephemeral nature of existence.
“The feeling of life, the sense of growth, of the passage of time, is the root of all aesthetic pleasure.” – Charles Sanders Peirce
Overlapping
Rigid structure
Constant flux
Light and dark dance
Slow down, look closely, and see beauty in the ordinary.
“I try to make my paintings beautiful so that when you look at them you will feel good.” – Agnes Martin
Actively Engage
Intricate rigging
Delicate curves
Sensory impressions
The aesthetic experience is a dynamic process of interaction between the observer and the object.
“Imagination is the power to see and hear and feel what is not actually present.” – John Dewey