Dynamic performance
Graceful dance
Wind and waves
Dufrenne argued that aesthetic experience is a form of “perception” that involves a “fusion” of the subject and the object.
“Aesthetic experience is a way of being in the world.” – Mikel Dufrenne
Seagull soaring
Reignites the horizon
Enduring presence
Every morning a creative nuance.
“Philosophy is not a doctrine, but a doing.” – Edmund Husserl
Powerful dynamism
Existence fluidity
Life force
The seagull is not an object in space; it is a process, an event.
“Life is not movement, but mobility; it is not a thing, but a tendency. It is not something that is made, but something that is being made.” ― Henri Bergson
Immediate apprehension
Direct expression
Sense of freedom
The birds are not simply physical objects; they are also spiritual beings.
“The artist does not seek to imitate reality, but rather to create a new reality, a reality that is the product of their own unique vision.” – Benedetto Croce
Complex systems
Juncture presence
Behavior relationship
Early in the morning on the ocean’s edge, seagulls often fly into the wind directly over the surf.
“We cannot become what we want to be by remaining what we are.” — Max DePree
Persistent attribute
Eternal truths
Temporal existence
The power and mystery of the ocean opens a realm of aesthetic engagement.
“The nature of experience can be understood only by noting that it includes an active and a passive element peculiarly combined.” – John Dewey
Seagull soar
Deep spirits
Ocean solitude
Early morning on the beach provides perspective.
“I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky.” – John Masefield
Smell the sea
Feel the sky
Spirits fly
The ocean communicates primordially.
“I have always been fascinated by the ocean, to dip a limb beneath its surface and know that I’m touching eternity, that it goes on forever until it begins here again.” – Lauren DeStefano
Interacting force
Variable pattern
Manifestation
Being anywhere demands constant participation in prevalent circumstances.
“Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time.” – Betty Smith
Hours drift away
Change of season
New life ahead
The sea offers itself to the imagination.
“The reason birds can fly and we can’t is simply because they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings.” – J.M. Barrie