1. Aesthetics & design,
Borev, Yuri : Aesthetics.
Roger, Scranton: The Aesthetics of Architecture.
Sheppard, Anne : Aesthetics, An Introduction to the philosophy of Art.
Palmer, J. and Dodson M. (ed.): Design and Aesthetics.
Hauffe, Thomas : Design, An illustrated historical overview.
Course Teacher : K.M. Ulil Amor bin zaman
Lecturer, dept. of architecture ,
DUET,Gazipur.
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2. Traditional Aesthetics Today’s Aesthetics
Focused on nature of beauty,
relationship between: When is something a work of art?
What role do emotions play in
appreciating art?
What is taste?
When is art beneficial?
When is art destructive?
Can ugly art be good art?
Etc.
Aesthetic triad
Artist
PerceiverArt Object
Philosophers examine the connection between people’s
senses, emotions and reason.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TODAY’S AESTHETICS AND TRADITIONAL AESTHE
5. Aesthetic activity in industry & technology came to known as design industrial
production of a functional & beautiful article.
Aesthetic activity can be
practical : landscape gardening , cooking, etc,
artistic : paintings.
technical : machine & tools (Bauhaus)
spiritual
cultural
emotional
intellectual.
Aesthetic activity
6. LEVELS OF AESTHETIC ACTIVITY
Aesthetic perception : individual’s understanding of the universal
values in the real world.
Aesthetic taste : System of aesthetic preferences based on
aesthetic perception.
Aesthetic ideals : Standard and direction of activity, does not
necessarily coincide with the reality.
Aesthetic ideal is the notion of harmony
and perfection in life & culture which turns
into a goal ,standard and direction of
man’s activity towards changing the
world and creating culture.
7. Aesthetic doctrine :
Aesthetic view :
are the historical experience of aesthetic activity of a
given society which has been theoretically interpreted &
formulated as a scientific system.
System of aesthetic concepts prevailing in the societies.
