Bit o’ History — Aestheticism

July 12, 2015

As I’ve mentioned before, the notion of the importance of Beauty is not new.  The Aestheticism movement of the late 1800s  in Europe and America caused quite a stir.  It posited that beauty was above concepts such as right and wrong.  Aestheticism adherents eventually evolved their own brand of elitist hierarchy, however.  I say “however” … Read More

Art & True Beauty

November 16, 2014

Beauty vs. “Art”: Humility in the artist is his frank acceptance of all experiences, just as Love in the artist is simply that sense of Beauty that reveals to the world its body and its soul.       ~ Oscar Wilde I have noticed that people often — and I think unconsciously — use the … Read More