Aesthetics, mysticism and the art of living

Video Art, Liminality, Mysticism

Liminality is a concept introduced by Victor Turner in the field of anthropology. According to him, myths can be designated as liminal phenomena which are neither here nor there; they are betwixt and between. Bill Viola is a video artist who has represented universal and pivotal dualities in his work, in a symbolic manner. The questions that this study tries to answer are as follows: What is th...

Bowerbirds, art and aesthetics

Male bowerbirds create and decorate a structure called a bower which serves only to attract females for mating, and females visit and choose one among many bower owners before deciding which male to mate with. Is what they do art, and do they have an aesthetic sense? I propose operational definitions of art, judgement, and an aesthetic sense which depend upon communication theory which allow on...

1 Art , Aesthetics , and

Generative Art and The Aesthetics of Emergence

Humans operate successfully using assumptions, preconceptions and generalizations. Only when problems arise is their existence exposed and their value questioned. This new awareness presents one possible avenue for successful art. Either consciously, subconsciously or completely by chance, an affective artwork may entice us to seek alternatives, it may generate a world that does not operate acc...

The Art and Aesthetics of Food