ritical theory generally refers to a series of pathways for Marxistinspired intellectual inquiry that first emerged with the end of the 18th century European Enlightenment and in particular with the initial widespread waning of intellectual confidence that the newly hegemonic bourgeois society would succeed in realizing Enlightenment ideals. In short, it represents the intellectual articulation...

Building on previous development, the A-Maze artists continue to develop ‘Boundless – Worlds in Flux a Virtual Reality platform with hub leading different Artists’ spaces. During 2021, team has reached out museums, site-specific communities, user groups and expanded include new design developers. This paper will chart this insights, challenges next steps. Insi...

In this paper, we deal with the feeling of absurd as an aesthetic experience in art. We define phenomenon and explore relationship artist recipient to phenomenon. single out two ways projection into works art: one is artistic through artistically valuable works, be they literary, artistic, musical, other a which, except general relativization principles, can?t even called artistic. First all, S...

This article investigates the early historical context of the relationship between sound and image in film, and how contemporary theorists have drawn on this to suggest new creative aesthetic modes. The practical realization of such suggestions will be illustrated primarily by an analysis of my own film No Escape (Cox, 2009), which explores the combination of live piano music, diegetic sound an...

In this essay, I explore how cognitive science could illuminate the concept of beauty. Two results from the extensive literature on aesthetics guide my discussion. As the term "beauty" is overextended in general usage, I choose as my starting point the notion of "perfect form." Aesthetic theorists are in reasonable agreement about the criteria for perfect form. What do these criteria imply for ...

This article investigates the early historical context of the relationship between sound and image in film, and how contemporary theorists have drawn on this to suggest new creative aesthetic modes. The practical realization of such suggestions will be illustrated primarily by an analysis of my own film No Escape (Cox, 2009), which explores the combination of live piano music, diegetic sound an...