ART BEYOND AESTHETICS: PHILOSOPHICAL CRITICISM, ART HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY ART

Everyday Aesthetics in Contemporary Art

This article examines the relatively new field of everyday aesthetics and its use in artistic works. I argue anyone can have an aesthetic experience regardless of the source, in the sense that it can happen during daily activities and from the appreciation of banal objects. In addition, contemporary art explores the significance of the prosaic and how people react to a new approach that often r...

The Art of Criticism? Criticism as Art!

Art and Art History

Art History Resources on the Web (Christopher L.C.E. Witcombe, Sweet Briar College). This award-winning site covers the gamut of art history topics from prehistoric to contemporary, plus museums, research resources, blogs, newsletters, course syllabi, and much more. Searchable database. Professor Witcombe also hosts a series of brief, humorous but informative art history videos at http://arthis...

Art and Art History

Art History Resources on the Web (Christopher L.C.E. Witcombe, Sweet Briar College). This award-winning site covers the gamut of art history topics from prehistoric to contemporary, plus museums, research resources, blogs, newsletters, course syllabi, and much more. Searchable database. Professor Witcombe also hosts a series of brief, humorous but informative art history videos at http://arthis...

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...