Concepts in aesthetics

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Work of art

The terms work of art and artistic work are the names that are given to the product of a creation…

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Taste (Aesthetics )

In sociology, taste is an individual's personal and cultural patterns of choice and preference. Taste is drawing distinctions between things…

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Sublime

In aesthetics, the sublime (from the Latin sublīmis) is the quality of greatness, whether physical, moral, intellectual, metaphysical, aesthetic, spiritual,…

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Art style

In the visual arts, style is a "...distinctive manner which permits the grouping of works into related categories" or "...any…

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Rasa in aesthetics

A rasa (Sanskrit: रस, Malayalam: രാസ്യം) literally means "juice, essence or taste". It connotes a concept in Indian arts about…

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Magnificence

The word magnificence comes from the Latin “magnum facere”, which means to do something great. The Latin word draws on…

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Judgement

Judgement is the evaluation of evidence to make a decision. The term has four distinct uses: Informal – opinions expressed…

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Harmony

In music, harmony considers the process by which the composition of individual sounds, or superpositions of sounds, is analysed by…

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Gaze

In critical theory, sociology, and psychoanalysis, the gaze (translated from French le regard) is the act of seeing and being…

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History of entertainment

Entertainment is any action, event or activity for the purpose of entertaining and eliciting the interest of an audience. It…

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Forms of Entertainment

Entertainment is any activity that allows human beings to spend their free time to have fun or recreate their mood…

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Entertainment

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience, or gives pleasure and delight.…

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Elegance

Elegance is beauty that shows unusual effectiveness and simplicity. It is frequently used as a standard of tastefulness particularly in…

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Ecstasy

Ecstasy is a term used in Ancient Greek, Christian and Existential philosophy. The different traditions using the concept have radically…

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Disgust in cultural

Disgust is the name given to the sensation of a strong aversion in connection with aversion. Unlike other less severe…

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