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nbsp; The interpretation of anthropology through art as a limitation is one which also questions the use of aesthetics and how this is left out of the viewpoint of anthropologists.... nbsp; And also the author discusses the difference between anthropology of art and anthropology of aesthetics.... nbsp; These various elements make a difference in the art and the perception from anthropology.... nbsp; A question which arises when looking at aesthetics is based on the cultural value which is applied and whether this provides a thorough examination of an artwork....
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This theory, which is applicable in all art media exemplifies the value of feelings as invested in the artwork by its creator.... Kant primarily regards that the content is not the main interest of aesthetics and this is equated as a formalist point of view.... Many regard that this is the most important part of art and what makes it a truly human experience.... The search for what is beautiful and the admiration of which has been equated to what is necessarily the sublime....
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( Calinescu, 223) It is what Clement Greenberg thinks about what in contemporary mentality is understood as lack of value, being often associated with the term "rubbish".... Some interiors, or designer's creations can be shocking at first sight because of the explosion of colors and forms or because of the combination of objects that lack value or originality, with objects with valuable and stylish works of art.... Kitsch is a copy without value, or in today's design, a re-taking or a conceptualization of clisheistic lines....
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Evaluation is more objective and might be thought of as having more to do with the actual piece of art and its explicit components.... But this does not stop critics from deciding what is beautiful and what is not, which helps some to feel the security of those boundaries, while infuriating others who are imprisoned by them.... For who hasn't stood at a window on a gray, rainy day and appreciated the dim, dreary landscape as beautiful in its way Yet there are many who will look out the window and simply say, "I don't like rain....
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Kant's discussion of the beautiful starts with the claim that the judgment of taste is disinterested, “Taste is the faculty of judging an object or a method of representing it by an entirely disinterested satisfaction or dissatisfaction.... This paper intends to present an outline of Kant's understanding of the sublime and the beautiful.... And then, the author will determine and evaluate the usefulness of Kant's discussion of the sublime and the beautiful for understanding the aesthetic experience....
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Human-computer interaction is an art and science involving the design, study of, and planning of the manner in which human beings interact with computers.... When designing any software application, putting in mind factors such as usability, ease of use, errors, efficiency and ergonomics among others is very crucial....
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These various elements make a difference in the art and the perception from anthropology.... The author concludes that the concept of aesthetics is one which is defined by anthropologists because of the level of knowledge which is given from artistic works.... nbsp;… The inability to experience the individual philosophies, sensory perceptions and the ability to associate with the political and cultural ideas of a given time also mean that the anthropological studies are not a study of aesthetics....
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Because beauty is objective rather than subjective, Kant held that the beautiful pleases in its self and is devoid of any personal interest and sentiments (Savile, 1981).... This means that beauty does not depend on a person's judgment to make it beautiful as that aesthetic value is inherent in it and can thus please itself....
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