The "What is Beauty?" book has officially been published on lulu! You can check out a few pics on my blog and then buy a copy over at lulu.
Thanks again for everyone who participated! :)
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What if that which an individual sees as Beauty - describes as beautiful - is a momentary experience of recognition of that which physicists seek as the unifying principle? To experience beauty seems to be an experience of resonance.Something resonates within us (landscape; leaf; painting; book; water; a particular instrument or piece of music; mountain; waking to a lover - or a stranger; a voice; a whale's eye; a gracious gesture or act of kindness; and on and on forever)– something captures or touches our heart and our senses; evokes a sense of connection or allurement and in that transcending moment, we touch a oneness with all creation.What if that moment is a window into creation itself?What if the 'greatness' of art is a statement of measurement on the breadth, depth and timelessness of that window?
"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy"
- Anne Frank
What is Beauty?
Are there objective standards of beauty? Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Must art be beautiful to be great art? What is the role of the experience of beauty in a good life?
I'm questioning the notion of beauty, and how others have defined and valued this concept in their lives. Let me know what you think!