Category Archives: problems in aesthetics

Jan 30: In Steve Locke’s class we had a discussion of a performance both Darren and Steve had seen at the MOMA where a man ‘wore’ a piano as he pushed it around playing facing backwards. (Jun Sun performing ‘Ode … Continue reading →

How do you translate a scribble into a 3-dimensional form? What mediums you choose to draw your scribble will help to determine the materials that most likely offer a successful interpretation. I have a collection of sculpture magazines and have … Continue reading →

In addition to what I wrote in my Jan 19 post I’ve been spending some serious time looking though materials, scanning articles, and the course readings, and Google-ing. I created a list of artists I am most intrigued by. I’m … Continue reading →

So I’ve been trying to figure out aesthetically what I like and why. I keep thinking of my father, who although very creative, knows what he likes and what he doesn’t. (I’m thinking of the course reading, “On the Old … Continue reading →

Lysa Benton problems in aesthetics Jan. 19/11 assignments: We were asked to answer the following questions for this course: What questions do I want to explore in this course: I wrote about this is my first journal entry. In short, … Continue reading →

I am looking forward to this course in that I would like to better understand how to recognize the aesthetic qualities in my own works. After viewing the Ted talk with Denis Dutton I am interested in exploring how I … Continue reading →