i think trisha is over obsessing about looking like a teenager for a multitude of reasons but this particular one is the one i’ve been thinking about the most.
trisha is trying to be able to relate to her audience. her last ditch effort of relevancy is keeping her teenage tik tok audience in the dark about the horrifying things she does and try to relate and produce content directed at them. this pisses me off so fucking much because trisha is basically teaching an audience of children, who are really big on BELIEVING people when they say they have trauma and issues, that their mental illnesses are acceptable excuses for toxic and shitty behavior. trisha is teaching these kids that it’s okay to be a fucking train wreck and ruin all the relationships in your life because she does it and she’s famous!! it bothers me that she has the ability to reach large audiences of children and pound this toxic rhetoric into their brains until she has another little army of fishes to support her
I'm a digital photography major, and sincerely, my favorite class in the whole major was my "Photographic Aesthetic Theory" class. That was the first time I've ever enjoyed writing an essay for the class, and was so proud with the stuff I wrote. But now I want to look for books and magazines that focus on this specific subject, even in a philosophical sense. I only have training in photography, but I could also explore philosophical aesthetic theory in regular art too.
Could anyone suggest books and magazines about this subject? I'd greatly appreciate it!
Hello everyone,
I feel like my request is in the grey area of not-quite being "architecture" proper, as it involves elements of r/construction and r/engineering but I feel like this is the most appropriate space for my request.
I am wondering if there are any books out there architects recommend as guides to the workflow of an architect, and how to actually go about bringing a design to fruition. It's one thing to read about architecture theory -- the history, the field's various movements and eras, the different aesthetics, etc... -- but it's another thing entirely to read about how to actually MAKE a building in this real, material world. I can come up with a draft of a property in Revit easy, but how do I go about finding investors to fund its construction? (We're talking speculative residential construction, here). Once I do, how do I obtain all the necessary municipal permits? How do I get the design ratified by a structural engineer? Etc, etc.
Any recommendations or discussion are greatly appreciated, thank you all!
The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Volume 80, Issue 1, Winter 2022, Pages 16–30.
Out of universe, it's probably to make them feel distinct from the rest of the map and creep players out as they go through the patrol zones of instakill robots. Now that this is said, let's get to the main part of my post.
I've been wondering if there's an in-universe reason for this. There's nothing implying that an EMMI can terraform a planet, and the zones don't seem to be pocket dimensions or anything like that since you still occasionally see stuff from the surrounding area in them (like plants in the Ghavoran zone and Chozo monuments in the Ferenia zone). Given that there's not much else in these sections, I may have come to a conclusion: the Central Units. As most of you reading this have probably noticed, they're essentially basic versions of Mother Brain. This makes every EMMI zone akin to a miniature Tourian, and what kind of environment does Tourian have (minus the lava)? Lifeless machinery, just like an EMMI zone. Maybe all brain AIs prefer this type of environment somehow, perhaps due to needing a large amount of tech to power themselves.
Emphasis on being simple/concise/no frills and being sophisticated/cool at the same time.
I hope I make sense. And thanks in advance for any helpful response! Love this community a lot and learn constantly here everyday. Thank you!
idk maybe this a reach but this man isnt even 30 and has fathered so many of the new rappers today and is seen as a fashion icon, with possibly the most Hollywood mentality out in the rap game, which could be why it's all called narcissist
I'm learning photography and lack a critical framework to evaluate my own work and that of other artists. I have no interest in commercial photography and feel comfortable with the technical aspects of operating a camera. Rather, my interest is in photography theory and aesthetics, ideally a book or course that could prepare me for further exploration of the medium.
I am a writer with a background in literature and philosophy, so academic or "theoretical" readings are just fine and maybe even preferable. Any recommendations are much appreciated!
ETA: Weird, I wasn't given the option to add flair. I guess this is "buying advice"... about books?
Im a beginner at studying marxist art philosophy, so intro stuff is better. Ive already read john pilger “ways of seeing”, and currently reading walter benjamin “the work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction”.
Im curious about the marxist response to “art for arts sake”, as well as developing my own framework for creating and analyzing works through a marxist lens. Also, how to approach and understand abstraction as a marxist.
Any suggestions are appreciated. Thank you.
I'm writing a philosophy paper on this particular topic for my thesis class and I need help for my theoretical framework please. I'm trying to argue that changing one's appearance through plastic surgery for the sake of beautification is not 'ethically acceptable' since it would mean changing what is deemed natural for human beings. However, there are exceptions for doing plastic surgery such as if it's for fixing congenital defects and disfigurement caused by accidents. Is there any theory by a philosopher who can support my position?
First and foremost, i have absolutely no documentation proving this theory and this is only based off personal observations, so just take it as a "what if" if you like. Also, one main premise here is that each decade from the 80's forward had three major players on the pro wrestling world: WWF NWA and AWA for the 80's, WWF WCW and ECW for the 90's, WWE TNA and ROH for the 2000's and 2010's, ending with WWE AEW and NJPW for the 2020's.
At the start of the 80's all of pro wrestling went with the Country Rock aesthetic lead by the NWA until WWF arrived with more of a Pop Rock approach with the Rock'n'Roll wrestling and quickly ended up being the biggest player in pro wrestling. You could argue that as NWA transitioned into WCW, they also went with the Pop Rock approach with Surfer Sting, while AWA stuck with the Country Rock approach which might be one of the many reasons it faded away.
In the 90's the Pop Rock aesthetic became stale, which lead to a down period in pro wrestling (in the west at least). Then ECW arrived with more of a Punk Rock aesthetic which became a big deal and was followed by WCW with the arrival of the NWO and the WWF with the Attitude Era, leading to the greatest time of TV-focused pro wrestling. One thing of note is that '98/'99 WCW sorta tried to slowly transition to more of a Hip Hop aesthetic but that was scrapped when Vince Russo arrived, and it doesn't help that '99 didn't have the best booking for WCW.
In the 2000's the Punk Rock aesthetic slowly began to get stale, and that was worsened by how TNA was inspired by '96/'97 WCW and ROH was inspired by late 90's ECW, meaning there was no aesthetic change. That lead to the 2010's which was arguably the time of most loss of casual viewership for pro wrestling.
Now we're at the 2020's and... there is no aesthetic change in sight. WWE is how it has always been since the beginning of the century, AEW is heavily influenced by late 90's WCW and ECW and NJPW has their sports presentation somewhat mixed with the aesthetic of mid-2000's TNA and 2010's ROH (not surprising since those were their most recent western partners).
In conclusion, at lot of people say that the reason for the decline of pro wrestling is either WWE becoming an undisputed ruler of pro wrestling or kayfabe dying during the early 90's steroid trials, but my theory is that a reason that is not spoken about is the stagnation of the Punk Rock aesthetic that has been there since the late 90's. The best solution to that mi
... keep reading on reddit ➡I've being studying a lot of Adorno, Horkheimer and Benjamin lately, but I would like to find other marxist studies on aesthetics and culture that come from the perspective of an eastern or third world or socialist country. A marxist critique of the Frankfurt School would be even more interesting.
Anyway, Thanks.
I guess my request is pretty dry for many, but I really want to learn aesthetic theory so, I am counting on guys
*POTENTIAL SPOILERS FOR WANDAVISION*
We know there are rumors that Quicksilver is going to be in this show, with both Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Evan Peters rumored to make an appearance in the show. Of course, there is the theory that instead of Fox Quicksilver, Peters is playing the villain, who might be Mephisto. I think that it's possible they could have all of the above theories be true. Here's what I think.
In one episode, we can see Taylor-Johnson's Quicksilver appear as the typical goofy brother/uncle character we usually see in sitcoms. Think kind of like a super-powered Uncle Jesse. Like the others, he's at first playing along with everything going on. But there's a major issue: unlike the other people in this world who are (possibly) real people trapped in a trance, Pietro is dead in real-life. It's possible that having a dead human be a part of the illusion would be harder for the villain to handle than a resurrected android or living people stuck in a trance.
This detail could cause some problems with the illusion, causing him to go off-script too much for the villain's taste, to the point where it's ruining the illusion.
So the villain "recasts" Quicksilver. Suddenly, in comes Peters's Quicksilver, acting like he's the exact same Quicksilver as before and like nothing's changed (kind of like a parody of the "Other Darrin" trope). It could be funny seeing Peters have to act like MCU Pietro, with a beard, an accent, etc. We as the audience would simply assume this was a fun meta joke and a cute cameo. However, there could be more to it.
Down the line around near the end of the season, Vision and/or Wanda is talking with "Quicksilver" and is realizing that something is clearly wrong, pointing out all of the inconsistencies and the lack of logic in this world. At first, "Quicksilver" continues to act in-character, like nothing is wrong and that everything is fine. But after the hero keeps on pushing and pushing, he finally breaks character.
However, unlike Dottie and Mrs. Hart where it's more like brief glimpses of sanity before returning right back to following the script, "Quicksilver" drops the charade and reveals he is the villain in charge of this world, Mephisto. We learn that when the Pietro illusion started to fail, Mephisto had to step in and take a more active role in the "show" and took over the Quicksilver role, allowing him to be close and keep an e
... keep reading on reddit ➡okay okay so hear me out
BTD had (arguably) the best aesthetics of any era. Defined a generation honestly. It propelled her to superstardom and without them I honestly don’t know if she would have gotten as far as she did.
This style over substance approach made it’s way all the way thru to L4L, and began to change once we started seeing Lana posting selfie’s as covers for her singles.
Now... The most important era here, NFR. Without a doubt the worst cover and aesthetics of all time. BUT, her most critically acclaimed album. I know it’s controversial but as a Lana stan from the beginning, it genuinely is her best album - lyrically, sonically, structurally.
I think Lana is potentially doing something really profound here. She’s rejecting the playbook she had for success in her early career and is instead focusing on the music. She got soooo much shit for her aesthetics in the beginning and a lot of people still view her as the gangster nancy sinatra.
This can even be seen in how she’s been dressing lately, the LMLYLAW cover, her relatively boring music videos for NFR, even going as far as who she’s DATING and the recent scandals she’s been in (this is a reach i know)
It is my prediction that CTOTCC will have the WORST aesthetics of all time, but will be an absolute fan favorite, the most critically acclaimed, and finally win a grammy.
Or... she’s just lazy and isn’t doing this at all in any way, shape, or form. Which is probably the case.
What do you think?
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DOI/PMID/ISBN: https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv47wcq3
Judging by the reviews I've read, this is the first chapter of Evgeny Dobrenko's previous work, The Making of the State Writer: Social and Aesthetic Origins of Soviet Literary Culture (2002), which for whatever reason was excluded from the original English edition. The book itself needs digitizing, and is the followup to The Making of the State Reader: Social and Aesthetic Contexts of the Reception of Soviet Literature (1997). Scans of that are on libgen but the listing on SUP's website shows an ebook ISBN—of which I haven't been able to find except on ProQuest. Both listings show the others' book covers, too which is weird. I can make separate requests for those if need be.
Idk if anyone’s ever talked about this, but I wonder if there’s some yin and yang thing going on with Daniel and Johnny stylistically. Not just in personality and lifestyle, but think about it. Daniel’s gi has always been white whilst Johnny’s has been black (excluding his gi in the original Karate Kid before the tournament). That trend stays the same in this series too, but it’s in this fight where it’s really interesting. I don’t know if it amounts to much, but I wonder if Johnny wearing a black shirt and Daniel wearing a white one is supposed to be adding on to this. I’m probably reading to deeply into this but I thought it’s an interesting thing to think about.
I can read what he’s wrote quite fluidly and easily, though I haven’t read anything regarding aesthetic theory and do not feel equipped with enough information to understand what he appeals to in this book. I am wondering what I should read regarding aesthetic theory so I can read this book and fully assimilate it. He mentioned Hegel and Kant in what I’ve read so far, should I read something of theirs? I’ve really only read into mathematical philosophy regarding number theory and such, so I really know nothing of aesthetic theory. Any recommendations would be appreciated on what I should read before endeavoring into this piece of Adorno! Thanks a ton.
What role does aesthetics play in shaping economic theory? I took a stab at answering this in an article; feedback would be much appreciated:
I haven’t read post-colonial theory, but I am hoping to get to some seminal texts this fall. I have read some of the classics on aesthetics, and I have been wondering are there any texts that take a post-colonial stance toward aesthetics? I am particularly interested in the ways in which European aesthetics values are depicted as superior, and the ways in which minority communities often subscribe to these aesthetic beliefs on fashion, literature, music, art, etc. Thank you for the help!
I am picking this book up for the first time since my sophomore year of college.
I am a recovering academic formerly in CompLit. Today I am a video editor and writer (mostly freelance), but I still look to my previous pursuits for inspiration (and as a source of dread).
If you have not read Adorno before I’m not sure this is the place to start, but I’d be happy to give exposition and introductions to concepts where I can. Obviously I’m no expert but I’ve spent way too much time on this man.
Adorno was one of the most haunting influences to my thought and someone that still regularly hangs on my mind no matter what I’m doing, so finally committing to reading the magnum opus of his, the final, incomplete statement, might provide me some closure I need.
I’m thinking that I will likely host the reading group on discord. Tell me if you’re interested
The Ask I need a better word than "nonlanguage" to describe purposefully communicative modes that are not language and do not use language. I'd like to avoid using "language" as a basis for the comparison since there are so many modes that are not language and each stand on their own merits (and have their own detriments, as does language). The word I need does not require comparison to language. It would be a positive word (not "non-" or "a-" "anti-, etc).
The Question Does anybody have one to recommend?
Some Context In social semiotics (multimodality), communication modes like color, line, shape, (visual modes) music, laughter, (nonverbal modes), dance and gesture (kinetic/proprioceptive modes) touch (haptic/tactile modes) graphic design, layout, typography (industrial arts/design) communicate ideas purposefully but are not and don't use language/s. I need a word that is broad enough to include all of the above.
A Basic Definition Purposeful, social communication achieved without the use of or reliance on language (via social semiotics) which makes use of visual, kinetic, haptic, tactile, and industrial arts.
Words I am NOT looking for: semiotics communication discourse alingual nonverbal expression sign symbol visual rhetoric/ visual analogy extralingual aphonia message signal
https://www.torrossa.com/en/resources/an/4608670
DOI: 10.1400/274658
If anyone can have access to the entire number of the journal, it would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Hi everyone! Apologies for posting a plug again but I thought this may be useful for improvisers looking for slightly advanced/unique training opportunities.
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Kaivalya Plays (India) is running a new improv elective next week that looks at building improv scenes scenes and characters from the lens of the Indian aesthetic theory of Navrasa.
Navrasa is used widely as a performance training tool in traditional dance and theatre forms in India. The word Nava means "Nine" and Rasa is often translated as "mood", "emotion", "expression" or "sentiment".
Together, these refer to the nine expressions that humans often show. These are love (shringaara), laughter (haasya), kind-heartedness or compassion (karuna), anger (roudra), courage (veera), fear (bhayaanaka), disgust (bheebhatsya), wonder or surprise (adbhutha) and peace or tranquility (shaantha).
This also inspired our own version of the Dutch Square game, but with nine boxes/turns instead of four :D
You can learn more about this workshop and sign up at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/improv-and-navrasa-9-emotions-a-workshop-tickets-134414753145
I'm curious how this group is different in concept than r/aesthetics. Perhaps it's more specific to Art proper than beauty and judgment in general so thus synonymous with Philosophy of Art?
I'm a digital photography major, and sincerely, my favorite class in the whole major was my "Photographic Aesthetic Theory" class. That was the first time I've ever enjoyed writing an essay for the class, and was so proud with the stuff I wrote. But now I want to look for books and magazines that focus on this specific subject, even in a philosophical sense. I only have training in photography, but I could also explore philosophical aesthetic theory in regular art too.
Could anyone suggest books and magazines about this subject? I'd greatly appreciate it!
Hi everyone! Apologies for posting a plug again but I thought this may be useful for improvisers looking for slightly advanced/unique training opportunities.
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Kaivalya Plays (India) is running a new improv elective next week that looks at building improv scenes scenes and characters from the lens of the Indian aesthetic theory of Navrasa.
Navrasa is used widely as a performance training tool in traditional dance and theatre forms in India. The word Nava means "Nine" and Rasa is often translated as "mood", "emotion", "expression" or "sentiment".
Together, these refer to the nine expressions that humans often show. These are love (shringaara), laughter (haasya), kind-heartedness or compassion (karuna), anger (roudra), courage (veera), fear (bhayaanaka), disgust (bheebhatsya), wonder or surprise (adbhutha) and peace or tranquility (shaantha).
This also inspired our own version of the Dutch Square game, but with nine boxes/turns instead of four :D
You can learn more about this workshop and sign up at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/improv-and-navrasa-9-emotions-a-workshop-tickets-134414753145
