What is perfect?
Perfect: adj. Lacking nothing essential to the whole; complete of its nature or kind
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Normal: adj. Conforming with, adhering to, or constituting a norm, standard, pattern, level, or type
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Abstract: adj. Considered apart from concrete existence
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Aesthetic : adj. Of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
n. A guiding principle in matters of artistic beauty and taste; artistic sensibility
Unknown (Date Unknown) Aesthetic: Definition of Aesthetic by the Free Online Dictionary. Online: ‘http://www.thefreedictionary.com/aesthetic’ (Accessed: 27/01/13)
Unknown (Date Unknown) Perfect: Definition of Perfect by the Free Online Dictionary. Online: ‘http://www.thefreedictionary.com/perfect‘ (Accessed: 27/01/13)
Normal: adj. Conforming with, adhering to, or constituting a norm, standard, pattern, level, or type
Unknown (Date Unknown) Normal: Definition of Normal by the Free Online Dictionary. Online: ‘http://www.thefreedictionary.com/normal‘ (Accessed: 27/01/13)
Abstract: adj. Considered apart from concrete existence
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Aesthetic : adj. Of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
n. A guiding principle in matters of artistic beauty and taste; artistic sensibility
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The Abject
Abject comes from the subject and the object; it means to be ‘cast off, rejected’ (Harper, Online). The abject is thought of in this way because it was originally an object that has been discarded by the subject to become part of the otherness. The abject becomes thought of in this way because it has been brushed past in society, not becoming a part of the symbolic order; ‘The phobic 'object' is thus another form of abjection which
interferes with the smooth working of the symbolic.’ (Lechte,1990, p 161). It represents the reaction from a human to a breakdown in a meaning; it is something that is hard to understand because of the confusion between the subject and the object. Fletcher states that: ‘Abjection is the underside of the symbolic. It is what the symbolic must reject, cover over and contain...The abject demonstrates the impossibility of clear cut borders, lines of demarcation, divisions between the clean and the unclean, the proper and improper, order and disorder’ (Gross, 2012, pg 89).
Abject comes from the subject and the object; it means to be ‘cast off, rejected’ (Harper, Online). The abject is thought of in this way because it was originally an object that has been discarded by the subject to become part of the otherness. The abject becomes thought of in this way because it has been brushed past in society, not becoming a part of the symbolic order; ‘The phobic 'object' is thus another form of abjection which
interferes with the smooth working of the symbolic.’ (Lechte,1990, p 161). It represents the reaction from a human to a breakdown in a meaning; it is something that is hard to understand because of the confusion between the subject and the object. Fletcher states that: ‘Abjection is the underside of the symbolic. It is what the symbolic must reject, cover over and contain...The abject demonstrates the impossibility of clear cut borders, lines of demarcation, divisions between the clean and the unclean, the proper and improper, order and disorder’ (Gross, 2012, pg 89).
Derrida's Differance
Differance was Jacques Derrida's idea that words can have many heterogenous permeatations to it, other signifiers are needed to help give a more appropriate definition of an object. To be able to find the differance, repetition is needed, for example; chocolate chip cookies are all the same thing but at the same time are all different, you can only find the differentiation in the similarities. Repetition and differance create subjectivity and construct identities (Wood, Bernasconi, 1988)
Dutton's Universal Signatures of Art
1. Expertise or virtuosity: Humans want to reward and admire displays of technical, outstanding skill
2. Non-ullitarian pleasure: Art is viewed as a form of pleasure, it is to be enjoyed, not to provide pratical tools
3. Style: Art should be created in a recognisable style and satisfy rules
4. Criticism: People want to be able to intepret, and then judge works of art
5. Imitation: Pieces of art can imitate experiences of the world
6.Special Focus: Art is seperate from normal life and can give a special and dramatic focus of experience
GAUT, B. N., & LOPES, D. (2001). The Routledge companion to aesthetics. London, Routledge.
2. Non-ullitarian pleasure: Art is viewed as a form of pleasure, it is to be enjoyed, not to provide pratical tools
3. Style: Art should be created in a recognisable style and satisfy rules
4. Criticism: People want to be able to intepret, and then judge works of art
5. Imitation: Pieces of art can imitate experiences of the world
6.Special Focus: Art is seperate from normal life and can give a special and dramatic focus of experience
GAUT, B. N., & LOPES, D. (2001). The Routledge companion to aesthetics. London, Routledge.