This is an essay about the phenomenon of “aesthetic chills”—you know, the moment when, experiencing a work of art, you feel a rush of physical emotion, a shiver that runs down your spine. Often, it ...

You can listen to Laura D’Olimpio discuss the importance of aesthetic education with David Rutledge on The Philosopher’s Zone. Education in the arts and art theory is vital. Arts education must be ...

Natacha’s commitment to precision, safety, and refined outcomes was recently recognized when she was named Best Aesthetic ...

Can you think of a work of art that truly thrilled you? Maybe you can—and if you can, maybe it even literally made you shiver, or sent a chill up your spine. This is the phenomena that is called ...

Successor to: Aesthetics and problems of education. 1971. "Published with the assistance of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts." "An Illini book from the University of Illinois Press"--P. [4] ...

Aesthetics—When you "feel" it. When you "feel" the power of the art. When it all comes together in perfect harmony—song, performance, message, connection—there is a physical reaction to the art. You ...

I’ve heard the words, “but a child can do it,” uttered many times in museums. It’s the immediate response for many people when they view a work of abstract art, particularly work by Picasso. In fact, ...

Resurrection Chapel, 1925, Sigurd Lewerentz, architect, Stockholm, Sweden. Dismissed or Validated as “Classical” – but what of its fully stark mass. Image ...