Aesthetic Culture
"What is your favourite colour?"
I remember hearing this question when I was younger. At the time I didn't know how to answer. How would I when I wanted everything as a child and when everything was equally good?
"Green", I said.
The answer didn't matter back then. It was the colour I used for the skin of a fairy princess, the wheels of a truck, the petals of a flower, and so on. Colours didn't seem to matter back then to a child with colouring crayons. And yet it did. The green grass, the blue sky; the colours seemed nicer when it was done "right", I thought.
Fast-forward to a couple of years later in the present, if you asked me the same question, I would be able to give you an answer.
"Orange", I said when I was 10 years old, receiving a new jacket present from my family overseas.
"Blue", I said when I was older, finding a not-so-big jacket that doesn't fit me anymore .
"Black", I said when I was even older, looking at my wardrobe filled with 'cool' styles that begs my friends to tease me on.
and finally, "Green", I said, now when I am this old, looking at the garden in my backyard and my mum's dying plants.
I did have a favourite colour, well not really. The answer didn't matter. The colours are still beautiful anyways, for some reason.
Aesthetic is an interesting concept. It is a visual and emotional appeal to the senses through the environment, colours and the style. The last one in particular is often representative of this concept, in my opinion. This is more familiar to me as an artist as I would often look at other artists to appreciate their art styles. The art styles carry a distinct aesthetic that's unique to them.
I would like to think of aesthetic as an interpretation of beauty. The history ...
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