Tag Archives: Daily Aesthetics

Busted

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Art for Housewives

My friend, Franca, recently shared an article by Goffredo Parise, Italian journalist (and companion of artist Giosetta Fioroni) entitled “Il rimedio è la povertà” (“The remedy is poverty”). The article attacks modern man’s addiction to consumerism.  Parise made a distinction … Continue reading →

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Broken beauty.

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Art for Housewives

above: broom straw and chili to keep the thieves away Via my stats, I came across a post entitled “Is There an Aesthetics of Broken Things?” written by Tom Leddy, author of The Extraordinary in the Ordinary: The Aesthetics of Everyday Life . … Continue reading →

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Birthday Wishes

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Art for Housewives

Today is my blog’s birthday.  Ten years ago, after reading The Scientific Warning of 1992 that starts off with: Human beings and the natural world are on a collision course, I felt the need to help promote that change necessary … Continue reading →

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The Aesthetics of Mending.

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Art for Housewives

Mending is a philosophy. And a measurement of value.  If something must be mended, it means it has been used, thus is useful.  Unfortunately, we have a tendency to look at much of what we own as being something disposable.  … Continue reading →

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Looking for the poetics in everyday life

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Art for Housewives

This morning I woke up with the desire for poetry, with the desire to poeticize my world. I am tired of the dreariness and sense of oppression that this economic crisis has subjected us to. I am tired of turning … Continue reading →

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