Tag Archives: perception

Have you been permeated?

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Art for Housewives

Beauty is about perception. But, as beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, not everyone perceives beauty in the same way. Masayuki Kurokawa, Japanese designer, offers eight aesthetics concepts to better understand the Japanese sensibility. There’s a lovely video … Continue reading →

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Ways of Being

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Our world is crumbling around us. Decadence and Dissonance are in command. I no longer feel compatible with the world around me. Nevertheless, the world belongs to me as much as it does to anyone else and I have no … Continue reading →

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Bonsai & Broom

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Art for Housewives

I live in a condominium that’s wrapped around a meticulously kept central courtyard. To leave the complex, I must pass in front of a ledge holding a neat row of cacti and bonsai. Very Zen. But right below the plants … Continue reading →

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Sunrise or Sunset

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Art for Housewives

Often  I post links on FB to the articles I publish here.  If I’m lucky, I’ll get 20 likes. If I’m lucky.  So, if ever I feel “liked”  deprived, all I have to do is post a photo of Volver, … Continue reading →

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Awareness

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Art for Housewives

The way we perceive the world around us determines the quality of our life.  What are aesthetics if not a way of perceiving? related links:   Semir Zeki on visual cognition and neuro-aesthetics video+ Art, Perception and Indeterminacy + excerpt from “Dance, Aesthetics and the … Continue reading →

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