Role Of Aesthetics Research Articles

Understanding of non-immersive virtual reality technology in the context of museums via the lens of stimulus–organism–response (S–O–R) and aesthetics frameworks

ABSTRACT Guided by the Stimulus–Organism–Response (S–O–R) and aesthetics frameworks, this research investigated the impacts of non-immersive virtual reality (VR) aesthetics on visitors’ perceived utilitarian and hedonic values, attitudes toward VR, and visit intention. Three hundred and thirty-five respondents who had completed a virtual guided tour provided by the Hong Kong Railway Museum by using personal devices such as computers and smartphones without having the aid of more advanced technologies were surveyed. The results revealed that design aesthetics, interactivity aesthetics, and presence aesthetics of VR could strongly predict users’ cognitive and emotional reactions regarding their perceptions of utilitarian and hedonistic values, their attitude toward using VR, and their intention to visit the museums, with the exception that interactivity aesthetics was found to have no effects on the perceived utilitarian values. This study contributed by providing a newly formulated and tested theoretical framework that aids understanding of the role of aesthetics in VR technology in the specific context of museums. It also sheds light for museum operators on how VR innovation can evoke positive responses and attract more visitors.

Depth of the subcutaneous tissue in the nose: Application to filler injection.

The nasal region plays a pivotal role in both facial esthetics and functionality. The use of volumizing fillers has emerged as a potential means to enhance nasal appearance. Preliminary findings from cadaveric studies have highlighted potential risks associated with deeper needle injection, leading to cartilage damage and lateral migration of filler material. Understanding the subcutaneous tissue depth is crucial to prevent such complications and ensure safe filler placement guided by anatomical knowledge. This study aimed to employ ultrasonographic assessment to precisely measure the depth of soft tissue in the nasal area. Fifty-two participants without prior nasal surgery or filler injections underwent detailed ultrasonographic evaluation, focusing on seven key anatomical points: Glabellar, Sellion, Rhinion, between Rhinion and Pronasal, Pronasal, between Pronasal and Subnasal, and Subnasal. The ultrasonographic observation revealed varying depths of subcutaneous tissue across these points: Glabellar (4.11 ± 0.79), Sellion (5.21 ± 0.97), Rhinion (2.02 ± 0.74), Rhinion to Pronasal midpoint (6.45 ± 3.1), Pronasal (9.5 ± 2.2), between Pronasal and Subnasal (8.8 ± 0.8), and Subnasal (8.5 ± 0.5). The discussion underscores the significance of understanding subcutaneous tissue depth in guiding needle length and approach angles during filler injections. This knowledge aids in achieving effective filling while ensuring safe placement within the subcutaneous tissue.

Coding Beauty and Decoding Ugliness: The Role of Aesthetic Concerns in Programming Practices

In this article, we analyze the productive role of aesthetics in organizing technoscientific work. Specifically, we investigate how aesthetic judgments form and inform code-writing practices at a large web services company in Russia. We focus on how programmers express aesthetic judgments about code and software design in everyday practice and explore how language with positive and negative valences is deployed. We find that programmers label code as “beautiful” without defining or establishing agreement about the term and are thereby able to maintain different ideals of beauty within the same organization. However, by learning how to avoid what senior developers deem to be “ugly” code, developers become socialized into producing code with a similar style and logic that we describe as “not ugly.” The fieldwork suggests that aesthetic language can function simultaneously as a mechanism that supports professional diversity within an organization and as a tool for producing consistencies in software design. Studying manifestations of both positive and negative aesthetic language in technoscientific work provides insight into professional practices and the various roles aesthetic language can play in organizational life.

Harmony as an Aesthetic Approach for Meditation Centers

In recent years, meditation centres have become increasingly popular among individuals seeking solace, tranquillity, and respite from the pressures of contemporary life. This research paper seeks to explore the significance of harmony as an aesthetic approach in designing and organizing meditation centres, with the aim of enhancing the overall meditative experience for practitioners. By conducting an interdisciplinary examination of architecture, interior design, and psychological well-being, this study aims to investigate the role of harmonious aesthetics in facilitating a more effective and fulfilling meditation experience. The study emphasizes the importance of harmonious aesthetics in shaping the design of meditation centres. The pursuit of visual appeal extends beyond mere aesthetics to encompass a multisensory experience that evokes a sense of calmness and promotes mindfulness. The interplay of colours, textures, and spatial arrangements come together to create a serene atmosphere that guides practitioners on a journey inward. The paper underscores the significance of interior design in fostering harmony in meditation centres. Interior spaces that incorporate calming colour palettes, natural materials, and minimalist aesthetics create an environment that is conducive to meditation. Researchers examine the psychological impact of these design choices on practitioners, exploring how a harmonious interior can facilitate a deeper sense of mindfulness and focus during meditation sessions. Furthermore, the study analyses case studies of existing meditation centres that are renowned for their aesthetic excellence. By identifying commonalities in their design philosophies and best practices, the paper aims to inform architects, designers, and meditation practitioners alike. The goal is to foster a deeper understanding of the role of intentional aesthetics in enhancing the meditative journey and contributing to holistic well-being. In conclusion, this research paper emphasizes the significance of harmony as a key aesthetic principle in meditation centre design. By focusing on harmonious aesthetics, architects, designers, and meditation practitioners can create an environment that promotes inner peace, mindfulness, and overall well-being. The findings of this study contribute to the evolving discourse on meditation centre design and have practical implications for those involved in the design and construction of such spaces. Keywords: harmonious aesthetics, design of meditation centres, multisensory experience, harmony principle

Art, Eros, and Liberation: Aesthetic Education between Pragmatism and Critical Theory

Abstract After showing how pragmatist aesthetics and Marcuse's critical theory affirm aesthetic education as key to transforming society toward greater freedom, equality, pleasure, and fulfillment, I compare the ways these two approaches differently perceive the scope and role of aesthetics in such transformation. Whereas Marcuse identifies the aesthetic dimension with the realm of high art, pragmatism understands this dimension far more broadly to include the popular arts and somaesthetic arts of living. Because Marcuse identifies art's critical function through its oppositional transcendence and autonomy from ordinary reality and practical life, he insists that aesthetics cannot directly contribute to transformative praxis in the real world but can operate only indirectly by transforming our sensibilities. Pragmatist aesthetics, particularly though somaesthetics, resolves the dilemma in Marcuse's aesthetics of liberation by bridging the alleged gap between aesthetics and praxis by reeducating our sensibilities in a more direct, practical, embodied way. The article further exemplifies the overlaps and differences between Marcuse's critical theory and pragmatist somaesthetics by focusing on erotic experience, which is essential to Marcuse's liberational program and increasingly present in somaesthetics’ concern with aesthetic reeducation of our senses and sensibilities.

The Role of an Art Object in the Formation of Characteristic Features of Interior Space

The aim of the article is to study the role of different types of art objects in the formation of characteristic features of interior space. Research methods included bibliographic, typological and comparative analysis, field survey, compositional method, systematization and generalization. The scientific novelty lies in the research, analysis and systematization of the functional and aesthetic role of art objects in the formation of characteristic features of interior space. Conclusions. As a result of the study, the main features of the interior space, which can be achieved by placing an art object in it, were determined: intensification, assimilation, hyperbolization and transformation. Thus, the intensification of the interior is achieved through the dominant position of the art object, its compositional coherence with other elements, the subordination of rhythmic structures to it, and the creation of space for the effects of dynamism and expressiveness. Assimilation is achieved by subtly combining the geometric shapes of the interior space and the art object, creating a sense of balance, homogeneity, and compositional completeness. Hyperbolization relies on a pronounced semantic and stylistic contrast between the art object and the interior elements, resulting in the effect of compositional dissonance, revitalization, and at times, irony, sarcasm, and satire. Transformation involves visually altering the geometric form, size, or shape of both the interior space and the art object. This is achieved through methods such as dismemberment, emphasis, and the reconfiguration of spatial elements, leading to the effect of compositional asymmetry, dissymmetry, and dynamism. The study tested specific results in the design work of design students. The prospect for further research is to analyze the role of art objects in the qualitative transformation of modern interiors, to identify and systematize modern trends in the relationship between fine art and the object and spatial environment.

Poetics of Lyrical Prose: Genre and Style Issues

The article analyzes the correlation of the concepts of «lyric prose» and «lyricism in prose», analyzer the writer`s lyric prose, principles and methods of its creation and this theoretical approach correlates with Kazakh literature. Literary and the oretical opinions of domestic and foreign scholars on this issue are systematized, conclusions are drawn about the aesthetic role of lyricism in prose. The problems in the definition of lyrical prose and the reasons why the boundaries of the genre cannot be clearly drawn have been focused on. In addition, information was given about lyrical prose research in Kazakh literature, the birth and development of the lyricism trend in Kazakh prose were discussed, and works that outweigh the lyrical aspect were mentioned. Information was given about the reflection of lyricism in the works of prominent personalities. Based on the critics' reasoning, a general definition of the concept of “lyrical character” is given. The evaluations made by the researchers have been analyzed extensively. The analysis of successful works in the lyrical aspect is carried out, the features of lyrical prose and its place in other traditional genres have been studied. The formation and development of lyrical prose in Kazakh literature, its genre and stylistic features are comprehensively considered. All the elements that make up the structure and content of lyrical prose, the ways of creating and arranging them, the effect of artist subjectivity on the creation process and narrative forms were examined.

Squamous cell carcinoma of lip: Clinical feature analysis and suggestion of reconstruction algorithm.

Reconstruction of lips after squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) removal should restore functional and aesthetic roles; however, it remains a challenge. In this study we describe the clinical features of lip SCC and suggest a reconstruction algorithm. We retrospectively analyzed 34 patients with lip SCC who underwent reconstruction after Mohs micrographic surgery between January 2006 and March 2022. The mean age of the patients was 70.2 years. Seven tumors were on the upper lip and 27 tumors were on the lower lip. Twenty-five defects were located on the mucosal lip, eight defects involved both the mucosal and cutaneous lips, and one defect was confined to the cutaneous lip. Eighteen defects were smaller than 50% of the total lip size, and 16 were larger than 50%. Primary closure was mostly performed for defects smaller than 50% of the lip size (9/18 cases), and local flap, according to the location and size of the defects, was performed for larger defects. Thirteen patients experienced postoperative complications but improved within 1 year after surgery, except for one patient. We suggest a reconstruction algorithm with a 50% cut-off value. Defects smaller than 50% of the lip size could be reconstructed by primary closure. Even larger defects could be reconstructed by creation of a local flap from the remaining adjacent tissue with minimal postoperative complications.

The Periodical as a Playhouse: Wyndham Lewis’s ‘Enemy of the Stars’ in <i>Blast</i> (1914)

Modernist plays in the early twentieth century often resisted the theatre. Many circulated in print, in ‘little magazines’ dedicated to literature and the arts. Using Wyndham Lewis’s ‘Enemy of the Stars’ (1914) as a case study, this article considers what the medium of the little magazine offered modernist playwrights. The article first engages with some of Lewis’s earlier periodical publications and his interest in contemporary crowd theory, to trace how his attitude towards performance and the masses developed. Comparing the periodical publication of Lewis’s experimental play to a 1932 revision in book form then reveals that it is precisely the magazine’s dramatic potential that allowed Lewis to stage a closet play to be read by the individual, instead of watched by the masses that he despised. This article thereby argues for an understanding of the modernist periodical as a highly performative medium, and acknowledges its vital role in shaping modernist aesthetics.

Semaglutide (Ozempic) and obesity. A comprehensive guide for aestheticians

Obesity is a complex interplay of biological, genetic, behavioural, and environmental factors. Going beyond the con- ventional Body Mass Index (BMI) evaluation, the complex relationship between obesity and skin diseases unveils the evolving role of aesthetics in health promotion. Adipose tissue, traditionally seen as an energy reservoir, is unveiled as a dynamic endocrine organ, playing a crucial role in the pathophysiological mechanisms of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. This article navigates the skin-deep impact of obesity and unravelling its influence on dermato- logical challenges. From disrupted epidermal barriers to diseases such as psoriasis and hidradenitis suppurativa, it further explores how licensed cosmetologists emerge as health advocates. For what is more, semaglutide, a ground- breaking GLP-1 agonist, takes the spotlight, tracing its journey from FDA approval for type 2 diabetes to its recent endorsement for obesity. The article examines its mechanism, efficacy, and unintended consequences of popularity, emphasizing the need for responsible medication use.

Aesthetic experience in technology education – the role of aesthetics for learning in lower secondary school robotic programming

IntroductionWithin the technology education research field, aesthetics has primarily been treated as either related to artifacts, design processes and innovation, or as related to students’ enjoyment, appreciation, and participation in technology and technology education. This study focuses on the role of aesthetics in technology learning more specifically the learning of programming. Previous research has pointed to aesthetics as important for the learning of programming, e.g., that programming activities in higher education typically involve experiences of frustration. While previous research is primarily based on student reports, there is a need for further exploration of processes of learning to program. The aim of this study is to explore the role of aesthetics for student learning to program in and what these processes may mean in relation to a disciplinary aesthetics of the technology subject.MethodsThe study was part of a design-based study with the overall purpose to develop the teaching of programming in lower secondary school. Data was collected from a programming task designed and implemented in school-year 9 (the students were aged 15–16) in Technology in two lower secondary classes. In total, three teachers participated in the implementation. The students pair-programmed Lego robots that should perform specific movements, such as following a curved line. Each group recorded their coding process along with audio, resulting in videos that documented the gradual evolution of their programs. These videos, capturing the real-time programming and associated student and teacher conversations, serve as the data for this study. In order to analyze the role of aesthetics in classroom conversations a Practical Epistemology Analysis was applied.ResultsThe results show that aesthetic judgments were important for orienting learning toward (1) the movement of the robot and (2) the ways to be in the programming activity. During the programming activity, the students expressed feelings of frustration but also joy and humor.DiscussionThe findings concur with previous research and contribute to further understanding the role of negative and positive aesthetic experiences in the teaching and learning of programming. The importance of the objects of aesthetic experience found in this study are discussed as part of a disciplinary aesthetic of programming.

The mediating effect of the need for cognition between aesthetic experiences and aesthetic competence in art

Although the role of aesthetics and aesthetic education in everyday life was discussed as early as the ancient philosophers, the psychological mechanisms shaping the aesthetic quotient have hardly been investigated by empirical studies. The aim of this study was to examine the direct relationship between experience and aesthetic competence, and the mediating role of need for cognition. The study involved 201 Polish adults, aged 18 to 76 (M = 26.40; SD = 11.89), 65% of whom were women. The respondents completed anonymous questionnaires on an online platform. The surveys included a metric, the Aesthetic Competence Scale (ACS), the Aesthetic Experience Questionnaire (AEQ) and the Need for Cognition Scale (NCS). A positive correlation coefficient was obtained between all three variables studied, with need for cognition acting as a mediator in the relationship between experience and aesthetic competence. The findings indicate that individuals reporting intense aesthetic experiences have a higher aesthetic competence if this relationship is mediated by a high need for cognitive effort.

The value of lithography in artistic creation

In the carried out research is highlighted the role and contribution of lithography as an original technique of multiplication, which contributed to the development of graphic art. Focusing on the presentation of the technical characteristics, the author pleads for bringing back the interest of plastic artists and graphic design students towards this technique, which offers various possibilities for creative expression. The evolution of lithography in historical circumstances is being traced, as well as its impact in artistic creation, highlighting both the advantages of lithography and its utilitarian and aesthetic role. At the same time, are mentioned the most representative plastic artists who have approached the lithographic technique in their works, which influences and helps the contemporary artist in his own work, marked by the active interaction of technology, science and art. Only by mastering the various techniques professionals will be educated with a developed visual perception and a high creative potential.

A Brief Analysis of the Role of Architectural Aesthetics in Chinese Architectural Education from the Perspective of Mental Health

With the progress of the times, Chinese education must enable students to understand that architecture is not only a tool for life, but also an artistic creation. Architectural aesthetics also involves historical, cultural, and social factors, as well as psychological health. To cultivate architects with good artistic cultivation, it is necessary to increase education in art, aesthetics, psychology, and humanities such as traditional architectural theory, Chinese traditional philosophy, Chinese and Western architectural aesthetics, aesthetic principles, Chinese and foreign art history, mental health, architectural geomantic omen, literature, calligraphy and painting appreciation, sculpture, photography, etc. In recent years, some art colleges in China, such as the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the Academy of Fine Arts of Shanghai University, have successively introduced the subject of architecture, which is a great experiment and makes up for the shortcomings of traditional engineering and architecture colleges that focus on technology and light art. In terms of architecture education, it is necessary to cultivate students' creative thinking and enhance their artistic cultivation, and closely unite architectural aesthetics with mental health. In this regard, we are continuously discussing teaching methods, summing up teaching experience, and introducing new ideas to keep pace with the times.

Motives for aestheticizing the body in the process of self-presentation based on a study of women undergoing aesthetic procedures

Body aesthetics encompasses practices designed to improving beauty and enhancing physical attractiveness. Nowadays, appearance plays an increasingly important role in interpersonal relationships, especially in self-presentation strategies. The article aimed to present the motives of body aesthetics in an image creation in a group of women who use aesthetic procedures. On the basis of the presented research, the author’s typology of emerged motives was created which include: the motive of covering up, compensating, aspiring and manifesting, which reveal the broader role of aesthetics in the context of social interaction.

Aestheticization of technology’s: Mini review

This essay seeks to emphasize the role of aesthetics within the context of progress in digital information technologies. When technologies reach a usability stage, they tend to stagnate and enter a process of self-reflection. Technological evolution finds a stability of operation that makes these technologies an object incorporated into our social and everyday behaviors. We will call this state of the aestheticization of technologies. In this state, formal elements from other technologies are aggregated into a single device. These couplings are crucial for the creation of new technological entities. So, in digital media, the idea of looking good is considered a status symbol. This changes how we do things and behave in a big way. This stability is temporary so that a new phase, another revolution can occur. This solution of technical problems internal to the device tends to optimize its most reasonable solutions, which will be seen here as ‘aestheticization of technologies’.

A telepítési sűrűség és a lombkorona-borítottság vizsgálata budapesti szabadtereken

Trees in public open spaces are an important part of the urban green space system, which has to adapt to increasingly difficult conditions due to urbanisation, climate change and human activity. Green spaces are a major factor in improving the microclimate, helping to protect biodiversity and playing an important aesthetic role, so they need to be preserved and enhanced. In our country, since the 2000s, a large number of studies and civil initiatives have highlighted the importance of green spaces, but typically from a quantitative approach. However, improving the quality of planting is an equally important task. Our research assesses the canopy cover of trees in open spaces in Budapest in terms of planting density, with a focus on the planting distance of trees in certain squares and streets and the resulting cover values. In our studies, we have considered the quantitative and qualitative variation in crown canopy cover at the time of planting and in maturity, so we can formulate ideal planting suggestions based on the environment, requirements and characteristics (crown shape, growth vigour) of each taxa. In the series of case studies, we first studied the woody species of one of the most important intermodal nodes of Budapest, Móricz Zsigmond Square and Bartók Béla Street. The canopy cover of the square reaches the ideally defined minimum canopy cover of 25-30% in 5-7 years. Considering canopy cover and planting density, it was found that in 2023 the canopy cover of the trees in the Móricz Zsigmond square averages 13%, while at maturity it will cover more than 50%. This means that about half of the tree crowns will be able to have the highest potential impact in terms of ecosystem services.

Reclaiming the right to look: making the case for critical visual literacy and data science education

ABSTRACT As visual cultures scholars have argued, visual expression and aesthetic artifacts largely comprise the modern world. This includes the production of the school as an institution. A critical approach to education therefore must reinscribe students with the ability to see what educational processes attempt to hide and to construct an understanding of the real for themselves. To illustrate this argument, we explore the production of visuality within data science education as one example of how the visual manifests within schools. In response, we propose a visual literacy informed approach to engaging students with data, one that expands beyond contemporary forms of critical data literacy by involving an ontological critique of educational aestheticization. To ground this work, we examine the role of visuality and aesthetics within the implementation of co-designed arts-infused data science projects in four US middle schools. In analyzing interviews with teachers and students, we uncover a series of tensions that reveal the ongoing influence of school visualities alongside the potential for student generated images to amplify their right to look. We therefore argue that critical pedagogies must not only involve reading and critiquing aesthetic artifacts but also engage students in a critique of visuality itself.

Aboriginalizing Mother Courage: Brecht in Australia

ABSTRACT This article investigates the crucial role of Brechtian aesthetics in representing the voice of Aboriginal Australians. It examines the theatre of Wesley Enoch, an Aboriginal Australian director and playwright, and argues that Enoch’s 2013 adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children, performed at the Queensland Theatre Company, Brisbane, formed an instance of resistance against epistemic hegemony. The first part of the article examines the device of the heckler, central to the writings of Australian Aboriginals, by focusing on Kevin Gilbert’s The Cherry Pickers (1988) and shows how the device functions to articulate the peripheral voices of the Aboriginal Australians. The second part demonstrates how Enoch employed the heckler trope through his dramaturgy to protest against the Australian nation state. Broadly, it illustrates how Enoch’s production used Aboriginal aesthetics to voice Aborigines’ challenge to established norms, an act that remained independent of Brechtian theatre’s previous uses in the Australian context.

The Influence of Aesthetics and Apparent Usability on Jewelry Design Preference

Over the last two decades scholars have studied the relationship between product usability and consumer purchase intentions. It has been established that perceived usability is valuable for predicting intentions to purchase water bottles, kitchen appliances, smart devices, etc., but there has been little research on the role of usability in jewelry purchase decisions. Product aesthetics is also an important factor in consumers’ purchasing decisions; aesthetics creates attraction, evokes emotions and satisfaction in shoppers. This article aims to investigate the role of aesthetics and usability in jewelry purchasing decisions in India. A survey of 194 potential jewelry customers was undertaken, with respondents asked for their opinions on six product concepts for handmade glass pendants. Our results show that aesthetics, usability and willingness to purchase handmade glass pendants are strongly and significantly related to each other. When correlation and multiple regression analysis were performed on the survey data, it was found that both usability and aesthetics positively influence purchase intention. This study finds that aesthetics and apparent usability are both valuable predictors for purchase intention of glass pendants. Keywords: Aesthetics, Craft, Design, Apparent usability, Craft cluster