Elements Of Beauty Research Articles

The Traces of God in the World and Lithuanian Christianity

The paper, through the ontology of immediate presence, attempts to reflect on the traces of God in the world. The trace of God itself is not yet given due to the direct insight of the thing but is contemplated when the idea of the trace of God appears due to direct experience. In reiterating R. Otto, the article states that human must a priori have an element of beauty “installed” into inwardness in order to recognise the beauty of nature. Existence is not human but divine predicate: the Creator attributes the existence to things and so they exist. The paper distinguishes between moral and religious matters, and maintains that the religious relationship with the world opens up the fundamental insecurity. It introduces the idea of teogonic locality: in this locality the primordial experience of God is born, which is then shielded with the face of God. For Lithuanian Christianity both humans and creatures of nature are children of God. Keywords : direct insight, idea, trace of God, face of God, teogonic locality. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15823/zz.2015.31

A Review of The Ecology of Spirituality by Lucy Bregman

Upon completion of The Ecology of Spirituality: Meanings, Virtues, and Practices in a PostReligious Age (Bregman 2014), and eager to talk about it, I shared the book with a friend, a life coach with a spiritual bent who walked away from institutional religion years ago and aligned himself with Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory and other formulations of postmodern spirituality critiqued by the author. My friend called Lucy Bregman’s book Ba lesson in humility and a revelation,^ saying, BThe uncovering/revealing of assumptions in my spiritual thinking and functioning doesn’t tweak my path, it wrenches it. This book is a kick-ass corrective and substantiation of my own explorations and practices.^ A spirited conversation ensued. We use the term Bspirituality^ for everything today, both within and outside of religious contexts. The personal identifier Bspiritual but not religious^ commonly implies that one has kept all the deep, personal, and beautiful elements of religion but left behind the dogma and fundamentalist rules of the institution. In The Ecology of Spirituality, Bregman explores how spirituality has evolved as a concept and challenges the ways it is being used by a wide variety of individuals and groups, including corporations, associations, and religious organizations. Her goal is an Bunglowing analysis^ for the purpose of understanding this ill-defined concept, now promoted as a cure for so many personal and societal problems. She argues that many North Americans are very comfortable with the term Bspirituality,^ despite its ambiguity, because of its positive connotations, and she calls out the use of the word by those who are Blargely clueless about its intellectual antecedents or implications^ (p. 4). Bregman wants people to clarify and to understand what is actually meant when Bspirituality^ is talked about and applied in so many diverse ways, and she is concerned that its uncritical and unexplored use will end up leaving a legacy of Bmush and confusion^ (p. 5). Bregman first traces the origins of the numerous (92 and still counting) definitions of spirituality. She frames her exploration in the intellectual ecologies of psychology, religious studies, and the sociology of religion, defining ecologies as the Benvironment and configuration of interacting species^ (p. 61). In the second section, she explores three Bniches^ where spirituality is being called on today to solve very real problems: health care, the workplace, and recreation. Pastoral Psychol (2015) 64:903–905 DOI 10.1007/s11089-015-0662-4

- Luthertolkningen i 1812-krøniken

Luthertolkningen i 1812-krøniken[The Interpretation of Luther in Grundtvig’s World Chronicle of 1812]By Anders HolmGrundtvig grew up in two Lutheran vicarages. Both homes were characterized by Lutheran orthodoxy but could not ignore the critical thoughts of the Enlightenment. During his studies at the University of Copenhagen Grundtvig was convinced of the truth of the new philosophy of reason. His father’s wish in 1810, however, that he become his curate demanded that he reconsidered the world-view which he thought to have left behind. It all ended in a crisis and a nervous breakdown, which resulted in his return to a faith strongly inspired by Luther.Grundtvig’s book Brief View of the World Chronicle in Context, 1812, aimed to find God in the course of events of world history. His method was to describe and evaluate the past and the present with the Bible as the standard, and he chose to concentrate on Luther and Melanchthon as the principal characters of the Reformation. Luther dismissed everything that was not based upon clear words from scripture as lies and delusions; Melanchthon was a skilful interpreter of Luther’s radical statements, expressing himself distinctly and unequivocally. After the deathof Luther, however, Melanchthon was influenced by Reformed theology. The principal difference between Reformed and Lutheran cultures, Grundtvig claimed, sprung from the fact that Zwingli had emphasized reason whereas Luther wasmore poetically inclined. Accordingly, two cultures with diverging directions developed. The belief in reason and inborn abilities had led the followers of the Reformed Church to social uprising, and their mentality made them oppose people of other opinions. Lutheran believers and supporters on the other hand, Grundtvig conceived of as more obedient to authority. In contrast to the Reformed culture, the Lutherans appreciated elements of beauty in their churches such as art, music and hymn singing.Finally, the assessment of the young Grundtvig as a Lutheran orthodox is discussed, with the result that this view cannot be confirmed. Grundtvig does not show any tendency towards building coherent dogmatics from single biblicalpassages. But the Bible still has a role to play in the judging of the past because, as a whole, it points to the true Christianity in history.

Eye Tracking Based Analysis of Effects of Motif Composition on Impressions of Paintings

The presence of pictures that people recognize as great beyond the borders of cultural differences over 100 years could suggest that such paintings would have certain aesthetic elements in common, and if people are able to recognize them through a shared sense of beauty, it might be able to study what kinds of properties influence people's evaluation of paintings. This paper investigates influences of motif compositions on impressions of pictures. In the first experiment, participants were asked to answer their impressions of the printings using two kinds of rating scales: information rate scale and semantic differential scale, where symmetry, complexity and order are defined as the elements of beauty. Results showed that these three perceptual features influence strongly on people's impressions. However, this experiment poses some questions. Do participants sense the existence of the golden ratio from motif composition? In recognizing that the ratio had been broken, did their impressions change as a result? Do their impressions change according to degrees of symmetries of motif, no matter if the golden ratio exists? To find answers to these questions, we conduct the second experiment to analyze the relationship between motif compositions and gaze movements detected by an eye-tracking system.

Necâti Bey'in "Senün" Redifli Gazelinin Şerhi

Necâti Bey is one of the poets who had important contributions in the development of XV. Century Ottoman Poetry. He influenced the Ottoman Poetry even after his lifetime with enthusiastic and affectionate odes, and parallel poems were written for his poems. He had important contributions in the formation of the Classical Ottoman Poetry. The language he used and the poetic themes he made use of come to the front line with the depictions he made.In this study, one of the odes in the NecâtiBey Anthology (Rhyme- Repeated sounds: …ânun, senun (i.e. his/her, your)) is elucidated. The meaning of elucidation in the dictionary is “opening, explaining, clarifying, expanding, separating, splitting”. The purpose of the elucidation of the text is to make the difficult-to-understand texts understandable for the reader. The Ottoman Poetry has a specific artistic viewpoint and has some mutual structures. These structures are never abandoned. One of the most important of these structures is the triangle of “the lover, the beloved, and the love”. Sometimes the “rival” is also added to these elements. The poet of the Ottoman Poetry is always in love. The beloved is always disloyal and long-suffering. The main theme of the odes is love. In the odes of Necâti, the lover, who is as beautiful as an elf, fascinates the poet with her walking and all her beauty elements. At the end of the ode, the poet complains about not meeting his beloved one. He mentions the disloyalty of the beloved one.

On the Contemporary Cognition of Qipao’ Design

This paper analyzes the contemporary cognition of Qipao’ design in the context of a Qipao exhibition. Social psychology methods, EXCEL and SPSS are used in the experiment, including questionnaires and interviewing. The data analysis shows six mainly cognitions of Qipao: 1) more than 70% participants loved Qipao, but over 80% of them never wore it; 2) nearly all the participants cared of Qipao’s design when they purchased it; 3) Chinese women didn’t wear Qipao because it was too Chinese and the practicability was too weak; 4) more than 70% participants knew Qipao’s typical design elements; 5) the side slits was the most beautiful elements, and the participants wanted it be used on their daily clothes; 6) red was the most common color of Qipao. It also gives corresponding reasons for the cognitions.

Estetika Wayang

The basics are the puppet aesthetic perspective of the relation elements of beauty in the unity of the structure of the wayang. Understanding the true aesthetic beauty rests on the concept of thought that developed and followed by Western thinkers, however, in the operatate of implemeta- tion still refer to terms that are known in the art of traditional puppet convention. Not all data in the beauty of the puppets can be presented in this short article, but limited to the aspects of beauty essentials only such convention and modernity in the universe puppet, puppet or convention in the art of puppetry, in the currency of view of the puppet, and aesthetic concepts in art puppetry and puppetry.

Genomic landscape of human, bat, and ex vivo DNA transposon integrations.

The integration and fixation preferences of DNA transposons, one of the major classes of eukaryotic transposable elements, have never been evaluated comprehensively on a genome-wide scale. Here, we present a detailed study of the distribution of DNA transposons in the human and bat genomes. We studied three groups of DNA transposons that integrated at different evolutionary times: 1) ancient (>40 My) and currently inactive human elements, 2) younger (<40 My) bat elements, and 3) ex vivo integrations of piggyBat and Sleeping Beauty elements in HeLa cells. Although the distribution of ex vivo elements reflected integration preferences, the distribution of human and (to a lesser extent) bat elements was also affected by selection. We used regression techniques (linear, negative binomial, and logistic regression models with multiple predictors) applied to 20-kb and 1-Mb windows to investigate how the genomic landscape in the vicinity of DNA transposons contributes to their integration and fixation. Our models indicate that genomic landscape explains 16-79% of variability in DNA transposon genome-wide distribution. Importantly, we not only confirmed previously identified predictors (e.g., DNA conformation and recombination hotspots) but also identified several novel predictors (e.g., signatures of double-strand breaks and telomere hexamer). Ex vivo integrations showed a bias toward actively transcribed regions. Older DNA transposons were located in genomic regions scarce in most conserved elements-likely reflecting purifying selection. Our study highlights how DNA transposons are integral to the evolution of bat and human genomes, and has implications for the development of DNA transposon assays for gene therapy and mutagenesis applications.

Efficient Sleeping Beauty DNA Transposition From DNA Minicircles

DNA transposon-based vectors have emerged as new potential delivery tools in therapeutic gene transfer. Such vectors are now showing promise in hematopoietic stem cells and primary human T cells, and clinical trials with transposon-engineered cells are on the way. However, the use of plasmid DNA as a carrier of the vector raises safety concerns due to the undesirable administration of bacterial sequences. To optimize vectors based on the Sleeping Beauty (SB) DNA transposon for clinical use, we examine here SB transposition from DNA minicircles (MCs) devoid of the bacterial plasmid backbone. Potent DNA transposition, directed by the hyperactive SB100X transposase, is demonstrated from MC donors, and the stable transfection rate is significantly enhanced by expressing the SB100X transposase from MCs. The stable transfection rate is inversely related to the size of circular donor, suggesting that a MC-based SB transposition system benefits primarily from an increased cellular uptake and/or enhanced expression which can be observed with DNA MCs. DNA transposon and transposase MCs are easily produced, are favorable in size, do not carry irrelevant DNA, and are robust substrates for DNA transposition. In accordance, DNA MCs should become a standard source of DNA transposons not only in therapeutic settings but also in the daily use of the SB system.

Güney Azerbaycan Atasözlerinde Su Üzerine

Iran is one of the important geographies where Oghuz Turks have lived since the beginning of the 1000s. So, Iran region has rich sources for the Turkology because it has been a place where Turkish culture has been formed. Water that constitutes an important place on human life has been considered as a sacred being with different viewpoints in Turkish culture. The proverbs which are the most important items of the oral literature reflect the historical experience and the envisaging and mentality of public with a short and impressive saying. The proverbs expressed with various terms throughout history has been one of the most beautiful elements of national wealth by processed in public language at different time and areas The study is on water in the proverbs of Iran Azerbaijan. In this context, Emaāl u Neṣāyiḥ-i Turki, Tebrizden Dort Defter (Atalar sozleri, meseller, hikmetler), Ferheng-i Darbu’l Meselha-yi Afsar-i Azerbaycan, Emsâl-i Hikem Der Zebân-i Mahalli-yi Azerbaycan and Ata Babalar Deyibler were examined and the proverbs in which the item of water is mentioned were found and classified according to the subjects. Also, the proverbs were compared with the proverbs in Turkey Turkish and dialects and historical sources.

Kualitas Visual Fasade Bangunan Modern Pasca Kolonial di Jalan Kayutangan Malang

Malang is one of the cities designed by Dutch with spesific attention to the aesthetic of urban environments. Kayutangan Street is a historic street corridor which plays a prominent role on the physical development of the city of Malang. In visual architectural context, a row of building facades along the Kayutangan streetscape is the main element of visual beauty and character creation of the characteristic in the Kayutangan corridor. The aims of this research are to investigate the general public and professional in the field of architecture judgment about the role of visual elements to the appearance of modern building facades in Kayutangan corridor, as well as to find out the most influential visual element to the appearance of modern building facades at Kayutangan Street. The method used is quantitative method by the independent sample t-test, factor analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that both groups of respondents rating are not much different, on a range of “less important” to “important” assessment scale. The visual components which are the most influential on modern building facades in Kayutangan Street are Geometric Component (architectural style, facade form, horizontal line, and vertical line). The next influential component is Visual Touching Effect &amp; Color Dimension Component (texture, decorative ornament, material, facade color, saturation, brightness) Keywords: visual elements, modern building facade, Kayutangan streetscape

Utilization of material-focused paintings in interactive art through the analysis of immersive elements

Audience participation is essential for successful interactive art. Accordingly, it is very important to study the immersion that encourages the participation of the audience. In this paper, we analyse the expressive characteristics of material-focused Modernist paintings as immersive elements for which the characteristics of the material itself are highlighted. This includes how behavioural elements are introduced to paintings, how such a seemingly consequential abstract visual exists in the context of Formalism, and how these characteristics are shown in the combined action of physical phenomena of nature. That is, the expressive characteristics that occur as the result of interaction between behaviour of artist, gravity and materials are analysed as the sense of presence, the facilitation of immediate feedback, and the immersive elements of visual beauty. Accordingly, it is suggested this type of analysis can be utilized in interactive art.

현대 패션에 표현된 저고리 스타일 연구

This study researches the form of the Korean jacket point through relics from the Three Kingdoms period that have the traditional Korean style and grace of the Goryeo period as well as the form of the modern Korean jacket starting point. Several conclusions can be drawn from the Korean Image of the Korean jacket that can be classified into types expressed in the jacket style of modern fashion. Therefore, we will analyze traditional elements of Korean beauty through the "Korean image" on how to express it in modern fashion. The purpose of this study is to understand modern design creation and Korean culture. It is important to begin the world through the application of traditional elements to recognize Korean beauty as well as to utilize historical dress based on function and popularity to continue the effort.

The White Ballets by R. Kupesic

Kupesic, Rajka. The White Ballets. Toronto, ON: Tundra Books, 2011. PrintMany classical ballets choreographed in the 1800s are considered “white ballets,” since during at least one scene, the prima ballerina and the dancers in the corps de ballet are all costumed in traditional long white tutus. This work by former ballerina Rajka Kupesic retells the storylines for three of these ballets: Swan Lake, Giselle, and La Bayadère. Each story is illustrated with reproductions of four of Kupesic’s paintings. The book’s introduction explains a bit about this background and gives Kupesic’s reasons for choosing these ballets. It would have been helpful if she had mentioned other “ballets blancs” such as “Les Sylphides” so interested readers could seek information about them as well. Each story is followed by an “About the ballet” page. This page includes a brief history of the ballet’s early performances, identifies the choreographer and musical composer, and provides a commentary about each illustration and its meaning. The dust cover displays one of the images from “Swan Lake” while the image on the front cover depicts a scene from “Giselle.” The work is labeled as being for all ages and indeed there is something for everyone. The stories are told using simple language that young girls could read, while the commentaries would be appreciated by an older audience. Despite the explanations, young children may not understand the nuances of the artwork. The paintings are intended to portray the atmosphere of the performance, though younger readers may have preferred a more literal interpretation of the story. I fear the reprinting of the paintings may have led to some loss of their intended effect. I would not have noticed the application of gold leaf had it not been mentioned, and in the two page “Swan Lake” illustration, although the eye is supposed to be drawn to the image of Odette in the back window, the page fold interferes. Art is subjective, and many readers may find the illustrations breathtaking. While there are many beautiful elements to the illustrations such as the costuming and backgrounds, there are certain features that are not to my personal liking. Several dancers assume poses from the actual choreography, but in several cases the postures look awkward with overly inclined heads and weirdly proportioned and angled legs. One always thinks of ballerinas as beautiful young maidens but these dancers seem to have very prominent noses and oddly spaced eyes. The faces all seem to have the same emotionless expression, and the poses all seem quite static with little allusion to movement. Despite my comments about the illustrations, many people will appreciate the artwork. The “About” pages will be beneficial for aspiring ballerinas as they learn some dance history and something of the choreographers and composers of the major classical ballets. Because the stories themselves stay true to the ballets and can be enjoyed by readers of all ages, this work would make a nice addition to any ballet lover’s personal library. Recommended: 3 out of 4 starsReviewer: Trish ChatterleyTrish is a Public Services Librarian for the John W. Scott Health Sciences Library at the University of Alberta. In her free time she enjoys dancing, gardening, and reading books of all types.

You Are My Only (review)

Reviewed by: You Are My Only Deborah Stevenson Kephart, Beth. You Are My Only. Geringer/Egmont, 2011. [256p]. Trade ed. ISBN 978-1-60684-272-0 $16.99 E-book ed. ISBN 978-1-60684-285-0 $16.99 Reviewed from galleys R Gr. 7–10. At fourteen, Sophie is starting to get fed up with her isolated life as the overprotected, homeschooled daughter of a single mother, and she illicitly develops a friendship with her new neighbor, Joey, and his guardian aunts. Her narration alternates with that of Emmy, a young woman who suffers a breakdown and hospitalization after her baby daughter disappears from the family backyard. Warmed by the affection of Joey’s family, an emboldened Sophie investigates her mother’s private papers and realizes that her life has been built on lies, a discovery that brings her story into conjunction with Emmy’s. This has a very different style from classic child-abduction melodramas such as Mazer’s Taking Terri Mueller (BCCB 6/83) and Ehrlich’s Where It Stops, Nobody Knows (BCCB 1/89); Kephart’s writing is a thing of beauty in its own right, and Sophie’s story earns its frequent and apt allusions to Rapunzel with its own fairy-tale quality. Emmy’s story is also compelling, but it’s effective mainly as a suspenseful counterpoint to Sophie’s journey toward recognition and reunion. There’s a Sleeping Beauty element as well in Sophie’s gradual awakening to the possibilities of life beyond her mother’s restrictions, and Joey’s aunts make excellent not-quite-fairy godmothers; Joey himself, whose wooing starts with a game of catch, is an appealingly accessible handsome prince. Readers will eat up this realistic variant of the youthful fantasy about finally finding one’s real parents and being properly appreciated. [End Page 87] Copyright © 2011 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Study on the Inheritance and Innovation of Chinese National Costume Elements

As an important component of traditional culture, Chinese national costume elements are famous as gorgeous colors and exquisite decorations. they are always the focus and inspiration in modern fashion design. With the development of the world integration, not only economy but culture, an enterprise and its design in order to survive and develop in a fierce market competition, it must own its own customers with characteristic. National costume elements include style, color matching, handcraft, accessories and patterns. National costume elements bring a clear character and unique artistic temperament. Inheritance means a continuation of that old costume culture’s visually perceptible representation. Innovation means today’s designer’s creative activities in the base of those national elements. They fuse it with modern material under new fashion ideal to create new looks which meet the modern aesthetic. In costume design works, it has two main ways to put these beautiful elements into use: elements extraction and elements extension. Only national makes international, the rational application of national costume elements is a beneficial way to promote the design works’ added value. The innovation based on the inheriting of the traditional style is where the life of design lies.

التشخيص في التعبير القرآني

تناول الباحث التشخيص في التعبير القرآني في ثلاث محاور رئيسية: حيث تطرق في المحور الاول مفهوم لفظة التشخيص لغة واصطلاحا. وتناول في المبحث الثاني التشخيص في التعبير القرآني حيث تكلم فيها عن تشخيص عناصر الطبيعة وظواهرها والتشخيص النفسي والتشخيص العقلي مستندا الى ذلك بالآيات الكريمة من القران والاحاديث النبوية والالفاظ اللغوية والنحوية.Abstract&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This paper is entitled "Personification in the Quranic Expression". It aims at unfolding the rhetorical personification images in the Holy Book of Quran, investigating them, and questioning them for their elements of beauty and the purposes behind them. Personification is the attribution of human qualities to the inanimate; it means addressing, abstract, and immaterial things as if they were human beings. Such things then could be treated as if they had senses and feelings, i.e., as human of reason.&lt;br /&gt;The paper consists of three sections: personification of natural elements and phenomena, psychical, and mental personification respectively. &lt;br /&gt;Most significantly, the study has found out that many of the artistic Quranic images have been based on personification in a miracle rhetorical style of the Quranic expression. The Holy Quran presents spoken moving vivid images that are full of life, renewal, and restoration, especially those of natural elements and phenomena. Most of such images are sensuous and visual that best suit the Arabian environment and the Arabs as recipients at the time of revelation. This explicates why the psychical personification images come next while the mental images come later. Thus, in the Quranic expression, the psychical images interpose between the sensuous and the mental images. All these types of image have their own social, psychological, and artistic purposes simultaneously in a way that lead people to believe in Allah the Almighty.&lt;br /&gt;

The Elements of Beauty in Male and Female: Focused on the Differences in Determinants of Facial Beauty

The Elements of Beauty in Male and Female: Focused on the Differences in Determinants of Facial Beauty

Design and Study of Clothing Structure for People with Limb Disabilities

The human body's features are the key to design clothing structure. Between people with physical disabilities and normal people, there are evident differences in their living requirements. Embellishment is needed because of physical distortion; as well as, functionalized design is strongly required to allow more independence in dressing and more self sufficiency in daily activities. Therefore, pattern design should encourage the health recovery, improve living style, and realize personal expectations. The final aim is to allow people with a disability a life of self-respect and facility, and enable them to mingle with family and society to a greater extent. In the past, there had been some clothing designed for people with disabilities. However most of those designs lack aesthetic consideration, and usually focus on the excessively direct aspect of function. Based on the characteristics of human body and movements, particularity for people with limb disabilities, the clothing pattern was analysed by means of real examples. Combining the knowledge of human engineering (ergonomics), textile materials and apparel technology, special modifications were designed in the garment to de-emphasize visual evidence of a person's disability, and strengthen function and convenience to meet the needs of body activities. Clothing designed for disabled people should contain elements of both function and beauty, which can help them rise to the convenient, beautiful and functional level from the inconvenient, concealment level. As a result, improvement in the quality of life of people with limb disabilities will be achieved.

The beauty of the mammalian vascular system

AbstractBeauty is a characteristic of objects that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure. In nature, aesthetic appreciation thereof has given rise to the mathematical search for good series (e.g. the Fibonacci series) and proportions (e.g. the Golden proportion) as important elements of beauty. In 1928 the mathematician George David Birkhoff introduced a formula for aesthetic measurement of an object. Birkhoff equation defines the aesthetic value as the amount of order divided by the complexity of the product. These two features can be measured easily in poetry, music, painting, architecture, etc. In the fine arts, it is the artist who manipulates both these features, but how does nature manage order and complexity in living organisms or their parts? Here we show how Birkhoff equation, applied to the mammalian vascular system of eight representative animals, results in new insights into the organization of the animal vascular system. We found that order and complexity are highly correlated in the mammalian vascular system (R^2^=0.9511). Accordingly, in nature both features are not independently managed in the manner of artists. We found significant differences among the Birkhoff aesthetic values in the mammalian arterial system, whereas no such differences exist in the venous system. We anticipate our approach to be useful in the study of morphogenesis and evolution of tree-like structures, employing the Birkhoff aesthetic value as a simple tool for conducting such studies.