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Aesthetic movement — another name for the Aesthetic movement, a loosely defined movement in art and literature in later 19th century Britain. Proponents of the movement held that art does not have any didactic purpose, it need only be beautiful. Life should copy Art … Mini philosophy glossary
Aesthetic Movement — … Useful english dictionary
Black Aesthetic movement — or Black Arts movement Period of artistic and literary development among black Americans in the 1960s and early 70s. Based on the cultural politics of black nationalism, the movement sought to create art forms capable of expressing the varieties… … Universalium
(the) Aesthetic Movement — the Aesthetic Movement [the Aesthetic Movement] a movement that developed in England in the late 1880s. It was based on the belief that art should exist as an independent idea, and not in order to support religion, the state, etc. This principle… … Useful english dictionary
Aesthetic — another name for the Aesthetic movement, a loosely defined movement in art and literature in later 19th century Britain. Proponents of the movement held that art does not have any didactic purpose, it need only be beautiful. Life should copy Art … Mini philosophy glossary
movement — /moohv meuhnt/, n. 1. the act, process, or result of moving. 2. a particular manner or style of moving. 3. Usually, movements. actions or activities, as of a person or a body of persons. 4. Mil., Naval. a change of position or location of troops… … Universalium
aesthetic — (n.) 1798, from Ger. Ästhetisch or Fr. esthétique, both from Gk. aisthetikos sensitive, perceptive, from aisthanesthai to perceive (by the senses or by the mind), to feel, from PIE *awis dh yo , from root *au to perceive (see AUDIENCE (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
aesthetic — (US also esthetic) ► ADJECTIVE 1) concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. 2) of pleasing appearance. ► NOUN ▪ a set of principles underlying the work of a particular artist or artistic movement. DERIVATIVES aesthetically adverb… … English terms dictionary
aesthetic — [i:s θɛtɪk, ɛs ] (US also esthetic) adjective concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. ↘of pleasing appearance. ↘(Aesthetic) relating to or denoting a literary and artistic movement in England during the 1880s, devoted to ‘art for art … English new terms dictionary
Artistic Dress movement — The Artistic Dress movement and its successor, Aesthetic Dress, were fashion trends in nineteenth century clothing.Artistic dressDante Gabriel Rossetti and other members of the Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood were conscious archaizers, emulating the… … Wikipedia
