Global+Perspective

=Global Perspective on Beauty = =Chinese Aesthetics:=

Indian Aesthetics: · Created to glorify the divine nature of the gods. · Presented their deities as superhumans, often with many heads and arms. · A work of art is created is with a particular “rasa”, or flavors.
 * · Kongfuzi**: aesthetics are linked with art, moral goodness, and enjoyment.
 * · Confucianists**: believed that moral goodness shaped art: the greater the virtue of the artist, the greater the art. Connected the arts with moral conduct, self- improvement, and public virtue.
 * · Taoism**: emphasized harmony and a holistic concept of life. Living in harmony with nature and the rhythms of the universe.

Humorous Erotic Heroic Despicable Furious Frightful Wondrous Pathetic Peaceful.

· Art focused on the issue of pratibha, which means creative or internal disposition. Applies to all forms of creative activity including visual arts and music. Islamic Aesthetics: · Consider aesthetics a normal part of everyday life. · Inspire imagination · Abbasids was the centre of Islamic learning · Calligraphy, geometry, and a style known as arabesque was developed. · Arabesque uses interlacing lines to create an intricate pattern that often depicts flowers, fruit, or foliage. · Allah was the only creator so Muslims art often focused on elaboration or decoration because they cannot depict human life.
 * · Jiddu Krishnamurti:** analytic theory cannot help people discover truth and beauty. Things can be found only through observation and by understanding what is in our own minds.