The Enjoyment of Art

"The Enjoyment of Art" by Carleton Noyes offers a timeless exploration into art appreciation and the fundamentals of art criticism. A classic text in art history and aesthetics, this book provides readers with insightful perspectives on the visual arts. Noyes delves into the elements that contribute to our enjoyment of art, offering a foundational understanding for both casual observers and serious students. Explore the principles of artistic judgment and gain a deeper connection to the world of art. A valuable resource for anyone seeking to enhance their understanding and appreciation of artistic expression, "The Enjoyment of Art" remains a relevant and insightful guide to the world of art criticism and theory. This edition is meticulously prepared for republication, preserving the integrity and enduring value of Noyes's original work.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

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The Enjoyment of Art

"The Enjoyment of Art" by Carleton Noyes offers a timeless exploration into art appreciation and the fundamentals of art criticism. A classic text in art history and aesthetics, this book provides readers with insightful perspectives on the visual arts. Noyes delves into the elements that contribute to our enjoyment of art, offering a foundational understanding for both casual observers and serious students. Explore the principles of artistic judgment and gain a deeper connection to the world of art. A valuable resource for anyone seeking to enhance their understanding and appreciation of artistic expression, "The Enjoyment of Art" remains a relevant and insightful guide to the world of art criticism and theory. This edition is meticulously prepared for republication, preserving the integrity and enduring value of Noyes's original work.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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The Enjoyment of Art

The Enjoyment of Art

by Carleton Eldredge Noyes
The Enjoyment of Art

The Enjoyment of Art

by Carleton Eldredge Noyes

Overview

"The Enjoyment of Art" by Carleton Noyes offers a timeless exploration into art appreciation and the fundamentals of art criticism. A classic text in art history and aesthetics, this book provides readers with insightful perspectives on the visual arts. Noyes delves into the elements that contribute to our enjoyment of art, offering a foundational understanding for both casual observers and serious students. Explore the principles of artistic judgment and gain a deeper connection to the world of art. A valuable resource for anyone seeking to enhance their understanding and appreciation of artistic expression, "The Enjoyment of Art" remains a relevant and insightful guide to the world of art criticism and theory. This edition is meticulously prepared for republication, preserving the integrity and enduring value of Noyes's original work.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781023173469
Publisher: Anson Street Press
Publication date: 03/28/2025
Pages: 34
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.07(d)

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ra THE WORK OF ART AS BEAUTIFUL Just as nature and life are significant as the material manifestation of spiritual forces and relations, so a work of art is in its turn the symbol by which the artist communicates himself; it is his revelation to men of the beauty he has perceived and felt. Beauty is not easy to define. That conception which regards beauty as the power to awaken merely agreeable emotions is limited and in so far false. Another source of misunderstanding is the confusion of beauty with moralistic values. It is said that beauty is the Ideal; and by many the "Ideal" is taken to mean ideal goodness. With righteousness and sin as such beautyhas no concern. Much that is evil in life, much that offends against the moral law, must be regarded as beautiful in so far as it plays its necessary part in the universal whole. Clearing away these misconceptions, then, an approximate definition would be that the essence of beauty is harmony. So soon as a detail is shown in its relation to a whole, then it becomes beautiful because it is expressive of the supreme unity. A discord in music is felt to be a discord only as it is isolated; when it takes its fitting and inevitable place in the large unity of the symphony, it becomes full of meaning. The hippopotamus, dozing in his tank at the Zoo, is wildly grotesque and ugly. But who shall say that, seen in the fastnesses of his native rivers, he is not the beautiful perfect fulfilling of nature's harmony ? To a race of blacks, the fair-skinned Apollo appearing among them could not but be monstrous. The smoking factory,sordid and hideous, is beautiful to him who sees that it accomplishes a necessary function in the great scheme of life.Beauty is adaptation. Whatever is truly useful is in so far truly beautiful. The steam engin...

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