Friday, May 23, 2008

the beginning

Ok, day one. aesthetics of the sacred and cool.

aes·thet·ic [es-thet-ik] –noun Wikipedia

1. commonly known as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste. More broadly, scholars in the field define aesthetics as "critical reflection on art, culture and nature." Aesthetics is a sub-discipline of axiology, a branch of philosophy, and is closely associated with the philosophy of art. Aesthetics studies new ways of seeing and of perceiving the world.

sa·cred [sey-krid] –adjective Dictionary.com

2. devoted to dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.

3. entitled to veneration or religious respect by association with divinity or divine things; holy.

4. pertaining to or connected with religion (opposed to secular or profane): sacred music; sacred books.

5. regarded with reverence: the sacred memory of a dead hero.

6. secured against violation, infringement, etc., as by reverence or sense of right: sacred oaths; sacred rights.

7. properly immune from violence, interference, etc., as a person or office.

cool [kool] –noun -adjective Wikipedia

1. an aesthetic of attitude, behavior, comportment, appearance, style and Zeitgeist. Because of the varied and changing connotations of cool, as well its subjective nature, the word has no single meaning. It has associations of composure and self-control and often is used as an expression of admiration or approval.