Aesthetic Evaluation AM-130

Egon Schiele, Self Portrait with Hands on Chest. 1910. 

Steven Meisel editorial shoot, “A Feast For The Eyes”, Vogue, Featuring Couture by Christian Lacroix

Aesthetic Evaluation

The appraisal of aesthetic qualities

Denver Public Library, Architect: Michael Graves, 1995

Aesthetic Preference

A comparative evaluation… aesthetic qualities of an object or experience that are judged against others reulting in a preference over the other opinions.

David LaChapelle (American, b. 1963)

Eminem – About to Blow

1999

Chromogenic Print

David LaChapelle

David LaChapelle is an American photographer, music video director, and film director. He is best known for his work in fashion and photography, which often references art history and sometimes conveys social messages.

Egocentric and Eurocentric Veiw

Limited or confied view bty which one evaluates all things from a personal perspective and/or a Western-civilization POV.

Sociocultural Context

The zeitgeist, or the “spirit of the times”

La Troupe de Mademoiselle Eglantine, 1895. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 

Zeitgeist

Dominant ideology of the culture and historical period

Modernism

Mid-late 1800s-1950ish, industrial revolution- lots of new innovations and technology, devolpment of a capitalist soceity, rich vs poor, linear sense of time, things happen sequentially, concern for national issues (inward view)

Postmodernism

(1970s-1990s) Information revolution (gathering and dissemination), development of a global society, fast chaning cyclic snese of time, concern for world or local issues.

The Flatiron building in NYC 1902, 

Architects:  Daniel Burnham and Frederick P. Dinkelberg

The Flatiron, Edward J. Steichen American,1904

Frank Gerry

Postmodern Architect… began his career in 1964, popular from 1990s to present

Cultural Contexts 

Customs, beliefs, socia norms material culture. Specific aesthetic evaluations may reflect particular cultural beliefs and lifestyles. n

Demographic Characterstics

Consist of aspect of population segments. Ethnicity, age, gender, income level, religion, sexual orientation, education level, and geographic location.

Geographic Location

Differences in aesthetic preferences may be due to:

• Climatic conditions of the location 

• Physical environment

• Ethnic heritage

• Industry

• Historical events of the area

Sexual Orientation

Sexual orientation may influence aesthetic preferences

Kehinde Wiley

Barack Obama, born 1961

Forty-fourth president, 2009–2017

Kehinde Wiley (born 1977)

Oil on canvas, 2018

Gender

Women shop a certain way and men shop a certain way, efficiency.

Ethnicity

Can affect peoples aesthetic evaluations