Elaine Scarry's On Beauty and Being Just
important, it is easy to feel uncomfortable about enjoying the aesthetic side of design, because it can feel superficial to care about how things look. Equally problematic is our growing suspicion of beauty, especially the conventional variety, at a time when cut-price cosmetic surgery, jaw-dropping digital effects in movies and the digital retouch... See more
Alice Rawsthorn • Hello World: Where Design Meets Life
But right now I want to tell you what beauty is NOT.
It doesn’t require validation by an institution.
It can’t be manipulated by a corporation.
It doesn’t need or want theory or interpretation.
It’s not mediated through a critic.
Now you can begin to understand why beauty is dangerous. It’s the closest thing to anarchy and liberation in our public lives... See more
It doesn’t require validation by an institution.
It can’t be manipulated by a corporation.
It doesn’t need or want theory or interpretation.
It’s not mediated through a critic.
Now you can begin to understand why beauty is dangerous. It’s the closest thing to anarchy and liberation in our public lives... See more