aestheticism as philosophy for survival
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caitlyntiktok.comHow To Be a Living Work of Art
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there is so much to hate in this world. so much to mourn. it is a miracle that my heart still has the capacity to love; you will not strip me of what little joy i have sequestered for myself for the sake of my sanity. you cannot have our art.
pick up a book. it just might free you from all that misery you feel.
pick up a book. it just might free you from all that misery you feel.
ayan artan • In Defense of Pretension.
In his Life as Art: Aesthetics and the Creation of Self (2012),
Zachary Simpson defines "life as art" as follows:
[it] is the persistent attempt to actualize the aesthetic in and
through one's living, seeing and thinking. This means
integrating the essence of the work of art into how one shapes
the contours and dimensions of one's being ... what
... See moreIt can feel foolish to pause to marvel
at the stars when the world is burning.
Or to find the world beautiful
when you’ve known it to betray you.
But wonder is a liberation practice. A
reminder that we contain more than
tragedy. Beauty is our origin and our
anchor.
Cole Arthur Riley en Black Liturgies