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...The trouble with aesthetics is that tastes and standards vary so much -- is art about realistic imitation, effective communication, entertaining expression, or simple visual appeal? To analyze with a formalist attitude, we exclude social forces, content, even subject matter, yet the same work may be examined with the Freudian dreaminess of Surrealism. Some art is meant to represent clean functionalism, with its elegance residing in how it fits its purpose, embracing technology and industry. Or, it can be the antithesis of reason, claiming to be more real than reality itself. Theory, by fleshing out images with thoughts, emotions, and contexts, provides the tools with which to critique, and it brings richness to the very experience of looking....
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