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Aesthetics of nature developed as a sub-field of philosophical ethics. In the 18th and 19th century, the aesthetics of nature advanced the concepts of disinterestedness, the pictures, and the introduction of the idea of positive aesthetics. [1] The first major developments of nature occurred in the 18th century.
Making the Scene: A History of Stage Design and Technology in Europe and the United States, Tobin Theatre Arts Fund, distributed by University of Texas Press, 2010. Traces the history of scene design since the ancient Greeks. Pecktal, Lynn. Designing and Painting for the Theater, McGraw-Hill, 1995. Details production design processes for ...
Even acts which seem less extreme, such as building a mud hut or a photovoltaic system in the desert, the modified environment becomes an artificial one. Though many animals build things to provide a better environment for themselves, they are not human, hence beaver dams and the works of mound-building termites are thought of as natural.
Environmental philosophy includes environmental ethics, environmental aesthetics, ecofeminism, environmental hermeneutics, and environmental theology. [2] Some of the main areas of interest for environmental philosophers are: Marco Casagrande Sandworm, Beaufort04 Triennial of Contemporary Art, Wenduine, Belgium 2012. Defining environment and nature
Gilpin's Essay on Prints (1768) defined picturesque as "a term expressive of that peculiar kind of beauty, which is agreeable in a picture" (p. xii). A view: "A sight or prospect of some landscape or extended scene; an extent or area covered by the eye from one point" (OED). Wilderness: An uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region. [1]
Its secondary nature and subjective aspect sometimes makes it difficult to measure and engage with [3] [4] (e.g. within quantitative figures for policymakers). However, the history of the word pollution , and pollution's effect over time, reveals the fact that every form of pollution can be categorised and studied in its three main ...
The scene subculture is a youth subculture that emerged during the early 2000s in the United States from the pre-existing emo subculture. [1] The subculture became popular with adolescents from the mid 2000s [2] to the early 2010s. Members of the scene subculture are referred to as scene kids, trendies, or scenesters. [3]
Nature photography encompasses a wide range of photography taken outdoors and devoted to displaying natural elements such as landscapes, wildlife, plants, and close-ups of natural scenes and textures. Nature photography tends to place a stronger emphasis on the aesthetic value of the photo than other photography genres, such as photojournalism ...