Lauren Schaaf- Beauty in Nature
Since most of my out of class readings relating to our class are about environmental conservation and the beauty of nature, I found an article from Harvard University titled the Beauty in nature. Today (9/25) in class we talked about nature and the beauty of it. This resonated with me and my strong relation with nature. This article talks about how the beauty of nature is so great that it has profound effect upon our senses. In this class we talk about the more senses that are involved, the more real art is.
Dance was art that involved many senses while music involved the least amount. Nature involves every sense. When in nature, you can see it, you can hear the wind and the animals, you can smell it, you can feel it, and you can even taste some berries and plants. This article talks about how the entirety of nature dazzles our senses and cause us to declare that it is beautiful. It also talks about the perception of things in nature gives us pleasure and therefore is crucial to experience beauty.
The reading we discussed in class talks about how science and language are simply explanations of reality while art is the discovery of reality and intensifies it. In some ways, art is more perfect and beautiful than reality. Perhaps the perspective of an artist on reality allows nature to intensify and bring together all the parts of nature in one neat canvas. Many cultures dance to celebrate nature and perform rain dances to ask the God's for rain for their crops and people.
Part of the beauty of art and dance come from the rhythmic movement and music. The article discusses the constant flux of river water or wind rustling through the trees. Nature itself is a dance that performs for the people but more importantly, for itself. It's true purpose is to provide for itself as it works in equal balance with other living things. It quotes Emerson and says that nature is beautiful because it is alive, moving, and reproductive. These are ll characteristics of ritualistic dance.
Dance was art that involved many senses while music involved the least amount. Nature involves every sense. When in nature, you can see it, you can hear the wind and the animals, you can smell it, you can feel it, and you can even taste some berries and plants. This article talks about how the entirety of nature dazzles our senses and cause us to declare that it is beautiful. It also talks about the perception of things in nature gives us pleasure and therefore is crucial to experience beauty.
The reading we discussed in class talks about how science and language are simply explanations of reality while art is the discovery of reality and intensifies it. In some ways, art is more perfect and beautiful than reality. Perhaps the perspective of an artist on reality allows nature to intensify and bring together all the parts of nature in one neat canvas. Many cultures dance to celebrate nature and perform rain dances to ask the God's for rain for their crops and people.
Part of the beauty of art and dance come from the rhythmic movement and music. The article discusses the constant flux of river water or wind rustling through the trees. Nature itself is a dance that performs for the people but more importantly, for itself. It's true purpose is to provide for itself as it works in equal balance with other living things. It quotes Emerson and says that nature is beautiful because it is alive, moving, and reproductive. These are ll characteristics of ritualistic dance.
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