PROJECT: To introduce aesthetic considerations into your eco art practice, select one common ingredient of your life that depends upon a machine.
READ: TO LIFE! pages 33 – 42
Aesthetic elements are the ingredients of an experience that generate sensual/emotional/expressive responses that are NOT dependent upon the function of non-art objects and situations, or the subject matter of works of art). Aesthetic ingredients include form, color, texture, composition, tempo, tone, volume, rhythm, etc.
PROJECT: To introduce aesthetic considerations into your eco art practice, select one common ingredient of your life that depends upon a machine. Then conduct this activity without relying upon a machine. For example:
- dry your hair in the air / dry your hair with an electric hair dryer
- brush your teeth manually/ use an electric toothbrush
- get wet in a rain shower / get wet in a bathroom shower
- walk up a hill / drive up the hill
Complete the form below identifying the aesthetic components of each.
| AESTHETIC INGREDIENTS | EXPERIENCE WITHOUT MACHINE | EXPERIENCE WITH MACHINE |
| DURATION of experience (long / short) |
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| TEMPO of experience (fast / slow) |
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| RHYTHM of experience (regular / variable) |
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| EXCITEMENT of experience (easily anticipated / unpredictable) |
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| VARIABILITY of experience (diverse / uniform) |
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| START and END of experience (abrupt / gradual) |
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| SENSATIONS and FEELINGS. Describe the affect of these aesthetic ingredients upon you. For each experience, describe if it was boring /pleasurable / exciting / surprising / sensual / disturbing / soothing, etc. |