Aesthetics

Assignment:

Minor Aesthetic Essays (4)

Purpose(s):

Practice in writing phenomenological descriptions by observing and experiencing art objects

Due date(s):

Sep 16, Oct 12, Nov 2, Nov 23

Content/Instructions:

Painting - any,

Music/Dance - live or recorded (video or CD)

Gustation - distinguishing nuances in a single food (coffee, chocolate, apples

Total (group) - meal? hike? tea ceremony? building? theater? To be decided and scheduled.

Format: oral/written, Length (minutes or words), citations (number and format),

Where appropriate, include name of piece (and/or subject), along with artist, period, media, where found. Length should fall between 900 and 1200 words. The essay is to be typed. Put your name and date at the top, insert two blank lines, and then begin the essay. No cover pages or report covers, please. Citations should follow MLA.

How graded and percent of final grade:

Comprehensiveness of description, clarity and organization of writing, grammatical and syntactic propriety, insight and surprise (what has no one else noticed, perhaps).

Painting 10%

Music 10%

Gustation 10%

Total Experience 20%