Beauty
I find the ideas in Ameila Jones essay to be very thought provoking as a practicing artist. I personally struggle to put a definition on the word beauty or what criteria a thing has to have to be deemed beautiful, I feel it is a subjective idea as unique as the person viewing. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The quote is said to be paraphrased from a statement by the Greek philosopher Plato. Beauty is a subjective, fluid, and deeply personal idea that is unique to each person and their individual experiences. Amelia Jones’ essay is to remind the reader of this very basic truth. She challenges the reader to think outside the rigid definition of beauty in fine art that the historians and critics like Hickey have worked to create. These narrow definitions repress anything and anyone not fitting into the appropriate mold of acceptable art. I believe the ideas in Jones’ essay are very applicable to everyday situations and one should try to look at things from different angles. The ad...