5 - Aesthetics

Romantic Realism - "Art is a selective re-creation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value judgments."

233 topics in this forum

  1. FAQ: What does Objectivism Consider to be Art (Aesthetics)

    By Kat,
    • 8 replies
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  2. Rational discussion of art 1 2 3 4

    By Michael Stuart Kelly,
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  3. "Romanticist Art" Is Not The Essence Of The Objectivist Esthetics 1 2 3 4 20

    By Jonathan,
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  4. You can get better at art!

    By atlashead,
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  5. Dark art

    By Thorn,
    • 7 replies
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  6. Beauty

    By Guyau,
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  7. The Problem With Objectivism is That it's Not Sexy Enough 1 2 3 4

    By Marcus,   
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  8. Inspiration

    By atlashead,
    • 18 replies
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  9. Reason in Rhyme by Robin Field

    By Strictlylogical,
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  10. Tim's Vermeer 1 2

    By Francisco Ferrer,
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  11. Collective Consciousness Integrated Dichotomy

    By atlashead,
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  12. Did Galt LOVE his work?

    By atlashead,
    • 5 replies
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  13. Music Universals and Science

    By Michael Stuart Kelly,   
    • 9 replies
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  14. Michelle Marder Kamhi's "Who Says That's Art?" 1 2 3 4 91

    By Ellen Stuttle,
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  15. Objectivist Esthetics, R.I.P. 1 2 3 4 34

    By Jonathan,
    • 825 replies
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  16. mental health & asthetics

    By atlashead,
    • 0 replies
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  17. architecture/"plugged into the source"

    By atlashead,
    • 1 reply
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  18. Pop songs Ayn would have loved 1 2 3

    By mikelee999,
    • 70 replies
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  19. technical lesson in curvilinear perspective

    By atlashead,
    • 4 replies
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  20. Art as Microcosm (2004) 1 2 3 4 21

    By Roger Bissell,
    • 501 replies
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  21. Robert Douglas = Howard Roark

    By atlashead,
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  22. Romantic Music Is Objectively Superior 1 2 3

    By Jonathan,
    • 55 replies
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  23. my architecture (preemptive)

    By atlashead,
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  24. does an architectural drawing (never to be built)have value?(sense of life transfer)

    By atlashead,
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  25. Questions about the Romantic Manifesto 1 2

    By WilliamHalley,   
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