The Endless Fluttering
I think that aesthetics
in art is always difficult to define or explain because varies on every
person’s ethnicity, social background, and life experience. Furthermore, John
Berger expresses in the “White Bird” the five qualities that affect aesthetic
emotions when looking to a piece. These qualities are figurative representation,
subject and context (object symbolic), material used, formal unity and economy,
and the making process of the piece. They all, in some way, psychologically influence the way a viewer sees, feels, and
interprets an object. In this way, different perceptions of transformation take
place from the ordinary to the mysterious. However, elements from nature
converge into a similar perspective among cultures. They all find in it the
wonderful power of beauty.
“White Bird” not only talks about aesthetics, but also
about the nature of man and the fundamentals of art. It metaphorically talks
about the thin line that lies between crafts and art. I like the emphasis that
Berger creates between nature and art without the intention of imitate, but the derivation of an emotion. Art is seen as a response, a confirmation, and an amplifier
or mask of the reality. It has the characteristic of transforming and perpetuating
an ephemeral moment into an ongoing permanent one. Its voice has the strength to
transcend as the endless fluttering of a white bird.
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