She says:
Beauty seems at odds with political activism because it is not a directly practical response to the world. It inspires contemplation, not storm and fury. But politically motivated artists, I submit, have much to gain from beauty. Beauty encourages a perspective from which our ordinary priorities are up for grabs. . . . In the first place, contemplation of beauty provides the receptive condition in which we can recognize our own moral insights. Beauty creates a space for spiritual openness.
(Quoted from page 18 of The Aesthetics of Uncertainty, by Janet Wolff. Columbia University Press, 2008.)
For a brief biography of Kathleen Marie Higgins, click here. For images of and relating to Kathleen Marie Higgins, click here. For a brief biography of Janet Wolff, click here. For images of and relating to Janet Wolff, click here.
Beauty seems at odds with political activism because it is not a directly practical response to the world. It inspires contemplation, not storm and fury. But politically motivated artists, I submit, have much to gain from beauty. Beauty encourages a perspective from which our ordinary priorities are up for grabs. . . . In the first place, contemplation of beauty provides the receptive condition in which we can recognize our own moral insights. Beauty creates a space for spiritual openness.
(Quoted from page 18 of The Aesthetics of Uncertainty, by Janet Wolff. Columbia University Press, 2008.)
For a brief biography of Kathleen Marie Higgins, click here. For images of and relating to Kathleen Marie Higgins, click here. For a brief biography of Janet Wolff, click here. For images of and relating to Janet Wolff, click here.
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