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Aesthetics
Independent of cultural background, people seem to share a sense of what makes certain color combinations aesthetically pleasing.
Frank Slater’s book "Practical Portrait Painting" reveals the secrets of masters old and new, from Leonardo da Vinci to Augustus John.
From Brahms to Tchaikovsky, here's a curated list of composers whose music has shaped the classical canon.
In the shadow of the Shard, the mosaics help paint a picture of Roman London.
People around the world, mostly Generation Z, are obsessed with the look and feel of gothic, elitist universities. Why?
People who visit Florence seem strangely susceptible to Stendhal syndrome, which is blamed on an overwhelming sense of awe.
If you put very fine black powder powder in a confined space it explodes in a cloud of heat, gas and noise.
Just as storylines make sense only when you have the context of the beginning and the end, listeners need to understand the impetus for why the album was even made.
The most technically impressive feats of animation often strike us as eerie instead of impressive, and it’s all thanks to the uncanny valley.
The singer-songwriter distilled the essence of the holidays into a hit song, and for her efforts she was crowned the Queen of Christmas.
Released in 1972, "Ways of Seeing" has proven to be as worthy of study as the artistic traditions it investigates.
Why does hearing sad music feel so good?
We should all pause to appreciate the awe-inspiring beauty of the Universe.
The German thinker wrote both treatises and songs. He approached each form of expression with the same level of interest.