The psychology of aesthetic feeling

The aesthetic feeling is caused by beautiful objects. So, this feeling is evoked in us by the vast dark blue sky studded with golden twinkling stars, and the silvery glow of the river under the full moon, and beautiful music, and a work of art.
Aesthetic feeling refers to pleasant feelings, but the nature of this feeling is significantly different from pleasant feelings caused by the satisfaction of other kinds of needs. A hungry person experiences a pleasant feeling when eating delicious food, but this feeling does not relate to aesthetic feelings. Similarly, a person who is bored by lack of activity experiences a pleasant feeling if he finds a suitable activity for himself; but this feeling also does not relate to aesthetic feelings.
Aesthetic feeling is selfless. A person experiencing this feeling does not think about the benefits of the object that causes it. Hundreds, thousands of people can contemplate the same beautiful picture of nature, and yet it does not become less beautiful. One and the same literary work, delivering high artistic pleasure to thousands of readers, remains the same as it came from the pen of the writer.
The impressions that evoke aesthetic feelings in us are perceived by us mainly through the higher external senses, i.e. sight and hearing. Perceptions through the lower external senses do not cause aesthetic disturbances in us, if they do, they are imperceptible, indistinct.
Objects that evoke an aesthetic feeling in us are divided into beautiful and lofty, according to the impression they make on us.
Thus, the sight of a meadow full of flowers, the peaceful silence of a fragrant night, a beautiful flower, a beautiful landscape, a beautiful work evoke in us a calm sense of beauty and relate to beautiful objects; the boundless vault of heaven, studded with twinkling stars, sunrise or sunset on the sea, the majestic picture of the northern lights, amazing willpower characters, derived in a work or film, they evoke in us a solemn, serious sense of the high and relate to lofty subjects.
Thus, beautiful and lofty objects differ from one another in the strength and nature of the impression they make, and therefore in the way a person with an aesthetic sense treats them. Accordingly, the aesthetic sense itself is divided into a sense of beauty and a sense of high.
Aesthetic feeling arises in us both by beautiful objects of nature and works of fine arts.
Each work of fine art is an expression in the image or external form of an idea, thought or feeling of the artist. Thus, there are two sides to every work of art: the inner and the outer. The inner side of an artistic work is made up of an idea, thought, or feeling expressed in the work. The exterior of the work is the form that expresses the idea or feeling of the artist.
The dignity of an artistic work depends both on the content and on its form, as well as on the conformity of the form to the content. So, the deeper and truer the thought or feeling expressed in the work, the more elegant the form that serves to express the thought or feeling, and the greater the correspondence between the form and the content of the work, the higher the work itself.
We associate certain thoughts, ideas, and feelings with objects of nature, which greatly enhances the aesthetic feeling evoked by these objects. So, a lily becomes especially beautiful in our eyes if we look at this flower as an expression of purity and modesty. The boundless sea gets a special charm in our eyes if we associate the idea of infinity with it. We embody the objects of nature, so to speak, and thereby enhance their aesthetic significance for us. Starting your sports betting journey with a generous boost makes every wager more exciting from day one. When you register a new account, be sure to use 1x bet promo code in the designated field during the sign-up process to unlock an exclusive offer. This action activates a 100% welcome bonus up to $100 on your first deposit, effectively doubling your initial bankroll. You can then explore thousands of daily events across football, tennis, basketball, and more with enhanced betting power. The bonus gives you 30 days to wager the funds on accumulators with at least three events at odds of 1.4 or higher.