Opinion about Beauty
In most instances, people associate and relate beauty with an individual’s physical appearance. It can be a sexy body or a pretty face. The society often categorise beauty based on how individuals look and hardly do people realise the inside beauty. Furthermore, the society often preoccupies itself with physical attraction, and it ignores the personality and attitude of a person. Personally, I firmly believe that beauty is a multifaceted concept that individuals should evaluate in different dimensions.
Moreover, people have diverse perspectives on beauty; therefore, there are no universally accepted definitions of beauty. What one individual may perceive as beautiful may be practically unpleasant to other individuals. Therefore, definitions and interpretations of beauty depend on an individual’s culture and socialization. Some relate beauty to youthfulness while others associate it with the suitability for a particular function or purpose. Ideally, the definitions can apply in varied contexts; however, the element of beauty that stands out is that it is widely determined by the attraction levels that it has to a person’s eye. For example, the man’s perspectives about beauty will definitely influence their choice of mates. Largely, I firmly believe that beauty has very little to do with looks. Instead, it entails how an individual makes other individuals feel about themselves.
Museum Feedback
Even though beauty is an intricate and complex subject for a museum exhibition, Cooper-Hewitt, exhibition demystified the notion by displaying different design pieces that illustrated varied aspects of beauty. The pieces that I viewed at the museum depicted the varied elements and perspectives that individuals have regarding beauty. Most of the pieces underlined the fact that beauty is all about what appeals to an individual’s eye. Specifically, the pieces titled Extravagant underlines the fact that individuals perceive beauty based on facial expressions as well as the adjustment of other bodily features such as the eyes and hair. After viewing some of the pieces at the museum, I support the notion that beauty is in the hands of the beholder. Even though some individuals though that all the pieces were beautiful, some of them did not impress me. Particularly, the 3D design did not impress me because it was primarily based on a computer-generated view, which I believe is “plastic” beauty. Overall, the exhibition was extremely impressive, and I a learned the different ways that individuals can use to express beauty as well as some of the perspectives that people have about it. Additionally, I learned that most artists use physical elements to express beauty.
The two pieces that impressed me are Extravagant by Guido Palau and Transgressive by The Haas Brothers. Specifically, Extravagant challenges the traditional notions that people hold about beauty by seducing the eye with deceptive surfaces and rich materials. As a result, the piece firmly underlines the fact that the society focuses on the physical attraction while ignoring people’s attitudes and personalities. Furthermore, this piece communicates the notion that physical beauty can always be altered; therefore, it is deceptive and unreliable in determining the actual beauty of a person. Transgressive, which is the second piece that impressed me because it has a comic element and it incorporates different colours that are appealing to the eye. Particularly, this piece underlines the role that colour and composition play in the definition of beauty. From the above reflection, I now understand beauty as an element that is unique to the observer. Nevertheless, it is widely based on the attraction levels that an object or person has on the viewer.
