One might argue that for a work of art to be a true success, the viewer must attain the RASAs conveyed by the artist, therefore experiencing the same temporary psychological state of mind, an important testament and symbol of the recycling of existence, of being and therefore life itself. ... The more prominent ones include: The lotus flower, a symbol of purity and perfection and of non-attachment, that one can shine like the sun and better himself regardless of what lay in the past or what challenges face him now, famously seen to be growing out of Vishnu's navel as a seat for Lord Brahm...

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Questions I and II What are the central concerns illustrated in the article "The Crisis of Belief"?" How does this show symbolically in the poem "Dover Beach,"" by Arnold? Response The central concern is the despair of the modern man who loses the certainty that belief gave him, the inner conflict ...

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Introduction I have chosen 19th century art and the Aesthetic Movement to consider What is an aesthetic? I chose this period because the aesthetic movement of the 19th century celebrated beauty for its own sake, not just in painting but also in furniture, textiles, ceramics, fashion and architecture. Beauty in the Victorian period was very much linked to lifestyle. It was also the period where photography first started to be widely used. Charles Baudelaire sums up the idea of beauty and aesthetics for me, he said: All beauties contain, like all possible phenomena, something eternal and somet...

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