The idea that an object should be determined solely by its function, rather than by aesthetic considerations, and that anything practically designed will be inherently beautiful.
A gourmet or a person who has an ardent/refined interest in food and alcoholic beverages. It involves seeking new food experiences as a hobby rather than simply eating out of convenience or hunger.
A modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas.
Music often remixed of the 1920s-50s, which can cause the aesthetic to fall into the trope of romanticizing that era. It is important to remember that he 1900s were often an era of oppression towards marginalized people, such as Black people. It is especially important to remember that and appreciate that swing music is a form of Jazz, meaning many, if not most or all elements of swing are inspired by Black culture.
An aesthetic that revolves around the idea of creating a harmonious ecosystem while also advancing in knowledge and technology. It works to admire the beauty of nature and life while also improving human civilization on Earth in ways that can benefit all parties.
An artistic movement in modern art that started around World War I. Its purpose was to ridicule the meaninglessness of the modern world. Its peak was 1916 to 1922, and it influenced surrealism, pop art, and punk rock.
An early-20th-century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture. Cubism has been considered the most influential art movement of the 20th century.
An aesthetic themed around hand-crafted items. Most common is embroidery, but it also includes (but is not limited to) sewing, knitting, crochet, needle felting, pottery, woodworking, quilting, bookbinding, scrapbooking, and papercraft.
An aesthetic that relates to business attire that refers to the clothing that employees wear to work. Depending on the workplace, various levels of the formality of business attire are expected, and the norm. The dress codes range from traditional and formal to smart casual, business casual, and casual.
A style or movement in which assorted mechanical objects are combined into abstract mobile structural forms. The movement originated in Russia in the 1920s and has influenced many aspects of modern architecture and design.
An aesthetic that relates to the feeling of being comfortably at rest with your surroundings, neatly fit in your place, relieved and well-suited. It includes having pets, reading books, and sitting next to a fireplace or window, or on a bed.
Refers to an aesthetic based around clean objects or objects intended to sanitize, such as soaps, sponges, and bathtubs, as well as places that may seem to have been recently cleaned.
A high regard for a classical period, classical antiquity in the Western tradition, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seek to emulate. The art of classicism typically seeks to be formal and restrained.
An aesthetic that involves haphazard routines, messy habits, unusual or banned literature and studying with a passion. This subtype of academia promotes the acceptance of messy or seemingly uncomposed traits some students may have.
The contrast between bright and dark areas of a painting. Most works with pronounced chiaroscuro have one strong light source illuminating a dark area. The term comes from the Italian words for "light" and "dark".
The femme fatale archetype for the modern age, warped by late capitalist materialism and the pressures of social media. Draws inspiration from the kitsch McBling of the early 00s: think murder plots and Juicy Couture. Essentially, it is about being very bad, but looking very good while you do it.
An aesthetic that is based around bizarre imagery and objects. This aesthetic's main objective is to confuse you, and the imagery might make you ask yourself why it exists.
An aesthetic centered completely around western animation (specifically in America or Canada), as opposed to Animecore, which has more of a focus on Japanese animation.