The Secrets of Classical Beauty: Exploring Greek Aesthetics in Art and Thought, Simplestory, 2022
Nava Sevilla-Sadeh, The Secrets of Classical Beauty: Exploring Greek Aesthetics in Art and Thought, Simplestory, 2022
Beauty became an almost repugnant word in contemporary art and thought, and, indeed, it has been dethroned in the modern-day art discourse. Such an approach stems from the perception of beauty as external only and, therefore, superficial and lacking in depth. Beauty in the ancient Greek world, in contrast, was given great importance, and the approach to it was layered, focusing on aspects beyond those of the exterior and the visual.
This book engages with the essence of the concept of “beauty” in the Ancient Greek world and its manifestations in art.