The Aesthetic Series

aesthetic: debrief

Some closing thoughts, a summary of the series, and the playlist

Sep 9, 2023 •

Daniel Whyte IV

the quotient of beauty and desire: an aspirational aesthetic

How art for art's sake becomes art at the expense of everything else. The final post!

Aug 26, 2023 •

Daniel Whyte IV

you are what you think: aesthetic + the mind

Call it manifestation by another name, but the imagination is a terrible thing to leave unconsidered

Aug 12, 2023 •

Daniel Whyte IV

good design might save the world: on aesthetic + space

Considering the impact of our environments and the need for shrines in the spaces we inhabit. Also, Greta Gerwig finally talks about Narnia!

Jul 22, 2023 •

Daniel Whyte IV

eat me, drink me: aesthetic + the individual as self-curator

From The 1975 to The Horse and His Boy, trading consumption for connection and living beyond the tale we happen to enact

Jul 8, 2023 •

Daniel Whyte IV

beauty fails as a reason for being: on aesthetic + the presentation of the body

What's behind our obsession over appearance as an end in itself?

Jun 24, 2023 •

Daniel Whyte IV

an uncanny valley between me + myself: on aesthetic and authenticity

Why authenticity is dead, reality is vanishing, and what that has to do with the conscious crafting of aesthetic.

Jun 10, 2023 •

Daniel Whyte IV

what movie do you want to live in?

Wipe your moodboards clean! What are we talking about when we talk about 'aesthetic'?

Apr 8, 2023 •

Daniel Whyte IV

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