Monday, January 3, 2022

What Is Beauty and Where Does It Come From?

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty


What Is Beauty and Where Does It Come From?
By definition, beauty is “the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit.” For me, this answer only raises more questions. What are those qualities and can they be quantified? Why is it pleasurable? What are those impacts on the logical mind and/or the emotional spirit? Is it a part of nature or a human invention? Understanding beauty seems to require a knowledge or a specific set of skills. These skills have been called inspiration, imagination, and creativity.

How do you experience beauty?  What are some of the things that you enjoy?   Is it a cozy living room, a sleek automobile, or the quiet of nature?  How are some ways we can make our lives more appealing?

We've experienced a dismal highway lined with abandoned factories surrounded by cheap plastic junk.  But, I've learned to see the possibility of even the most horrible objects.  And the act of transforming the hideous into the delightful.  Now we can explore that together.


Mike Kraus was born on the industrial shoreline of Muskegon, Michigan. After earning his Fine Arts Degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he attended Grand Valley State University for his graduate degree. From there, he gained varied experiences from the Chicago Architecture Foundation, Art Institute of Chicago, Hauenstein Center For Presidential Studies, Lollypop Farm Humane Society, and the Children's Memorial Foundation. And every place he worked, he had his sketchbook with him and found ways to be actively creative. In 2014, Kraus became a full-time artist by establishing Mike Kraus Art. Since then, he has sold thousands of paintings that are displayed in nearly every state and dozens of countries. Currently, Kraus lives in Rochester, New York with his beautiful wife and goofy dog.

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