The Aesthetic Movement by Valeria Baiamonte https://padlet.com/valebaiamonte/hvtk17us1f9k Realizzato con un tocco di stravaganza en-us 2018-03-20 16:34:00 UTC 2025-10-29 16:02:09 UTC hello@padlet.com THE AESTHETIC MOVEMENT valebaiamonte https://padlet.com/valebaiamonte/hvtk17us1f9k/wish/244130303  is an intellectual and artistic movement emphasising aesthetic values more than social-political themes in art. It was a reaction against the Victorian puritanism, due to a fracture between the Artist and the Society. In the XIXth Century, it was related to other movements such as Symbolism (or Decadence) in France, or Decadentismo represented in Italy]]> 2018-03-20 16:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/valebaiamonte/hvtk17us1f9k/wish/244130303 The cult of Beauty valebaiamonte https://padlet.com/valebaiamonte/hvtk17us1f9k/wish/244241476 the need for beauty in everyday life, beauty is the highest value. Wilde believed that only Art and Beauty could prevent the death of the soul.]]> 2018-03-20 19:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/valebaiamonte/hvtk17us1f9k/wish/244241476 Art for itself: "Art for Art's Sake" according to Walter Pater, the theorist of the Aesteticism. Wilde believed that Art should have no moral aim. valebaiamonte https://padlet.com/valebaiamonte/hvtk17us1f9k/wish/244246341 2018-03-20 19:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/valebaiamonte/hvtk17us1f9k/wish/244246341 "A way of life": Wilde embodied the Aesthetic principles. He presented himself as the impeccably dressed and mannered dandy figure whose life was a work of art. His elegance is a symbol of the superiority of his spirit. valebaiamonte https://padlet.com/valebaiamonte/hvtk17us1f9k/wish/244248998 2018-03-20 19:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/valebaiamonte/hvtk17us1f9k/wish/244248998 The research of a new hedonism (search for pleasures) which holds pleasure as the highest GOOD and the most valuable thing. valebaiamonte https://padlet.com/valebaiamonte/hvtk17us1f9k/wish/244256928 2018-03-20 20:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/valebaiamonte/hvtk17us1f9k/wish/244256928 CRITICISM against the hypocrisy and prudery of the Victorian Age, as well as a reaction to the ugliness and the materialism of industrialization. valebaiamonte https://padlet.com/valebaiamonte/hvtk17us1f9k/wish/244260712 2018-03-20 20:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/valebaiamonte/hvtk17us1f9k/wish/244260712 Wilde as a Dandy: he used to walk down Piccadilly with a sunflower or a lily in his hand. valebaiamonte https://padlet.com/valebaiamonte/hvtk17us1f9k/wish/244536651 2018-03-21 14:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/valebaiamonte/hvtk17us1f9k/wish/244536651