As a branch of philosophy, Aesthetics deals with the concepts of aesthetic experience and the aesthetic properties, which relates to the works of art. But, this point of view restricts the aesthetic experience from its scope, which affects our lives on a daily basis; the things we buy, the way we decorate the spaces we choose to live in and so on. We could call it as everyday aesthetics. In fact, many of our daily decisions are based on aesthetic crises that classic philosophy of Aesthetics ignores.
Everyday Aesthetics; New philosophical aspect
During the recent decades, however, an new branch of Philosophy on Everyday Aesthetics has approached this topic. Everyday Aesthetics focus on our sensory reactions and our interactions with everyday environments and objects such as the weather, the food, the sports, the fashion, the decoration, or the consumer products. The goal is to broaden our appreciation for aesthetics; we could do that without excluding an experience, simply because it belongs to an everyday routine.
Our daily lives are full of aesthetic interests and concerns; but – like everyday life itself – we rarely analyze them. Whether it is the clothes we choose for our work or the ingredients to prepare our food, our aesthetic interests shapes our daily experience, Apart from that, it also determines many aspects of who we are, what we are and what we can do, deeper than our experience in art. The aesthetic experience is not just the thought and appreciation of a beautiful landscape or object; it is rather the general state of our mind, which is affected by the environment. For example, when we relax in a magnificent beach, or cross busy streets, we discover ourselves through the aesthetics of these environments.
Scope of Eversthetics
Eversthetics offers the starting point to think about the different dimensions of everyday aesthetics in our lives. So, it examines some of the most theoretical aesthetic issues, which are otherwise hidden by a plain glimpse. Apart from that, we examine the relation of everyday aesthetic values to other issues, such as the ethics, the society, the culture and the environment. We will also focus on ways to improve our daily lives by observing our daily aesthetic experiences.