I've never studied aesthetics, but I know what I like to look at and what I don't like to look at.
Like to look at:
- objects and buildings made of wood, especially old ones
- trees and water (oceans, lakes, rivers)
- mountains
- children
- eyes, hands
- fire
- snowfall
- fields, in any season
- horses
- birds
- growing crops
- my husband
- my children
Don't like to look at:
- strip malls
- almost anything plastic, especially brightly colored yard toys
- dirty snow
- aluminum-sided buildings
- litter
I could think of more.
I've found that the more I know/study a topic, the pickier I become about what I like. In the last year as I've studied good photographs, I've gotten choosier about what is pleasing to me.
I also find that I like to look at things more as their value increases. For example, the barn in the photo above does not immediately seem aesthetically pleasing. But as I've driven past it on my drive the last 3 years, it has become a familiar and appealing sight, partly because the rest of the farm where it stands is so attractive.
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Like, have you noticed that someone who didn't at first seem particularly attractive to you becomes more so as you get to know them? (Or vice versa?)
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What are 3 (at least) things you like to look at, and don't like to look at?
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(I really enjoyed Jennifer's lists on her last post, which inspired this one.)
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