aestheticization
Rendering visually pleasing
Aestheticization is the process of making something into an object of aesthetic appreciation—treating it as art or viewing it through an artistic lens.
The term often carries critical undertones, suggesting that serious subjects are being beautified inappropriately: the aestheticization of violence in film, the aestheticization of poverty in fashion photography.
To aestheticize suffering or injustice may drain it of moral urgency, replacing outrage with admiration for form.
Detailed evaluative analysis
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
spectacle · representation · objectification · fetishization · ideology · semiotics · discourse · mediation
Space for displaying artwork
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- installationProcess of putting in
- exhibitionPublic display of items
curator · modernism · impressionism · expressionism · abstract · portraiture · still-life · formalism
Arranging for appearance
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- packagingProtective product enclosure
- polishSmooth by rubbing
- refinementElegance of manner
sleekness · minimalism · typography · layout · interface · surface · finish · streamlining
Idealizing portrayal of something
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- prettificationMaking visually appealing
- beautifyingMaking more attractive
- idealizationRegarding as perfect
refinement · sophistication · allure · charm · grace · symmetry · attractiveness · loveliness
critique
Detailed evaluative analysis
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
commodification · spectacle · representation · objectification · fetishization · ideology · semiotics · discourse · mediation · reification
gallery
Space for displaying artwork
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- installationProcess of putting in
exhibition · curator · modernism · impressionism · expressionism · abstract · portraiture · still-life · formalism · composition
styling
Arranging for appearance
refinement · sleekness · minimalism · typography · layout · interface · surface · finish · streamlining · glossiness
glamorization
Idealizing portrayal of something
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- prettificationMaking visually appealing
- beautifyingMaking more attractive
idealization · refinement · sophistication · allure · charm · grace · symmetry · attractiveness · loveliness · exquisiteness
aestheticizationcommodification
Transforming into sellable goods
instrumentalization · optimization · rationalization · mechanization · systematization
aestheticizationuglification
Making something aesthetically worse
brutalization · degradation · defacement · desecration · vulgarization
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