When researching various articles online, I stumbled a great article from Psychology Today titled “What Makes Something Beautiful?”. This article really caught my eye because it discusses a wide range of topics when it comes to beauty, between feeling absorbed, the value of beauty as a whole, the understanding of beauty being in the eye of the beholder, (etc). This article breaks down beauty and the thought of something being beautiful, and really explores the science behind it. Something that struck me was the discussion of beauty vs. simplicity. “People prefer things that are easy to think about. The more effortlessly the perceiver can process an object, the more enjoyable is his or her experience.”         I pulled this quote from the article because it really got me thinking and I understand it. I myself can understand how keeping it simple can be just as beautiful if not more, and how beauty can be found in even the most simplest form.

 

Here’s the article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/science-choice/201809/what-makes-something-beautiful

In class, we were each assigned to conduct podcast interviews with a person of choice, and ask them what their personal definition of beautiful is, and if they had ever had an encounter with beauty that was of significance. Two interviews that stuck out to me in particular were the interviews of Tehya and Deirdre.

Tehya’s interview was with her aunt. Her aunt discussed the coast of Maine and the meaningfulness of it to her, a d how it doesn’t compare to any other coast, and I loved how she related it to life itself as well.

Deirdre did her interview with a friend. They talked about his car and how beauty ties in with awareness, and overall it was a super laid back interview that I was so engaged with. I laughed out loud and really took something from it.