· Each session centers on 1–2 significant works from art history
· Integrates philosophical inquiry × visual analysis × cultural context
· Focuses on perception and reflection over theoretical instruction
Key Learning Outcomes
· Insights into the psychological and philosophical foundations of aesthetic impact
· Frameworks for interpreting abstract or unfamiliar artworks with empathy and rigor
· Development of independent aesthetic judgment and critical reflection
· Strategies for applying aesthetic thinking to both creative and everyday contexts
Course Content
4C Gallery Studio
Starting from 6/19
Thursday Class: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday Class: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Course Location & Schedule
All materials will be provided by the gallery.
Preparation
To enroll or inquire, please email info@4cgallery with the subject “4C Education_Aesthetic Study Course Registration_Your Name,” or add WeChat: Lishaaa06.
Each class has a maximum of 8 participants
Full session In-Person: $330
Full session Online: $260
If a student misses a class due to special circumstances, they can arrange a makeup session with the instructor. However, no makeup classes will be offered after the course ends.
Registration & Fees
Some artworks invite prolonged contemplation without clear explanation of their emotional impact. At other times, a lack of reaction amid collective admiration may raise doubts about one’s sensitivity to art.
This course does not seek to define what is beautiful, but rather to examine why beauty resonates.
Beginning with canonical works from art history, the course unpacks the layered mechanisms of aesthetic experience—drawing from philosophy, psychology, and cultural context. Emphasis is placed on cultivating perceptual awareness and independent judgment, rather than conveying fixed theories.
Aesthetic understanding is approached as both an intellectual inquiry and a way of being in the world. Close looking becomes a means to expand perception, fostering deeper connections between individuals, artworks, and the surrounding world.
Aesthetic Study Course
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