Word: estheticism
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Tourmalines & Topazes. The common esthetic principle that guides all three brothers is a love of Brazil, particularly the lush tropical flora of their native land, its vast resources and colorful peoples. Walter, who conducted the first performances in the U.S. of the work of his countryman Heitor Villa-Lobos, based...
Bamboo & Bromelia. Currently, Roberto is busy landscaping grounds for the Dorado Hilton in Puerto Rico, but he is happiest in the gardens of his mountain country estate 30 miles east of Rio. There he strolls among more than 300 varieties of philodendrons (one of them named by botanists the Philodendron...
Sometimes Music Critic B. (for Bernard) H. (for nothing) Haggin looks around in concert halls and sees people under a spell. Not the spell of a dazzling performance or a moving composition, but the spell of ""a long-established ritual without reality or meaning - performers and listeners going through the...
Why do the artists love big canvases? "Largeness," McShine answers, "is part of the American esthetic. The large painting is generally more of a challenge than a small one." Painter
Arguing for Stewart's new extension project, McCormack has said that "It will improve the esthetic quality of the west side, while at the same time preserving its essential characteristics." What he considers "essential characteristics" is unclear, for the proposed changes would bury the last remnants of the Capitol portion...