Beauty?

The concept of beauty can be perceived as many things. The famous Greek philosopher Socrates was the very first person recorded to write about this concept. Some people could even spend their entire life studying the concept of beauty. So with this in mind, I wonder- what are my thoughts about beauty?

"The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart" - Helen Keller
To me, there is nothing more beautiful or unique as the relationship of a mother and a child. The process of a mother giving birth to a child is incredibly fascinating and is one of nature’s amazing wonders. I believe that it is true that the unconditional love a mother has for their children, is one of the strongest emotions one can ever have in their life. This photograph is a great example of the true beauty behind a mother to child relationship. The child in the photo rests their head on their mother’s shoulder, while the mother rests her cheek on her baby. This picture provides the audience with the overall feeling of gentleness, and security.

"Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of Beauty is art."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Throughout thousands of years, one of the main goals of painters and sculptors was to capture the very essence of beauty through their art. Although the pieces of art from these artists are quite different from one another, they do share the common purpose of being viewed by others and to evoke certain emotions. The sculpture, “The Thinker” by Auguste Rodin, is one of my favorite pieces. It in itself doesn’t typically exemplify beauty when you look at it, but the thought behind the art is what makes it beautiful. In the sculpture, it seems that the man is in deep thought; contemplating something. Who knows what he is thinking, but it is what becomes of these thoughts that make them so remarkable; so beautiful.

These two photographs are just a glimpse of what I believe beauty to be. In truth, beauty is within everything.