Below is a glossary article post in the category A which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Aesthetic Movement based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Aesthetic Movement
So, what is actually meant by Aesthetic Movement?
Aesthetic movement is the final movement of the nineteenth century that fights for pure beauty and ‘art after art’ which emphasizes the quality of visual and sensual arts and design of practical, moral or narrative considerations.
Explanation of Aesthetic Movement
The aesthetic movement developed in the UK in the 1870s and 1880s and important in the same art and applied art.
The painting was exemplified by James Abbott Mcneill Whistler, Albert Moore and certain works by Frederic, Lord Leighton. Japanese arts and culture are important influences, especially on whistler and aesthetic designs.
In applied art can be seen as part of the revolution in the design initiated by William Morris, with the Foundation of Morris & Co in 1862. From 1875, the aesthetic ideals were commercialized by the Liberty Store in London, which later also popularized Art Nouveau.
Walter Hamilton’s critic was the first writer to identify this movement, published aesthetic movements in the UK in 1882. As well as writing about key figures related to this movement, he also gave a description of contemporary responses to it.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix A, as well as terms associated with A.
Meaning of Aesthetic Movement in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Aesthetic Movement.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Gerakan estetika (Indonesian), Gerakan estetika (Java), and Gerakan éstétika in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Pergerakan estetik.
Closing
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix A. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=aesthetic-movement
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=aesthetic-movement
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