Aura
In the last few weeks, my first orchid of the year started to bloom. It takes a long time to have the plant grow the flower spike and then each bloom opens slowly. The whole process from when the flower spike starts until the first flower opens is usually 2-3 months.
This past weekend, I went to an orchid show and saw a woman who was selling her small life-like sculptures of orchids. They were so realistic that I had to touch one to be sure it was not real. In my opinion, they are works of art that strive for mimeticism. Being in that setting with "real" orchids and then the sculptures of orchids made me wonder where the aura resides. Is the aura in the living plants or in the works of art that are reproductions of the living plants?
Interestingly, I purchased a new orchid (not the one in the pic - I did that on my own!), but was not at all tempted to buy one of the sculptures. I found myself thinking of the sculptures as "fake" even though they are original works of art.
What are your thoughts about this? Can objects other than a work of art have an aura? If so, what objects (or people) have an aura?
Comments
I feel that many objects and people have auras, that are not even art related, its almost like aesthetic experiences, they (in my opinion) should not be limited to art, those experiences can happen in many different times and places, like auras. I have a friend who attended massage therapy school and was told by a teacher that she could feel, what I like to call "his calming aura-- or his spirit" but I think it is very possible with people and auras. I think that may be why art has an aura because it has a personal touch to it, but that could then change the complete definition of an aura.
Posted by: Sash | February 28, 2007 3:43 PM