Beauty is hard to define. But beauty is universally recognized across different cultures. When we try to create beauty, whether we're artists or not, we can come close enough that most people will recognize it.
The photo below is London housing designed in the "brutal" style. While it apparently appeals to certain people, the man who said it's more beautiful than St. Paul's Cathedral . . is wrong.
London’s Brutalist “Alexandra Road” development
St. Paul's Cathedral
Human beings want to come home to something comforting & interesting, something that lifts the heart, that welcomes them home. We don't need to come home to St. Paul's Cathedral - but a "brutal" home? No.
(cont'd tomorrow)
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