Hello! I have been digging more deeply into the Yoruba culture and its aesthetic significance in the Arts. I have found some really profound information and practical knowledge on how this ethos is applied in different mediums from fashion, music, food, architecture, art and literature.
From our past, our present and our future the Yoruba aesthetic is a combination of identity, material, symmetry, balance, rhythm, harmony between forms, technical finishing and functionality, all this combined with a sense of beauty, spirituality and knowledge of oneself.
Aesthetic refers to the branch of philosophy that deals with issues of beauty and artistic taste historically determined essence of human values, their creation, perception, appreciation and assimilation.
The Yoruba Aesthetic also focuses on anonymity and social influence – the Yoruba have philosophies concerning the appreciation of beauty.
Fun Fun ni iyi eyin – “The beauty of the teeth lies in its whiteness”
Ko gún régé ni iyi orun – “Straightness is the beauty of a good neck”
The Yoruba Aesthetic has a deep linguistic, cultural and metaphysical context – the aesthetic sensibility is drawn from experience and interaction with the elders, the custodian of knowledge and experience.
As mentioned I had planned a live discussion on IG and chat with a friend who’s and Architect and a stakeholder on this Intervention of creating a new design narrative from the Yoruba culture but we had to move it to the 13th of April and will provide and update on this once the discussion is completed.
I continue to do my research and gain more knowledge on my approach for my project.
