That essay argues that the "aura" of products of this activity are destroyed by the "Age of Mechanical Reproduction" and was written by Walter Benjamin.
An essay dealing with this activity discussed the conflict between the concepts of "world" and "earth" as different components of being. Another work states that the earliest forms of this practice were manifested in the cult, at first magical and religious but eventually developing into the secular cult of beauty. That essay argues that the "aura" of products of this activity are destroyed by the "Age of Mechanical Reproduction" and was written by Walter Benjamin. Martin Heidegger wrote about "The Origin of the Work" of this activity and analyzed Van Gogh's "A Pair of Blue Shoes" as an example of it. For 10 points, name this discipline that is analyzed in aesthetics and can range from ballet to sculpture to painting.
An essay dealing with this activity discussed the conflict between the concepts of "world" and "earth" as different components of being.
art [Accept work of art. Be lenient and accept aesthetics as well as either essay title before it is read.]