This is an essay about the phenomenon of “aesthetic chills”—you know, the moment when, experiencing a work of art, you feel a rush of physical emotion, a shiver that runs down your spine. Often, it ...

In the last article, we discussed some of the basic tenets of Japanese philosophy. These traditions, along with many others, converged to create a unique set of visual identifiers and artistic tenets ...

This is the second part of a 2-part essay on “Aesthetic Chills.” Part 1 is here. In the first part of this essay, I looked at what the conditions are for “aesthetic chills” in general. But since this ...