PROBLEM OF SEARCHING FOR AESTHETIC SENSES AND IDEALS IN ART
The study of aesthetic ideals as a basis of artistry reveals new perspectives and directions of the correlation of aesthetics - art - education. A comparative analysis is given to the aesthetic activity as a connecting link between the genres and types of culture. Aesthetic directions in the interpretation of the idea of the beautiful as a foundation for aesthetic programs of practicing artists are considered on the example of the analysis of works of Irkutsk artists.