The Path of Aesthetics in Art (To the Anniversary of E. N. Ustyugova)

Abstract

The article is dedicated to E. N. Ustyugova, a famous Russian scientist, specialist in the field of aesthetics and philosophy of culture. The article indicates the main areas of research by E. N. Ustyugova, including: the history of aesthetics, the history of artistic styles, the art and aesthetics of the Russian avant-garde, environmental aesthetics, ethical and aesthetic problems of modern urbanism, the city as a unity of the ecology of nature and the ecology of culture, etc. It is noted that E. N. Ustyugova is a constant organizer and participant of such significant scientific events as the Russian Aesthetic Congress, the scientific conference “Kaganov Readings” (Institute of Philosophy of St. Petersburg State University), the international scientific conference “Polylogue and synthesis of arts: history and modernity, theory and practice” (St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov), scientific and practical seminar “Current Aesthetics” (Institute of Philosophy of St. Petersburg State University) and many others. The article is based on impressions from the author’s personal acquaintance with Professor E. N. Ustyugova in the period from 2009 to the present.