What would be a good way to express the following: "I like to see the beauty in ugly things"? (This is related to drawings, paintings and photography.)
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1Is it not a context where "searching for inner beauty" would fit?– EldroßJan 13, 2011 at 11:58
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3I think that your phrase captures it quite well. Beauty and ugliness balanced against each other...is there a more subtle idea you're trying to convey?– Chris B. BehrensJan 13, 2011 at 14:44
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1I esteem to discern the pulchritude in repugnant entities. Moar smart words! (sorry...)– Joey AdamsJan 13, 2011 at 20:40
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Though this is an old question, I think that it's off-topic as the OP is simply asking for a more evocative way to express something that he already knows how to say. This is perhaps marginally on-topic for writers.se, but not here.– JSBձոգչJul 13, 2011 at 13:30
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@JSBᾶngs: English is not my mother tongue. Therefore I don't know how this subjective phrase appears to a native speaker. If english.stackexchange is not good for this, what is it good for then?– PhilipAug 21, 2011 at 13:24
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3 Answers
- I find beauty in the ugly.
- I find beauty in the mundane. (not the same as ugly)
- I see beauty in ugliness.
- To me, ugly is beautiful.
- Through my eyes, the ugly becomes beautiful.
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This is a good answer because it shows that the original sentence can be interpreted in very different ways.– CharlesSep 19, 2011 at 0:16
I like to explore the beauty within the ugliness.
I like to capture the beauty within the ugliness.