aesthete

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As the plot swings between slightly overbearing teen angst and extrapolations into quantum physics — itself an extended metaphor for the angst-inducing, open-ended possibilities of adolescence — the art in-jokes feel like a concession to adult aesthetes.

From New York Times

Some people see collectors as hard-nosed aesthetes with narrow focus, always perusing catalogs and price lists.

From Seattle Times

A devastatingly handsome, unimaginably wealthy aesthete, Farrell considers style his armor — “a form of protest, against gross inhumanity or inclement weather.”

From New York Times

It loudly shattered into more than 100 pieces, quickly drawing the attention of fair-going aesthetes who gathered around with mouths agape and cellphones poised.

From Los Angeles Times

A self-described “besotted aesthete” and “obsessed moralist,” she sought to challenge conventional thinking.

From Los Angeles Times