Balcombe's protesters oft-cited concerns are about their water and air quality, the despoliation of an area of natural beauty, the effect on house prices (falling, according to some residents), the disturbance of the traffic to and from the site, the possibility of gas flaring, and the effects of fossil fuel burning on climate change.
And so he goes on, following his nose for beauty and effect, arriving, for example, at Variation 28 where he depicts a music-box, steadily tinkling away in Debussy-esque colors until it slows down on the last notes, coming to a halting stop and then leads right into the steroid-induced brawn of Variation No.29: Part Bach, part Colonel John Matrix from Commando.
He goes on to say, "The majority of beauty's effect on happiness works through its impact on economic outcomes".
The dancers move in and out of group formations, frequently breaking away to perform alone, and suddenly "Necessary Beauty" has effected one of those magical theatrical transformations when what has felt random is unexpectedly filled with allusive mystery.
The New York Times critic described the work as uneven; richly harmonious, but combining colour and beauty with effects "of an almost crass unskillfulness and ugliness".
They planted a flag in the ground that said, in effect, beauty doesn't come from Dove, beauty--a woman's own true beauty--comes from within.
Beauty is an effect produced by an object.
Beauty is an effect of this emotional transmutation.
She can't acknowledge her beauty, or the effect she has on people through her combination of looks, voice and personality.
The users were attentive to the surrounding plant richness because of its beauty and its effect on their sense of well-being, whereas its role in biodiversity and ecological functions were less relevant.
