Essays in Aesthetics
- ISBN-10
- 145322856X
- ISBN-13
- 9781453228562
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 146
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-01-17
- Publisher
- Open Road Media
- Author
- Jean-Paul Sartre
Description
Renowned French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre references artists such as Tintoretto, Calder, Lapoujade, Titian, Raphael, and Michaelangelo in discussing how great art of the past relates to the challenges of his eraEssays in Aesthetics is a provocative collection that considers the nature of art and its meaning. Sartre considers the artist’s “function,” and the relation of art and the artist to the human condition. Sartre integrates his deep concern for the sensibilities of the artist with a fascinating analysis of the techniques of the artist as creator. The result is a vibrant manifesto of existentialist aesthetics. By looking at existentialism through the lens of great art, Essays in Aesthetics is just as valuable a read to the artist as it is to the philosopher.
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