Idealization in Caricature. Caricature as Idealization. A Sketch Cover Image

Idealizacja w karykaturze. Karykatura jako idealizacja - szkic zagadnienia
Idealization in Caricature. Caricature as Idealization. A Sketch

Author(s): Jarosław Jarzewicz
Subject(s): Visual Arts, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Science, History of Art
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: caricature; idealization; philosophy of science; Leszek Nowak; Gianlorenzo Bernini;

Summary/Abstract: The term ‘idealization’ has two meanings. Applied most commonly in reflection on art, it means making an object resemble the assumed model of beauty, just contrariwise to caricature. Idealization in science philosophy consists in taking into account merely one key aspect of the investigated object. The paper deals with the consequences of assuming idealization to be an essential feature of caricature, comparable to idealization in science.

  • Issue Year: 82/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 81-95
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish