REFLECTIONS ON THE CONCEPT OF OBJECTIVE ART IN THE CONTEXT OF CONTEMPORARY ART Cover Image

REFLECȚII ASUPRA CONCEPTULUI DE ARTĂ OBIECTIVĂ ÎN CONTEXTUL ARTEI CONTEMPORANE
REFLECTIONS ON THE CONCEPT OF OBJECTIVE ART IN THE CONTEXT OF CONTEMPORARY ART

Author(s): Carmen Belean
Subject(s): History of Art
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: objective art; the art of antiquity; contemporary art;

Summary/Abstract: Reflections on the concept of objective art in the context of contemporary art. Objective art communicates about the human being and his/her place in the universe, about the cosmic laws and the role they play in human life and provide clues as to how man can relate to them. From literary sources attesting to the idea that art in its origin had the role of transmitting knowledge to future generations, we deduce that in ancient times all art forms could be read like a book, and those who knew how to read, fully understood the meaning of the knowledge that was incorporated in these art forms. Nevertheless, there are two forms of art, one very different from the other: objective art and subjective art. Everything that we call art today is subjective art. Objective art is the authentic work resulted from the deliberate, premeditated efforts of a conscious artist. In the act of his creation, the artist avoids or eliminates any subjective or arbitrary element and the impression that such a work evokes in others is always defined.

  • Issue Year: LXV/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 175-184
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian