"Claritas creatio est"
"Claritas creatio est"

Thomistic philosophy of light in sculptures by Grzegorz Gwiazda

Author(s): Paulina Tendera
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Semantics
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: claritas; Tomism; aesthetics; figurative sculpture
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is an attempt to draw attention to selected philosophical issues from the border of ontology/metaphysics, aesthetics and the creative process. First of all, I will emphasize the non-physical nature of claritas light, which is the main source and inspiration for the entire European tradition of light metaphysics. I will present the concept on the example of sculptures by Grzegorz Gwiazda.

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