Filozofska istraživanja, Vol. 27 No. 1, 2007.
Review article
Philosophy of Art in the Thinking of Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy
Lejla Mušić
Abstract
Philosophy of Art in the thinking of Anande Kentish Coomaraswamy is connected with traditional philosophy. Aesthetics in modern sense has nothing to do with traditional philosophy of art which basic principle is “The artist is not special kind of man” but “Every man is special kind of artist”. Coomaraswamy wants to redefine contemporary approach to art. Contemporary artist does not create in accordance with Eternal Truth. Abstract art is not iconography of transcendental forms but real picture of disoriented mentality. In order to redefine approach to art basic language of art must be changed; educators and curators must have responsibility to teach about true nature of art; art can not be equal with esthetic experience; society must be reorganized into one that is based on vocation in analogy with Plato’s thought.
Keywords
traditionalism; philosophia perennis; art; philosophy of art; aesthetics; ornament; inspiration
Hrčak ID:
15770
URI
Publication date:
2.4.2007.
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