Brian Harrell: Heidegger
Heidegger on Aesthetics
German Philosopher, Martin Heidegger explores the essence of where art comes from and what it means to us. He takes a new approach on art, arguing against the modern tradition of philosophical “aesthetics” for he sees the true “work of art” being the aesthetic approach to art eclipses. He argues that it is not important to focus on the vision the art's creator had when crafting it. Heidegger states that an artwork "is a thing that, when it works, performs at least one of three ontological functions. It either manifests, articulates or reconfigures the style of a culture from within the world of that culture." Heidegger revolutionizes this idea, even going as far as stating that the majority of artwork hung in museums (or ones that we praise) were never true works of art.
Throughout his work entitled The Origin of the Work of Art, Martin Heidegger argues that all art derives from its ability to display a tension between ‘world’ and ‘earth’. By exposing this evident tension, Heidegger finds that art works can reveal underlying truths about how things really are.
German Philosopher, Martin Heidegger explores the essence of where art comes from and what it means to us. He takes a new approach on art, arguing against the modern tradition of philosophical “aesthetics” for he sees the true “work of art” being the aesthetic approach to art eclipses. He argues that it is not important to focus on the vision the art's creator had when crafting it. Heidegger states that an artwork "is a thing that, when it works, performs at least one of three ontological functions. It either manifests, articulates or reconfigures the style of a culture from within the world of that culture." Heidegger revolutionizes this idea, even going as far as stating that the majority of artwork hung in museums (or ones that we praise) were never true works of art.
Throughout his work entitled The Origin of the Work of Art, Martin Heidegger argues that all art derives from its ability to display a tension between ‘world’ and ‘earth’. By exposing this evident tension, Heidegger finds that art works can reveal underlying truths about how things really are.
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