In art, no two impression of the essence are the same. The essence of an
American is totally subjective. A painting of an American is totally
subjective
until it is finished. Then it becomes an object, but subjective to
all minds.
mando
On Apr 13, 2009, at 6:24 AM, Saul Ostrow wrote:
It is not the explanation that reveals the essence it is the work
that art
does - the essence is objective - our interpretation of it is
subjective - the
work of art as a knowing reveals itself over time - what the work
knows can
not be known all at once - this is its essence - the fact that we
are willing
to make van gogh's work exemplary is part of its revealing - that
we are
willing to return to it over a 150 years and seek some
understanding through
it is part of its essence - the shoes are not part of its essence
- when will
you stop being so literal - this is philosophy - this is about the
love of
understanding - understanding is not always explanatory - and is
always
already asymmetrical in its economy
On 4/13/09 9:01 AM, "Chris Miller" <[email protected]> wrote:
Wrong again pretty boy - it is the essence that is the identifable
thing
(Saul)
If that were so, then the artist would only need to present
something which
we could identify in order to unconceal its essence. Regarding a
pair of
peasant's shoes, a quick polaroid would do the trick -- no Van Gogh is
required.
But, come to think of it, Heidegger's explanation of Van Gogh's
shoes could
just as easily be applied to any quick, cheap, disposable image.
So, I suppose Saul is right.
According to Heidegger "it is the essence that is the identifiable
thing".
(which is why Heidegger's thinking is so confused)
"our hypothetical artist looks at a chair and draws a single
quivering line
- that sums up the essence of the being of things in general and
the object
they were looking at in specific." (Saul)
But in order to identify a hypothetical scribbler as an artist,
don't we
first
need to identify the specific object whose essence he is
unconcealing ?
Does Heidegger ever suggest that an artist can "sum up the essence
of the
being of things in general" without unconcealing something
specific? (whether
its the shoes of a peasant or the god in a temple).
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