Witkacy’s Oeuvre and Mass Culture in the Interwar Period Cover Image

Twórczość Witkacego wobec międzywojennej kultury masowej
Witkacy’s Oeuvre and Mass Culture in the Interwar Period

Author(s): Katarzyna Lisowska
Subject(s): Cultural history
Published by: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
Keywords: mass culture; catastrophism; mechanization; intellectualism; photography; landscape painting; portray; film technique

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to consider the relationship between the work of S. I. Witkiewicz and mass culture. First, I analyse Witkacy’s photography and paintings. Then, I focus on the connec- tions between his dramas and novels, and cinematography. The idea is to reveal the author’s ambiguous atitude towards mass culture. I refer to Witkacy’s philosophical and aesthetic writings. References to Polish mass culture of the interwar period are also included. The bibliographical basis of the study contains works of such authors as Janusz Degler, Katarzyna Taras and Daniel C. Gerould.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 324-332
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish