Suffering in Art
Problem cierpienia w sztuce

Summary/Abstract: An attempt at a synthetic view of the “scandalous” relation between suffering and beauty. Nowosielski’s point of departure is theological intuition, proving that Western religious thought is incapable of dealing with suffering in the world. The author went on to enhance his lecture by introducing reflections on art. In doing, so he referred to old masters (Grünewald) and most recent art (Bacon) to indicate upon the basis of those radical examples how Western art endeavoured to tackle the problems of beauty, ugliness, evil, and suffering.

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