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Prowincja, sny. Nadmiar
The Provinces, Dreams. Excess

Author(s): Jacek Sempoliński
Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: anthropology; art; fine arts

Summary/Abstract: The author maintains that a contemporary work of art does not exist as such only in a thicket of words. Today, we are witnessing the presence of several thousand world-outlook conceptions of art, which the artist must know in order to meet the prevailing demands and become a creator for every occasion. The paradox of this situation consists of the fact that someone who is to be the most creative component of this process ceases to be such because the only creative people are those who talk about it while objectifying the artist. An excess of words and artistic undertakings is a feature characteristic for contemporary culture.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 03-04
  • Page Range: 170-173
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Polish