Wyjście z cienia
Exit from the Shadow
Author(s): Wojciech BałusSubject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: anthropology; art; Wyspiański
Summary/Abstract: As a rule, it is difficult to capture the traces of a decision made by a young artist about his entry into the 'adult' world of art. Veranda by Wyspiański – his early, 'borderline' work – encourages the reader to delve deeper. The interior of Wyspiański’s veranda is secure and tamed but leaving it carries some sort of a threat. Crossing the threshold denotes a step into the unknown. Perhaps this will be the beginning of a march into the realm of light and warmth or of something quite the opposite – a fall into a precipice...
Journal: Konteksty
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 03
- Page Range: 32-35
- Page Count: 4
- Language: Polish
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