RE-FRAMING THE ABYSS: THE VISUAL WRITING
OF JACQUES DERRIDA IN THE TRUTH IN PAINTING
RE-FRAMING THE ABYSS: THE VISUAL WRITING
OF JACQUES DERRIDA IN THE TRUTH IN PAINTING
Author(s): Ilektra StampoulouSubject(s): History of Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Special Branches of Philosophy
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk i Fundacja Filozofia na Rzecz Dialogu
Keywords: deconstruction; aesthetics; parergon; abyss; frame
Summary/Abstract: In this paper I intend to discuss some notions encountered in Jacques Derrida’s TheTruth in Painting (1978) immediately linked to the manner in which the art object2 isunderstood and addressed, its limits, what it does/does not include/exclude, what ittouches upon—if we can use such formalist terms in a deconstructive framework. Thesenotions have perhaps formed in the past decades the art object, even though there is nofrequent reference of Derridean deconstruction in texts regarding art.3 The ones I willmostly refer to are the parergon, the frame and the abyss. I intend to support that Derridahas not just doubted the limits between ergon and parergon but has also illustrated inan almost painterly manner the abyss and the parergon, thus reframing fields of aesthetics,philosophically and visually.
Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 97-113
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
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