The problem of intentionality in the contemporary visual arts

• Autorzy: Gianluca Lorenzini
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The discourse regarding intentionality and interpretation in analytic philosophy of art, although ample and lively, has concerned itself almost exclusively with the literary medium. Starting from a paper published by Hans Maes, I discuss the complications that may arise in straightforwardly applying current intentionalist strategies to the realm of the contemporary visual arts. I first present a detailed account of the difference between hypothetical intentionalism and moderate actual intentionalism which will help to better understand the nature of Maes’s arguments in his paper. I then argue that the characteristics which shape the approach of moderate actual intentionalism cannot be accommodated by certain contemporary visual artworks. I will demonstrate how in certain contemporary artworks, should a viewer be interested in accepting actual intentions within her interpretation, she will have to do so with an extreme intentionalist posture rather than a moderate actual one.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

intentionalism; interpretation; art (philosophy of); aesthetic judgement

• Wydawca: Institute of Art History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Estetika: The Central European Journal of Aesthetics
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: 56_(New_Series_12)
• Numer: 2
• Strony: 186-205
• Rodzaj publikacji: ARTICLE

Twórcy

autor

Gianluca  Lorenzini

• Estetika, redakce, Katedra estetiky, Filozofická fakulta UK, Celená 20, 116 42 Praha 1, Czech Republic