Singularity : The intrinsic individuality of the work of art Creativity Textuality: The artistic substance (content and form) of the work of art 2 Augusto Santos Silva july 2014 The work of art as a representation of society and discourse on the world: The social world, The art world, The work of art (as a social fact and as a social factor) Is something missing? 3 Augusto Santos Silva july 2014 Coming back to Adorno: Art is itself social, Art is itself a totality, Art is the one that acts as mediator. Logical consequence: the focus on context devaluates the crucial instance of text. 4 Augusto Santos Silva july 2014 So: We cannot bypass value and meaning For which we need interpretation 5 Augusto Santos Silva july 2014 Art within and beyond context Art is also beyond context: (i) The text constitutes itself a context (ii) The text is a means to understand the context 6 Augusto Santos Silva july 2014 So, we need a double dialogue A Bakhtinian dialogue (i) between sociology and art studies and criticism (ii) between (i) and art 7 Augusto Santos Silva july 2014 Underground music as a case for dialogue 8 Augusto Santos Silva july 2014 Art is to say the common with singularity (Vieira) the proof that life, left alone, would no be enough (Pessoa). 9 Augusto Santos Silva july 2014
One-Point Perspective and Other Renaissance Ideas in Gentile Da Fabriano's 'The Presentation of Christ in The Temple' From 'The Strozzi Altarpiece', 1423