The interpretation of the spanish philosopher about the relation between the contemporary art and its public controversial reception, is a subject of great importance today. I have been a student of ortegas works for over 50 years and i am. He describes very well how its very different worldviews or even definitions of art that lie behind traditional and modern art styles, even in. Some observations on ortega y gassets philosophy of art. The dehumanization of art, and other writtings on art and culture jose ortega y gasset on. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the dehumanization of art spanish edition.
Jose ortega y gasset was born in madrid on 9 may 1883. Jose ortega y gasset provides quite a good overview of the paradigm shift that happened with the beginning of selfconsciously modern art in different media in the mid19th century and onwards. The dehumanization of art spanish edition kindle edition. The essay, originally published in spanish in 1925, grappled with the newness of nonrepresentational art and sought to make it more understandable to the public. The dehumanization of art spanish edition kindle edition by gasset, jose ortega y, mary duffy, marciano guerrero. Belarmino and apolonio examines the ageold debate between faith and. Jose ortega y gasset was a spanish liberal philosopher and essayist working during the first half of the 20th century while spain oscillated between monarchy, republicanism and dictatorship. The dehumanization of art by ortega y gasset and the rol the hombremasa. The article is an attempt to interpret the twentieth century.
Other articles where the dehumanization of art is discussed. Jose ortega y gasset was born in madrid in 1883, in a family closely related to the world of culture and media. Ortega y gasset, escritor y filosofo espanol nacido en madrid en 1883. Ortega y gasset from university of georgia ortega y gasset page from europeonline ortega. Publication date 1968 topics aesthetics publisher princeton, n. At first sight, the social effects of art arc so extrinsic, so remotc from aesthetic essen tials, thul it is not easy to see how trom this viewpoint one succes. The dehumanization of art 1925 the study of art from the sociological point of view might at first seem a barren theme, rather like studying a man from his shadow. In the essay, originally published in spanish in 1925, ortega grappled philosophically with the newness of nonrepresentational art and sought to make it more. In the essay, originally published in spanish in 1925, ortega grappled philosophically with the newness of nonrepresentational art and sought to make it more understandable to a public confused by it. The dehumanization of art and other writings on art and culture. Jose ortega y gasset the spanish philosopher who saw life as an intellectual adventure.
An attempt to understand the twentieth century raimo nurmi university of turku abstract. Mathematics the idea of principle in leibnitz and the evolution of deductive theory jan 1, 1971 psu. Jose ortega y gasset 18831955 was a prolific and distinguished spanish. The dehumanization of art, and notes on the novel jose ortega y gasset translated from the spanish no work of spanish philosopher and essayist jose ortega y gasset has been more frequently cited, admired, or criticized than his defense of modernism, the dehumanization of art. Jul, 20 a bibliography of works in english by and about jose ortega y gasset 18831955 this webpage provides a listing of the works in english by and about the spanish philosopher, essayist and politician, jose ortega y gasset 18831955, who in my opinion is the greatest philosopher of the first half of the twentieth century and one. Ortega y gasset jose 1925 1972 the dehumanization of art.
Jose ortega y gasset international bureau of education unesco. No work of spanish philosopher and essayist jose ortega y gasset has been more frequently cited, admired, or criticized than his defense of modernism, the dehumanization of art. Nella sua concezione del reale, fondamentalmente irrazionalistica e vitalistica, il problema della radicale insicurezza dellindividuo viene connesso col problema della crisi della civilta, di cui o. Ortega y gasset jose 1925 1972 the dehumanization of. But greenbergs definition of modernism has never been adequate to define the full range of 20thcentury modern art. Jose ortega y gasset stanford encyclopedia of philosophy.
Here perhaps we have found the reason why the modern artist is dividing the public into two chasses, those who understand and those who. Velazquez, goya and the dehumanization of art by jose ortega. No work of philosopher and essayist jose ortega y gasset has been more frequently cited, admired, or criticized than his response to modernism, the dehumanization of art. Life and history in the philosophy of ortega y gasset. This composition includes three more essays in addition to ortegas original work. Herbert read 1964 journal of aesthetics and art criticism 23 1. Arthur schopenhauer, friedrich nietzsche and charles darwin, and. The dehumanization of art, which analyzed contemporary depersonalized i. Here perhaps we have found the reason why the modern artist is dividing the public. Brief introduction to the thought of ortega y gasset.
He was, along with kant, schopenhauer, and nietzsche, a proponent of the idea of perspectivism. The dehumanization of art work by ortega y gasset britannica. Jose ortega y gasset jose ortega y gasset madrid 18831955 filosofo e saggista spagnolo. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Aquellos son, entre otros, avenarius y mach, cohen y natorp. Dehumanised art is the art of intellectual pleasure, a game based on the concepts of irony and metaphor. The interpretation is anchored between jose ortega y gassets characterization of the modern art of the early twentieth century and. Some observations on ortega y gasset s philosophy of art.