The notion of ornament lies outside a mere artistic treatise; in fact, it is the direct expression of a metaphysics of Being and of a more general vision of man and of society. Beauty does not depend on concepts and on the general; rather, it thrives on particulars and details. The importance that Ruskin ascribes to detail – and to ornament expressed through detail – is metaphysical. Ornament comes from detail and spreads through art in its entirety. In such a non-systematic thought as Ruskin’s, the notion of ornament presents itself as chaotic and contradictory, but it can become a magnet for the several Ruskinian themes that refer to heterogeneous sources and to each other without following strict theoretical paths: the ornament is the theme where Ruskin’s theoretical cruces and social projects come together.
John Ruskin and the beauty of ornament as a way to truth and salvation, 2013.
Autori: | Gilli, Laura |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2013 |
Titolo: | John Ruskin and the beauty of ornament as a way to truth and salvation |
Rivista: | |
Nazione editore: | Australia |
Editore: | Rivendale Press UK |
Volume: | 8 |
Pagina iniziale: | 55 |
Pagina finale: | 65 |
Numero di pagine: | 11 |
Revisione (peer review): | esperti anonimi |
Rilevanza: | internazionale |
Lingua: | English |
URL: | http://issuu.com/theeighthlamp/docs/l88 |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore L-FIL-LET/14 - Critica Letteraria e Letterature Comparate |
Keywords: | Ruskin; ornamento |
Keywords: | Ruskin; ornament |
Abstract: | The notion of ornament lies outside a mere artistic treatise; in fact, it is the direct expression of a metaphysics of Being and of a more general vision of man and of society. Beauty does not depend on concepts and on the general; rather, it thrives on particulars and details. The importance that Ruskin ascribes to detail – and to ornament expressed through detail – is metaphysical. Ornament comes from detail and spreads through art in its entirety. In such a non-systematic thought as Ruskin’s, the notion of ornament presents itself as chaotic and contradictory, but it can become a magnet for the several Ruskinian themes that refer to heterogeneous sources and to each other without following strict theoretical paths: the ornament is the theme where Ruskin’s theoretical cruces and social projects come together. |
Numero degli autori: | 1 |
Supporto: | Online |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.01 Articolo in rivista |