Revista de Filosofia (Dec 2005)

El papel del arte para la vida. Reflexiones acerca de la funcionalidad y la autonomía de la obra de arte

  • Ana María Rabe

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 1
pp. 135 – 146

Abstract

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Art opens itself to many different functions. In principle, one cannot exclude that a work of art acts as stimulant or relaxant, that it provides cognitive benefits or serves social aims. However, the fact that it fulfills a certain function does not transform a product into an artistic creation, nor does it prevents it from being art. Rather the capacity to open an unlimited functional and meaningful space is what comprises the autonomy and the artistic quality of a work

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