Philosophy For Our Times Art beyond the sublime | Rupert Sheldrake, Minna Salami, Olivia Fane, Joanna Kavenna
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Mar 29, 2022 AI Snips
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Sublime's Violent Rupture
- The sublime involves a violent rupture that shatters our usual perspectives, opening us to infinite and terrifying experiences.
- Early thinkers like Burke and Kant linked the sublime to nature's overwhelming forces, distinct from mere beauty.
Sublime's Incompleteness and Timelessness
- The sublime conveys a sense of incompleteness and unknowability, continuously engaging the audience in a dialogue.
- This feeling persists across time, rooted in our experience of immensity and mortality.
Sublime's Cultural Bias and Shift
- The sublime is often defined through Eurocentric, masculine, and class-biased perspectives.
- Contemporary culture may seek the sublime more in nature and subliminal experiences rather than traditional art forms.