The Life of Things
Elora Weill-Engerer, 2022, Critical essay
In La Préférence pour le primitif, Ernst Gombrich explores the idea that ancient, less elaborate works of art are morally and aesthetically superior to the embellished, refined works of later periods. The author shows how these simple forms reoccur in the history of visual arts, peaking in the 20th century. Viewing simple and archaic
forms as endowed with immortality is a Platonic idea, in that the creation of an illusion is rejected at the expense of conveying an intelligible idea, which is all the more perceptible if the senses are not over-solicited.
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forms as endowed with immortality is a Platonic idea, in that the creation of an illusion is rejected at the expense of conveying an intelligible idea, which is all the more perceptible if the senses are not over-solicited.
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