John Dewey and Henri Matisse: between aesthetic theory and artistic practice

The aesthetic theory developed by John Dewey and presented in his 1934 book, “Art as Experience”, is considerably influenced by modern art and artists. This influence, however, has so far received little attention from interpreters. The aim of this article is precisely to shed light on these relatio...

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Autor: Haubert, Laura Elizia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)
Repositorio:Revista Apotheke
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai::article/24306
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.udesc.br/index.php/apotheke/article/view/24306
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dewey
Matisse
modern art
pragmatist aesthetics
artistic expresssion
arte moderna
estética pragmatista
expressão artística
arte moderno
estética pragmática
expresión artística
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Sumario:The aesthetic theory developed by John Dewey and presented in his 1934 book, “Art as Experience”, is considerably influenced by modern art and artists. This influence, however, has so far received little attention from interpreters. The aim of this article is precisely to shed light on these relationships by presenting the relationship between the philosopher and the French painter Henri Matisse. The hypothesis is that these encounters between artist and thinker had an impact on Dewey’s philosophy of art. The argument is divided into four parts. In the first, the context in which the meetings took place was discussed, namely the Barnes Foundation. This was followed by a review of the historical letters from these meetings. Thirdly, we sought to understand the theoretical impact of this exchange on Dewey’s aesthetics.Finally, brief concluding remarks were presented.