Book: Art as Revelation: Arthur Schopenhauer
Schopenhauer believes that art reveals the nature of reality
and by doing so gives access to metaphysical truths about existence. He says
that world revealed to us every day is purely representation governed by
individuation being that each person or object is purely distinct from each
other. Unlike Kant’s claim that reality is unable to be known by humans,
Schopenhauer believes that we are able to access reality through our own wills.
This idea emphasizes that reality consists of nothing but persistence in
striving for something and that the actual world around us is a mere illusion.
He believes that at the center of art is genius. This genius is necessary for
both artistic creation and appreciation. He believes that, “the art object
cannot represent things in their usual mode of existence”. All art presents
ideas rather than things, with the exception of music.
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