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The aim of the article is to present the main issues connected with the discussions between Witkacy and Chwistek. The method is a critical analysis of the material containing all the criticisms of Chwistek's theory of art. The article emphasizes the relationship between Chwistek’s aesthetics and his ontology, the flaws in his idea of individual systems, and the practical character of maximalist beliefs within Witkiewicz's theory of Pure Form.