Zrození moderního umělce a kritika v Čechách: umění, věda a objevení času

• Authors: Andel Jaroslav

Title variants

EN

BIRTH OF THE MODERN ARTIST AND CRITIC IN THE CZECH LANDS: ART, SCIENCE, AND THE DISCOVERY OF TIME

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

In his article, the author traces the changes that took place in both art and science in the Czech Lands in the course of the 19th century. In the works and commentaries of such painters as Karel Purkyne or Sobeslav Pinkas, he finds early signals of the emergence of modern art. Even the scientific findings of Karel Purkyne's father, J. E. Purkyne, a renowned natural scientist of his era, divulge links to modern art-forms, such as cinematography. The exchange between art and science is apparent, for example, in the geological inspiration for Adolf Kosarek's paintings. What is particular about such works and scientific endeavors is their disruption of the static imagery and emphasis on the flow of time. The rise of urbanism and, consequently, of individualism, brought the passing and linear conception of time to the fore. Andel claims that this 'discovery of time' was a crucial element in constituting both the modern artist and critic.

Keywords

EN

ART; SCIENCE; TIME; VISUALITY

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Teorie vědy (Theory of Science)
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 17/30
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 133-147
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Andel Jaroslav

• Jaroslav Andel, DOX Centrum soucasneho umeni, Osadni 34, 170 00 Praha 7, Czech Republic, http://dlib.lib.cas.cz/3590/

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CEJSH db identifier

09CZAAAA056217