What does a work of art do? A peircean model of artistic creativity
(2008) Utopia y Praxis Latinoamericana : revista internacional de filosofia iberoamericana y teoria social — Vol. 13, n° 40, p. 83-98 (2008)
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- The purpose of this article is to present a model of creativity in the light of the thought of C. S. Peirce. Artistic communication is an event (as such, of the order of Secondness) by which the possible (Firstness) infiltrates itself into symbolism (Thirdness). Moreover, we describe more extensively the process of the production and the reception of a work of art. The Peircean system may contain an implicit theory of the production of a work of art, that establishes a double parallel with scientific investigation and with the evolution of the universe, respectively. The reception of a work of art consists in a cognitive activity, a thinking on the level of Firstness, an 'iconic thinking.' Along the process, the work of art makes Firstness circulate, so as to make it intelligible. © 2009 Universidad del Zulia.
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Everaert-Desmedt, N. (2008). What does a work of art do? A peircean model of artistic creativity. Utopia y Praxis Latinoamericana : revista internacional de filosofia iberoamericana y teoria social, 13(40), 83-98. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/55024 (Original work published 2008)