Either Art or Life

An artist, whether a genius or the greatest creator of all time, is ultimately a person with whom we breathe the same air and struggle with similar contradictions. Philosopher of art and literature, Tzvetan Todorov, examines the relationship between the message conveyed by a work of art and the lifestyle and daily life of its creator, reminding us of this often forgotten simple and fundamental truth in an extremely simple and clear language.

Citing the example of the great painter Rembrandt, Todorov explains the relationship between the artist, who has to produce works "to make a living" like all of us, and daily life, and the human values that extend to us from the painter's paintings and engravings, as well as the relationship between this same person, who lives an ordinary life, with his wives, children, relatives and neighbors. it reveals. Either Art or Life reverses the dilemma while showing that both the work and the artist are nourished by the same life: Both art and life!

In the second part of the book, this time from a completely different point of view, starting from the hundreds of years of conflict between art and morality, Todorov shows the world through Iris Murdoch that the love for life lies at the basis of both art and morality, while again saying both art and life.

In today's world where we live in so much chaos and confusion, where we often miss the connection between art and life, to everyone who wants to read clear and concise analyses, comments that stand on solid ground, and have faith in life and art again...
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 112

Year of Printing: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Sel Publishing

Translation: Aziz Ufuk Kiliç

First Print Year: 2016

Number of Pages: 112

Language Turkish