Ex Nihilo : emptiness and art

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dc.contributor.authorMichael, Michael Johnen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-06T12:10:38Z
dc.date.available2014-10-06T12:10:38Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 93-102).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this document is the elaboration of a system of thought that sees art as an empty structure, in a way that is analogous to the conceptual mechanics of Buddhism. What is meant exactly by the term Buddhism will I hope, become clearer as the reader moves through it. Likewise, it is hoped that a perspective on art that sees it as sharing certain conceptual tendencies with Buddhism will emerge. What must be borne in mind for the meantime is the following; firstly, that the concept of emptiness in Buddhism is not nihilism, and this holds true for the system that I describe; it is my position that much art is empty (in a way) and necessarily so. Secondly, that both systems (though not exclusively), are ways of relating, rather than bodies of text or specific images. Wittgenstein's view of philosophy is analogous to this last point in that he insisted on seeing philosophy as a method rather than a science (Perloff 1996: 46). This tendency of mode over product, or way of relating over the thing made, is a critical underlying component of what follows in this document and in my practical production.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMichael, M. J. (2006). <i>Ex Nihilo : emptiness and art</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8198en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMichael, Michael John. <i>"Ex Nihilo : emptiness and art."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8198en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMichael, M. 2006. Ex Nihilo : emptiness and art. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Michael, Michael John AB - The purpose of this document is the elaboration of a system of thought that sees art as an empty structure, in a way that is analogous to the conceptual mechanics of Buddhism. What is meant exactly by the term Buddhism will I hope, become clearer as the reader moves through it. Likewise, it is hoped that a perspective on art that sees it as sharing certain conceptual tendencies with Buddhism will emerge. What must be borne in mind for the meantime is the following; firstly, that the concept of emptiness in Buddhism is not nihilism, and this holds true for the system that I describe; it is my position that much art is empty (in a way) and necessarily so. Secondly, that both systems (though not exclusively), are ways of relating, rather than bodies of text or specific images. Wittgenstein's view of philosophy is analogous to this last point in that he insisted on seeing philosophy as a method rather than a science (Perloff 1996: 46). This tendency of mode over product, or way of relating over the thing made, is a critical underlying component of what follows in this document and in my practical production. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - Ex Nihilo : emptiness and art TI - Ex Nihilo : emptiness and art UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8198 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMichael MJ. Ex Nihilo : emptiness and art. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art, 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8198en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentMichaelis School of Fine Arten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherFine Artsen_ZA
dc.titleEx Nihilo : emptiness and arten_ZA
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