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In his Meditations on the Book of Genesis of The Roman Triptych, John Paul II gave a condensed definition of artistic creation and demonstrated the critical role it plays as a component of Christian identity. His poignant call on all artists to bear the fruit of their vision, to 'create the image', is deeply grounded in the basic tenet of Christianity - the Incarnation of God. The idea of man as created...
The purpose of the article is to discuss Via Crucis, a work by Marek Chlanda, which sets out to express one of the most important themes of Christian iconography in the language of abstract art. The author first asks whether the semantics of abstract forms can effectively convey the narrative and express the profound message of man's salvation by God. A positive answer is suggested by the manner in...
Religious art of the 19th century did not arouse the interest of art historians until relatively late. This is why there are still numerous gaps in the research on the subject. In addition, studies of 19th-century religious art are not always accompanied by adequate methodological reflection or an understanding of the specific nature of the artistic current in question. The article draws attention...
In the 19th century, France witnessed a significant revival of Marian piety, which manifested itself, among other things, in mass participation in May Masses and a surge in the number of Living Rosary Circles. Numerous apparitions of Mother Mary were reported in the country, some of which the Church recognized as 'worthy of credence'. It was under their influence that l'abbé Blanc came up with a proposal...
The Centre for Documentation of Modern Sacred Art was established by a resolution passed by the Senate of the University of Rzeszow on February 26th, 2009. It was integrated into the organizational structure of the university as part of the Faculty of Art and affiliated with the Research Laboratory for the History of Art. The Centre was founded in response to the request from the participants of a...
Given the widespread interest in the icon in the 20th century - in its form, profundity, rich religious content, and the aura of spirituality - it is hardly surprising that it also became an important source of artistic inspiration, multiple examples of which can be found in Polish art, especially that of the last 50 years. In the 1960s, artists such as Kazimierz Glaz, Jozef Halas, Henryk Musialowicz,...
The analysis of the abstract work by Otto Piene shows that the painting, which at first glance seems purely aesthetic, primarily intended to produce a sense of pleasure, can potentially speak to the most profound, existential (in the Jaspersian sense of the term) essence of man. The analysis discusses the visual qualities which, on the one hand, apply to the plane of the painting, and, on the other,...
The oeuvre of Michael Brötje, the creator of a new existential-hermeneutic research perspective in art history, includes numerous analyses of old art employing traditional religious iconography. The analysis of Otto Piene's work published in the current issue of Sacrum et Decorum is one of his rare interpretations of abstract art. In a key moment in the analysis, he invokes the famous concepts of...
Pierre Bourdieu argues that in modern times, every aesthetic choice is a factor of social classification. His theory demonstrates that the judgment of taste is socially constructed and at the same time itself serves to establish social distance and hierarchy. In his analysis of kitsch, however, Tomaš Kulka posits that kitsch cannot come under the judgment of taste since, by its very definition, it...
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