@article{ART003054507},
author={Hyoun-Sup Shim},
title={Graham Harman’s Object-Oriented Ontology and the Problem of Excess in the Audience Object},
journal={The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art},
issn={1229-0246},
year={2024},
volume={71},
pages={242-264},
doi={10.17527/JASA.71.0.11}
TY - JOUR
AU - Hyoun-Sup Shim
TI - Graham Harman’s Object-Oriented Ontology and the Problem of Excess in the Audience Object
JO - The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art
PY - 2024
VL - 71
IS - null
PB - 한국미학예술학회
SP - 242
EP - 264
SN - 1229-0246
AB - This paper discusses the issue of the autonomy of works of art, which is weakened by excessive audience intervention when applying Graham Harman’s Object-Oriented Ontology. Harman applies this theory to art because beauty, which is the essence of art, comes from the tension between real objects and sensory qualities. Art consists of tension between the work and the audience that tries to grasp the reality and nature contained in it. The cause of this tension is the metaphor inherent in the work. Harman argues that the form of metaphor is theatricality, and that this theatricality is a key element of art.
Harman derives his argument from Michael Fried’s theatricality. I argue that Harman overlooked the fact that Fried also does not deny the intervention of the audience, and the difference between Fried’s and Harman’s theatricality is due to the separation of literalism and theatricality. Harman’s misunderstanding resulted in excessive audience intervention, and therefore has excessively weakened the autonomy of the art. I argue that Harman’s argument harms the equality and symbiosis of objects that he advocates and Fried’s discussion of theatricality, which evokes the autonomy of art, is still valid today for the symbiosis of the audience and the artwork.
KW - Autonomy;Graham Harman;Literalism;Michael Fried;Object-Oriented Ontology;Theatricality;Quadruple Object
DO - 10.17527/JASA.71.0.11
ER -
Hyoun-Sup Shim. (2024). Graham Harman’s Object-Oriented Ontology and the Problem of Excess in the Audience Object. The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art, 71, 242-264.
Hyoun-Sup Shim. 2024, "Graham Harman’s Object-Oriented Ontology and the Problem of Excess in the Audience Object", The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art, vol.71, pp.242-264. Available from: doi:10.17527/JASA.71.0.11
Hyoun-Sup Shim "Graham Harman’s Object-Oriented Ontology and the Problem of Excess in the Audience Object" The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art 71 pp.242-264 (2024) : 242.
Hyoun-Sup Shim. Graham Harman’s Object-Oriented Ontology and the Problem of Excess in the Audience Object. 2024; 71 242-264. Available from: doi:10.17527/JASA.71.0.11
Hyoun-Sup Shim. "Graham Harman’s Object-Oriented Ontology and the Problem of Excess in the Audience Object" The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art 71(2024) : 242-264.doi: 10.17527/JASA.71.0.11
Hyoun-Sup Shim. Graham Harman’s Object-Oriented Ontology and the Problem of Excess in the Audience Object. The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art, 71, 242-264. doi: 10.17527/JASA.71.0.11
Hyoun-Sup Shim. Graham Harman’s Object-Oriented Ontology and the Problem of Excess in the Audience Object. The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art. 2024; 71 242-264. doi: 10.17527/JASA.71.0.11
Hyoun-Sup Shim. Graham Harman’s Object-Oriented Ontology and the Problem of Excess in the Audience Object. 2024; 71 242-264. Available from: doi:10.17527/JASA.71.0.11
Hyoun-Sup Shim. "Graham Harman’s Object-Oriented Ontology and the Problem of Excess in the Audience Object" The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art 71(2024) : 242-264.doi: 10.17527/JASA.71.0.11
