Being-there: an Existentialism Point of View in Egon Schiele's Self ...
Being-there: an Existentialism Point of View in Egon Schiele's Self ...
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國際藝術教育學刊<br />
<strong>Be<strong>in</strong>g</strong>-<strong>there</strong>: <strong>an</strong><br />
<strong>Existentialism</strong> <strong>Po<strong>in</strong>t</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>View</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Egon</strong> <strong>Schiele's</strong><br />
<strong>Self</strong>-portraits<br />
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pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g types. It is not only art works, but also a reflection <strong>of</strong> the<br />
author himself. As a result, self-portrait is double me<strong>an</strong><strong>in</strong>g for artists.<br />
Not only does it expresses the emotional perspective <strong>of</strong> the artist, but<br />
also expresses the personality <strong>of</strong> the artist. Dur<strong>in</strong>g the creation <strong>of</strong> art,<br />
the artist <strong>in</strong>creases the underst<strong>an</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g <strong>an</strong>d expectation <strong>of</strong> his works,<br />
so the self-portrait is the best reflection <strong>of</strong> its author’s attitude <strong>an</strong>d his<br />
characters.<br />
Austri<strong>an</strong> pa<strong>in</strong>ter <strong>Egon</strong> Schiele has left more th<strong>an</strong> 100 self-portraits<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g his 28 years <strong>of</strong> life. His works embody his strong character<br />
<strong>an</strong>d emotion, which also appears <strong>in</strong> his books. <strong>Egon</strong> Schiele grew up<br />
at a most unstable period before the First World War when Austro-<br />
Hungari<strong>an</strong> Empire was deteriorat<strong>in</strong>g. <strong>Existentialism</strong> forms at the same<br />
period. What on earth is the me<strong>an</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> life <strong>an</strong>d existence? This is a<br />
question that puzzles m<strong>an</strong>y philosophers. So m<strong>an</strong>y philosophers such<br />
as Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche deduced their ideas at this time. For<br />
example, Nietzsche acclaimed that noth<strong>in</strong>g but the truth ego is real,<br />
overm<strong>an</strong> is not restricted <strong>an</strong>d m<strong>an</strong> is someth<strong>in</strong>g which ought to be<br />
overcome. In short, existence precedes essence <strong>an</strong>d a hum<strong>an</strong> be<strong>in</strong>g’<br />
s existence precedes <strong>an</strong>d is more fundamental th<strong>an</strong> <strong>an</strong>y me<strong>an</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
which may be ascribed to hum<strong>an</strong> life. S<strong>in</strong>ce every person’s existence<br />
is unique, his self-portrait must reflect this uniqueness which is exactly<br />
what this paper w<strong>an</strong>ts to explore.<br />
2. Literature Review<br />
This paper studies the motivation <strong>of</strong> <strong>Egon</strong> Schiele’s creation from<br />
a variety source <strong>of</strong> historic books, essays <strong>an</strong>d so on. Then, it tr<strong>an</strong>slates<br />
the character <strong>of</strong> <strong>Egon</strong> Schiele by his letters, conversation record <strong>an</strong>d<br />
other literatures. It also <strong>in</strong>cludes a study <strong>of</strong> historical background<br />
<strong>an</strong>alysis <strong>of</strong> that time’s great ideas such as Mart<strong>in</strong> Heidegger <strong>an</strong>d Je<strong>an</strong><br />
- Paul Sartre. They all made great contribution to explore the nature<br />
<strong>of</strong> hum<strong>an</strong> be<strong>in</strong>g <strong>an</strong>d ego, <strong>an</strong>d all these are helpful <strong>in</strong> explor<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Egon</strong><br />
Schiele’s creation.<br />
2.1. <strong>Egon</strong> Schiele’s upbr<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g<br />
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