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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<strong>an</strong>d noble is united-for the simple reason that I am a m<strong>an</strong>-I shall be<br />
the fruit which, once it has rotted, leaves <strong>an</strong> <strong>in</strong>f<strong>in</strong>ite number <strong>of</strong> liv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
creatures beh<strong>in</strong>d it-how great,then, must your joy be-to have given birth<br />
to me?<br />
Schiele healed his sorrow through narcissism <strong>an</strong>d this also<br />
appears <strong>in</strong> his later works. From this period <strong>of</strong> life, we c<strong>an</strong> see the<br />
tr<strong>an</strong>sformation <strong>of</strong> Schiele <strong>an</strong>d his creation<br />
2.3. <strong>Existentialism</strong><br />
<strong>Existentialism</strong> believes that all the early philosophy made the<br />
mistake <strong>of</strong> talk<strong>in</strong>g about the nature <strong>of</strong> world without talk<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
existence first. In the course <strong>of</strong> over two thous<strong>an</strong>d years <strong>of</strong> history,<br />
philosophy has attended to all the be<strong>in</strong>gs that c<strong>an</strong> be found <strong>in</strong> the<br />
world (<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the “world” itself), but has forgotten to ask what<br />
“<strong>Be<strong>in</strong>g</strong>” itself is. So, <strong>Existentialism</strong> claimed the only th<strong>in</strong>g that needs<br />
study<strong>in</strong>g on the earth was existence itself. A m<strong>an</strong> must live then talks<br />
about other th<strong>in</strong>gs. So, existentialism emphasized the experience <strong>of</strong><br />
oneself. The existence <strong>of</strong> everyone is unique <strong>an</strong>d <strong>there</strong> are no same<br />
existences at all. Individual hum<strong>an</strong> be<strong>in</strong>gs have full responsibility for<br />
creat<strong>in</strong>g the me<strong>an</strong><strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> their own lives.<br />
<strong>Existentialism</strong> appeared at m<strong>an</strong>’s deepest agony <strong>an</strong>d despair.<br />
From the perspective <strong>of</strong> history, it is necessary. S<strong>in</strong>ce the western<br />
countries started <strong>in</strong>dustrial revolution s<strong>in</strong>ce the 18th century, the<br />
relationship between hum<strong>an</strong> be<strong>in</strong>gs has ch<strong>an</strong>ged greatly. M<strong>an</strong> became<br />
smaller as part <strong>of</strong> this society <strong>an</strong>d his personality was ignored. Such<br />
was the background <strong>of</strong> existentialism. <strong>Existentialism</strong> appeared formally<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g the economic crisis after the world war <strong>an</strong>d spread dur<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
Second World War. Disillusion, loss <strong>of</strong> confidence <strong>an</strong>d so on, people<br />
didn’t trust others <strong>an</strong>d their society. While existentialism tried to create<br />
a unique philosophy <strong>of</strong> life. On one h<strong>an</strong>d, it confirms the value <strong>of</strong> life,<br />
<strong>an</strong>d only through that, the <strong>in</strong>side world <strong>of</strong> hum<strong>an</strong> be<strong>in</strong>g atta<strong>in</strong>s stability<br />
<strong>an</strong>d bal<strong>an</strong>ce aga<strong>in</strong>.<br />
2.4. Ideological system <strong>of</strong> existentialism<br />
<strong>Existentialism</strong> objected the traditional method <strong>of</strong> study<strong>in</strong>g. It<br />
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