Being-there: an Existentialism Point of View in Egon Schiele's Self ...
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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be<strong>in</strong>g for-itself. The <strong>in</strong>dividual consciousness is responsible for all the<br />
choices it makes, regardless <strong>of</strong> the consequences. Condemned to be<br />
free because m<strong>an</strong>’s actions <strong>an</strong>d choices are his <strong>an</strong>d his alone, he is<br />
condemned to be responsible for his free choices. Such is the freedom<br />
believed by existentialism.<br />
2.4.4. The f<strong>in</strong>al dest<strong>in</strong>y is death<br />
M<strong>an</strong>y <strong>of</strong> philosophers give account to existence, but they all<br />
believed that m<strong>an</strong> <strong>in</strong> the real world is restricted by <strong>in</strong>existence. Because<br />
life is short <strong>an</strong>d temporary, Death c<strong>an</strong> be everywhere <strong>an</strong>d every<br />
moment. M<strong>an</strong> c<strong>an</strong> not choose when to die <strong>an</strong>d where, <strong>an</strong>d also no one<br />
c<strong>an</strong> experience how <strong>an</strong>other feel death. As a result, they believe death<br />
is the only existence that c<strong>an</strong> be experienced <strong>an</strong>d true underst<strong>an</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>of</strong> oneself exists <strong>in</strong> death.<br />
Every one is afraid <strong>of</strong> death; this makes us slave <strong>of</strong> life. The<br />
feel<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> <strong>an</strong>xiety dread that we feel <strong>in</strong> the face <strong>of</strong> our own radical<br />
freedom <strong>an</strong>d our awareness <strong>of</strong> death.<br />
<strong>Existentialism</strong> returned to ego from outside objects <strong>an</strong>d constructs<br />
a world <strong>of</strong> existence. What for? Those life without thought is not real<br />
existence, how we c<strong>an</strong> express our existence <strong>in</strong> limited life is what we<br />
should explore.<br />
3. Research Method<br />
This paper ma<strong>in</strong>ly discusses the relationship between self-portrait<br />
<strong>an</strong>d existentialism. Schiele lived <strong>in</strong> the times when existentialism<br />
came <strong>in</strong>to be<strong>in</strong>g, so his works more or less related <strong>an</strong>d affected by<br />
the existentialism. Besides, Schiele <strong>an</strong>d his works were unique <strong>in</strong><br />
express<strong>in</strong>g the author’s emotion. This paper believes that if we c<strong>an</strong><br />
catch such a theme, we will better underst<strong>an</strong>d Schiele’s self-portrait.<br />
3.1. Pa<strong>in</strong>ful self-portrait<br />
Schiele <strong>of</strong>ten pa<strong>in</strong>ted a pa<strong>in</strong>ful, fearful or worried self through<br />
impression <strong>an</strong>d gesture. From the upbr<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the author, we c<strong>an</strong> see<br />
how import<strong>an</strong>t death affected the author. We c<strong>an</strong> underst<strong>an</strong>d the death<br />
<strong>of</strong> his father, bad relationship with his mother <strong>an</strong>d torture <strong>in</strong> prison all<br />
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