Mysticism, Science and Art

This article considers visual or plastic fine art from the viewpoints of Western metaphysics and mysticism. Considerations of this type led the writer to similar conclusions as the one reached by the Spanish philosopher, Ortega Y Gasset, who spoke about the ‘dehumanization’ of modern art, entailing a new conception of the relationship of art to nature.

The author points out that kinetic art produced by means of electric and electronic systems transcends the traditional definition of visual fine art in terms of form, since form need not be either static, or else, as it is in the kind of art to which Ortega Y Gasset refers, true-to-life. Furthermore, the prospects of man, art and technology will be brighter, the author believes, if new modes are found by which all the three can be brought to work together in harmony for the development of mankind’s intellectual and spritual resources. This hope is likely to materialize when the tools of modern technology are used by artists to extend their creative capabilities.