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Dioniso a Centuripe: iconografia ‘teatrale’ e imagerie dionisiaca in contesto funerario
2021
The purpose of the paper is to bring together and to assess some strands of the funerary imagery elaborated in Centuripe (Sicily) in 3rd-1st centuries B.C., that until recently have been viewed in total isolation from each other. Dionysian themes and motifs have been variously identified in the local polychrome pottery, since the discovery, early in 20th century, of two impressive vases representing Dionysos himself in a relaxed pose; as opposed to the prevailing “bacchic-orphic” explanation, however, from the second half of past century the nuptial theme was considered to be the most important of the Centuripan vase inventory; finally, some scholars have argued that the repertory was not s…
Will to power in architecture. Nietzschean inspirations
2022
Nietzsche, having presented his interpretation of the Greek tragedy in which the Apollonian and Dionysian elements interact, developed a comprehensive theory of art In which the will to power plays a fundamental role. He also became increasingly interested In the idea of architecture as an art created out of the will to power and embracing the highest human aspirations. It can be assumed that, as far as the architectural space is concerned, the Apollonian is beautiful, and the Dionysian is sublirae. Both elements are dialectically synthesised in the form of the will to power, which is the most powerful form of spontaneity. It is this will that brings to life the great art that supports man …
Wola mocy w architekturze. Inspiracje Nietzscheańskie
2021
Po przedstawieniu swej interpretacji greckiej tragedii, w której współdziałają apollińskość i dionizyjskość, Nietzsche koncypował całościową teorię sztuki, w której zasadniczą rolę odgrywa wola mocy. Coraz bardziej pociągała go też idea architektury jako sztuki tworzonej z woli mocy i obejmującej najwyższe dążenia człowieka. Można przyjąć, że w przestrzeni architektonicznej apollińskość jest pięknem, a dionizyjskość jest wzniosłością. Oba żywioły dialektycznie syntetyzują się w postaci woli mocy będącej najpotężniejszą formą żywiołowości. Właśnie ona powołuje do życia wielką sztukę, która wspiera człowieka w jego przeobrażaniu się w nadczłowieka. Aby ta przemiana ontologiczna doszła do skut…
Maschere e imagerie teatrale nella necropoli liparese di IV-III sec. a.C.: oggetti e immagini in contesto
2019
A new contextual analysis is proposed in order to reappraise the well known theatrical images from Lipari. In the wake of the researches made by L. Bernabò Brea and M. Cavalier, the clay masks of comic, satyric and tragic characters and figurines, on one hand, and the “theatrical” vases on the other were reputed to echo or to “illustrate” Greek plays, in the frame of a Dionysian cult. Lastly, A. Schwarzmaier reviewed this thesis, pointing at the ritual context in which the masks were used and deposed in a set of drinking and pouring vases near the grave during the burial, and concluding that they were a visual clue of a Dionysian funerary banquet. Examining again the whole evidence (masks,…