Abstract

GARCELLS, Agustín. Art as theology. Introduction to the iconological and aesthetic perspective byzantines. Índex [online]. 2016, n.2, pp.64-74. ISSN 2477-9199.

Abstract: The Byzantine aesthetic discourse is firmly related to the theological dogma, particularly the Christological. The object of this study is to highlight the importance of this discourse, based on the fact that it corresponds to a still existing artistic experience. This essay tries to relate the elements of the theology on Byzantine icon, on the way that this is articulated within the eastern tradition and the definitions of art of eastern and western thinkers more contemporaries. These definitions consider the work of art, rather than a form of cultural objectification, as a way of knowing the “truth”. The study assumes that, respect to Christian art, the “truth” rather than a philosophical concept or intellectual operation, constitutes a specific person: the person of Christ, the "Theanthropos".

Keywords : icon; byzantine; art; aesthetic; Christianism.

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