Satre's Conception of the Work of Art.

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We will first discuss what Sartre means by existentialism by expounding his twofold conception of being after which we will undertake his view on imagination and then try to support his view that all authentic works of art are unreal with examples of painting, drama, music e.t.c. This will also substantiate his view that there is no transition between the state of imagination and reality. Sartre maintains that existentialism is a doctrine that does render human life possible; a doctrine also which affirms that every truth and every action imply both an environment and human subjectivity. In order to expound human subjectivity Sartre starts with a categorical rejection of the traditional philosophical dictum of being and appearances which implied a division ...

... Sartre rightly says 'Great beauty in a woman kills the desire for her.' We cannot place ourselves on the plane of imagination and reality simultaneously. This makes aesthetic contemplation of real objects of the same structure as par amnesia, the difference being that of memory and imagination. Sartre's analysis of creativity does not aim at formulating any norms in aesthetics. He is basically analyzing the nature of human consciousness and its peculiar role in transcendence into the unreal which results in the creation of the work of art. His view that beauty does not exist in the world but can be sought through human efforts alone re emphasizes his existential position. From this existential viewpoint, the universe

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