Heidegger on Klee: New perspectives of Heidegger’s philosophy of art

Abstract

The main focus of this paper is Heidegger?s interpretation of Klee?s painting. I am aiming to show that the interpretation of Klee has radicalized earlier Heidegger?s understanding of art, so that now painting is an alternative to poetry in the context of Heidegger?s philosophy of art. This will be exemplified by a comparative analysis of Heidegger?s views on painting and poetry, with regard to the possibility that art can be an instigation for the change in the philosophy itself; the overcoming of an image will be our special focus. Analysis will show that the interpretation of Klee allows for a further radicalization of Heidegger?s philosophy of art, such that would introduce the overcoming of the art itself.