The Sides of Limit and the Possibilities for Artistic Creation: On the Influence of Wittgenstein's Philosophy on Contemporary Art

The paper addresses the influence of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s philosophy on contemporary art. The presented hypothesis highlights two teachings in particular that can be drawn from Wittgenstein’s philosophy: one is linked to the work of investigation and analysis that aims at clarifying the dimensions and the essence of an object of investigation; the other concerns the identification of the limit and the relationship with the possibility of overcoming it. Both teachings are dealt with considering the question of form, the possible symmetry between the philosophical and the artistic work, and paying attention to the two productive directions of contemporary art: the former characterised by the strengthening of form, and the latter marked by its impoverishment.