Art Beyond Ideology? Art Through Blochian Theory

Abstract

In the search to understand whether art can be appreciated beyond the ideology of its time of production, or whether this ideology impacts our perception of the artistic object, this study sought, through Ernst Bloch’s theory, an understanding of the artistic object beyond ideology. First, by seeking in Marx’s thought the conception of ideology, and Bloch’s conceptualization of the concept. To understand how the category of the utopian function intersects with ideology, in order to expose the theses of Bloch’s aesthetics that propose a cultural surplus that surpasses the barrier of the ideology of the dominant classes. And how this surplus provides the work with its opening to the future, a pre-appearance, which demonstrates the character of the artistic object. The question is whether ideology would be eliminated once and for all, or whether the victory over it would be only partial, demanding a critical evaluation in each era.