The demonic arts and the origin of the medium
M Cole - The Art Bulletin, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
M Cole
The Art Bulletin, 2002•Taylor & FrancisAlthough we tend to treat the medium as a modern notion, it was possible to think about the
topic in earlier periods as well. This essay looks at one place where that possibility emerges,
in the discussions of art that appear in the literatures of magic and demonology. The article
considers two models on which both demonologists and artists understood the medium: as
the usually invisible yet always perceptible “air” that joins all things, and as the “binds” that
could ensnare and move the targets of one's spells.
topic in earlier periods as well. This essay looks at one place where that possibility emerges,
in the discussions of art that appear in the literatures of magic and demonology. The article
considers two models on which both demonologists and artists understood the medium: as
the usually invisible yet always perceptible “air” that joins all things, and as the “binds” that
could ensnare and move the targets of one's spells.
Although we tend to treat the medium as a modern notion, it was possible to think about the topic in earlier periods as well. This essay looks at one place where that possibility emerges, in the discussions of art that appear in the literatures of magic and demonology. The article considers two models on which both demonologists and artists understood the medium: as the usually invisible yet always perceptible “air” that joins all things, and as the “binds” that could ensnare and move the targets of one's spells.
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