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At various moments in the history of art, painters have represented interior places and scenes as metaphors for the interiors of selves: representations of architectural interiors and their inhabitants signify interiority. An interior is often an enclave for privacy, so the tie between represented interiors and conceptions of the self is not necessarily surprising. Yet few scholars have focused comparatively on representations of interiors as expressive of self and consciousness. How do representations of interior spaces metaphorically stand for the interiors of selves? This paper in aesthetics and art history analyzes the dialectic of self and interior space in art.
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Leuthold, S. (2000). Light, Color, Interiority and the Aesthetics of Enchantment. In: Kronegger, M., Tymieniecka, AT. (eds) The Aesthetics of Enchantment in the Fine Arts. Analecta Husserliana, vol 65. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3234-5_4
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