autotelism

• Sustantivo que designa la cualidad o doctrina según la cual una obra de arte o una actividad posee su fin en sí misma, sin necesitar justificación externa o propósito ulterior.

A noun referring to the belief or doctrine that a work of art is an end in itself and requires no external justification or purpose.

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1. Artistic self-justificationC2formalart

   The belief or doctrine that a work of art is an end in itself and requires no external justification or purpose.

   Autotelismo

   • The poet's philosophy of autotelism meant he rejected any moral or political message in his work.
   • Autotelism argues that a painting's value lies solely in its own existence, not in what it represents.
   • Critics of autotelism claim it isolates art from society and its responsibilities.