Poetry of Architecture: On the Triad of Architecture, Art and The Art-like From Leo Tolstoy's What is Art?

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2025-9-1

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Özsel, Ece

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This study investigates how poetry functions through the definitional domains of architecture and art by poetically revisiting the renowned Russian writer Leo Tolstoy’s 1898 work What is Art?, particularly focusing on Tolstoy’s neglected notion of ‘counterfeit (imitation) art,’ which serves in the sense of ‘the art-like.’ Through an interpretive review of the existing literature on What is Art? and elaboration on ‘counterfeit (imitation) art’ along with Tolstoy’s formulation of ‘methods of producing counterfeit (imitation) art,’ firstly, the meanings of poetics and poetry are explored to reveal the inherent poeticality of architecture. This investigation is followed by questioning the dynamics of architectural creativity and artistic expression, building upon the trialectical nature of the discussions in order to conclude that the triads introduced in the analysis of spatial artistic practices are poetic by definition and the notion of ‘counterfeit (imitation) art’ in Tolstoy’s What is Art? is situated within the larger narrative of this poetry.

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poetry of architecture, Tolstoy's What is Art?, counterfeit (imitation) art, methods of producing counterfeit art, poetics

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/116212

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