Introduction

Art is not an object. It does not exist as something finished, placed on a wall. A work becomes real only when it happens, when presence meets presence, and the viewer stops observing and begins witnessing. This book moves toward that moment. It follows what remains of art when style, market, interpretation, and narrative fall away. It listens to perception, silence, and the quiet structures through which reality appears. Here, touch is not physical contact, but resonance, the subtle encounter between the world and the one who sees.

This is not theory.

Not commentary.

It is orientation. A way back to the true face of art.

About This Edition

This is the official, freely accessible release of The True Face of Art. The work is preserved through decentralized archives to ensure long-term availability, integrity, and resistance to erasure.

The publication consists of:

PDF — full formatted edition

Readers are invited to share the work unchanged. Its meaning depends on its wholeness.

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Closing Note

Art survives through presence, through the silent moment when something opens in the viewer, and the work stops being an image and becomes an event.

This book is an offering to that moment.

— Attila Szántó

Introduction

Art is not an object. It does not exist as something finished, placed on a wall. A work becomes real only when it happens, when presence meets presence, and the viewer stops observing and begins witnessing. This book moves toward that moment. It follows what remains of art when style, market, interpretation, and narrative fall away. It listens to perception, silence, and the quiet structures through which reality appears. Here, touch is not physical contact, but resonance, the subtle encounter between the world and the one who sees.

This is not theory.

Not commentary.

It is orientation. A way back to the true face of art.

About This Edition

This is the official, freely accessible release of The True Face of Art. The work is preserved through decentralized archives to ensure long-term availability, integrity, and resistance to erasure.

The publication consists of:

PDF — full formatted edition

Readers are invited to share the work unchanged. Its meaning depends on its wholeness.

Permanent Archive Link

PDF (Full Book):

https://wvu4fscveavptfsoz3fqxdwh3bt7bsgmjgs2rj2omjgvwvmc5h7a.arweave.net/tWnCyFUgKvmWTs7LC47H2GfwyMxJpainTmJNW1WC6f4

Closing Note

Art survives through presence, through the silent moment when something opens in the viewer, and the work stops being an image and becomes an event.

This book is an offering to that moment.

— Attila Szántó