Skywriting as artificial wonder
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This article delves into the historical development of skywriting as an artistic practice, its intersection with the fields of propaganda and art, and the political dilemmas surrounding its use. I examine skywriting in diverse aesthetic fields such as conceptual art, land art, visual arts, and poetry, highlighting its poetic and political power. I argue that skywriting as an artistic practice serves as a catalyst where the sky becomes more than just a platform for creation or mass communication, as is the case when used for practical purposes such as propaganda or as a tool of war. Due to its temporary and unstable nature, skywriting as a form of art becomes an artificial wonder, expanding the limits of time and space to reflect the world's symbolic, social, and political dimensions.
Source: Journal of AESTHETICS & CULTURE
Author: Cristóbal Bianchi
Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Language: English
Topic: Art, Politics, and Modernism
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4415958342