This paper aims at discussing some problems of the contemporary art through some of Arthur Danto’s theories. The concept of the end of art, the new way of making art, how to understand the contemporary art are some fundamental problems of nowadays art criticism. Comparisons among artistic techniques used by various avant-gardist movements, especially cubist, abstractionist and dadaist ones are intended to build a comprehensive image of the evolution in art creativity towards post-wars period represented by new contributions (Andy Warhol and Joseph Beuys). These examples prove that the contemporary art needs a more attentive interpretation and a better understanding of the material-form connection within the art work and the process of plastic creativity.

Spiritual patron of the gymnasium from Obreja Veche, the folklorist Sergiu Moraru honors his mission ‒ in relation to the young generation ‒ through the model of his becoming and through the opera. The vocation folklorist needs vocation pedagogues, who can adjust the potential of the biography and the work in attractive projects for the pupils of the gymnasium that bears his name, but also for those from the Gymnasium no. 1 from Olacu commune, Giurgiu district (Romania). To motivating them to know more about the museums and libraries in the locality ‒ the patrimonial dimension of their existence, in which Sergiu Moraru’s destiny is a kind of guide. The attractive reason for becoming a folklorist is the reason for vocation, calling, crucial categories, generating controversy and lessons according to the age of the two institutions united in a project. The beneficial nuance, offered from Italy by the poet and pedagogue Iurie Bojoncă, refers to the importance of the family and the nati...

In articol sunt prezentate delimitările conceptuale cu referire la adaptarea social-psihologică a personalității. Lite­ra­tura de specialitate reflectă in mod diferit viziunile autorilor despre acest concept, deoarece cuprinde componente variate. Adaptarea constituie obiectul de cercetare pentru mai multe științe, fiind studiat de-a lungul timpului in special din punct de vedere social și psihologic. Actualmente, este necesară studierea amplă a adaptării social-psihologice a personalității, deoarece are repercusiuni directe atât asupra stării generale de bine, cât și asupra relațiilor interpersonale echilibrate cu ceilalţi din jur. THE SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION: CONCEPTUAL DELIMITATIONS In this article the conceptual delimitations with reference to the social and psychological adaptation of the personality are presented. Specialty literature reflects differently the authors' visions of this concept, as it contains various compo­nents. Adaptation is an object of researc...

This research reveals the original medieval forms of the Convent of Poor Clares while contextualising the spatial interventions after the scandalous year 1433 that led to the urban transformation of the broader neighbourhood. The research methodology addressed historical visual sources analysed in the context of the information provided by archival documents, starting with the Ordo from 1433 and including all the City Councils’ deliberations until 1450. Linking these two sets of information resulted in the schematic and hypothetical visualisation of the disposition of the convent’s medieval buildings and the identification of all the changes in neighbouring public and private buildings and spaces implemented to achieve the perfect clausura inside the densely built urban fabric. Along with the prison sentence to be served inside this very convent, the nobility of the Republic of Dubrovnik ensured that the social values were preserved for the future.