L’erotica dell’arte di Susan Sontag:

estetica della superficie e sguardo cinematografico

Abstract

This essay explores Susan Sontag’s aesthetics through her rejection of interpretative violence and her valorization of surface, form, and perceptual intensity. Drawing on key texts such as Against Interpretation and Notes on Camp, it examines how Sontag challenges the traditional dichotomy between depth and appearance, proposing instead an «Erotics of Art» rooted in immediate, sensuous experience. Particular attention is given to the role of cinema as a privileged medium of Camp aesthetics, where excess, stylization, and irony displace the search for meaning. From They Live to Barbie, the text outlines a trajectory of images that do not seek to be understood but to be felt, watched, and experienced in their radical visibility.