The object in the illusionism

Abstract

The purpose of this analysis is to propose an investigative concern towards the practice of illusionism. Of all its components, I select the object as a sample that can be checked against other artistic activities based on the objectual. Magic props present, in their material aspects, a degree of standardization rare in other artistic disciplines. Object and trick are usually considered as the indivisible unit of magic. This formula promotes a repetitive constant that is modified only by the histrionic qualities of the illusionist. It is possible to demonstrate that the things involved in magic can be, through a critical and comparative analysis, valued for their aesthetic and significant dimension as the uniqueness of the magical act.