Poetics and the Genetics of Creation

The SPHERA Project, or Art as Spiritual Intelligence

Authors

  • José Guilherme Abreu Universidade Católica Portuguesa image/svg+xml , School of the Arts , Research Center for Science and Technology of the Arts

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47456/rf.rf.2234.53332

Keywords:

spirituality; artistic creation; public art; genealogy of art; artificial intelligence

Abstract

This article presents the SPHERA project, which investigates the spiritual dimension of artistic creation as a trans-historical and transcultural foundation of art. It aims to reveal implicit manifestations of spirituality in contemporary art and to establish genealogies connecting works, eras, and cultures. Through a theoretical-interpretative approach and case study analysis, it posits art as a genetic process and a form of spiritual intelligence, redefining public art as a practice of spiritual regeneration and discussing the critical use of artificial intelligence in artistic creation.

Author Biography

  • José Guilherme Abreu, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, School of the Arts, Research Center for Science and Technology of the Arts

    Visiting Professor at the School of the Arts of the Catholic University of Portugal (Foz Campus, Porto), where he also conducts research as a member of the Research Center for Science and Technology of the Arts (CITAR).

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2026-07-30

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Vol. 22 No. 34 (2026)

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ABREU, J. G. Poetics and the Genetics of Creation: The SPHERA Project, or Art as Spiritual Intelligence. Farol, v. 22, n. 34, p. 171–198, 30 Jul.2026.