The task of this dissertation is to examine Heidegger s critique of the representational thought, specially within the art s domains. This paper analyses Heidegger s perspective over what a work of art would be, revisiting and developing fundamental questions in his thought such as the concepts of being and truth. It investigates, thus, the relation between work of art and truth and its unfoldings in Heidegger s philosophy. In a time when the experience of truth is generally accepted as a representation of the cognizing subject, what would be the role played by the thought? At a time like ours, would it be possible to men pursue a experience of the thinking which is not committed only with the search for classification, security and control of all things? These and other questions, such as the art question, the critique of aesthetic and the possibility of overcoming the philosophical tradition representative thinking, appear in the path of those who seek a deeper understanding of the work of this great German philosopher. With this intention, the present study had as its guiding light the essay The Origin of the Work of Art, which was the base for the reading and interpretation of other works from Heidegger that were introduced in this dissertation.