Aesthetics of recognition in contemporary religious art
AbstractThis paper presents the aesthetics of recognition as the most appropriate approach for discerning the religious potentiality (of a Christian nature) in a significant part of contemporary art. To do so, it is necessary to understand the mechanisms, functions, and forms of recognition, to dist...
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| author | Guillermo Gómez-Ferrer Catalina Martín Lloris |
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| description | AbstractThis paper presents the aesthetics of recognition as the most appropriate approach for discerning the religious potentiality (of a Christian nature) in a significant part of contemporary art. To do so, it is necessary to understand the mechanisms, functions, and forms of recognition, to distinguish between profane, sacred, and religious art, to critically analyze the aesthetic model of the Catholic Church rooted in the concept of Neoplatonic beauty, and to propose an alternative procedure. The alternative procedure serves two purposes: first, to reveal the religious aspect of a substantial segment of contemporary culture that has been largely overlooked; and second, to prevent the confusion that arises from the inclusion of religious works in churches and liturgies, giving the impression that they are sacred. Such confusion is widespread and detrimental to the sacramental experience of faith. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-936c1f41dfef4315aa7b26595bcc05b62024-04-03T10:24:39ZengTaylor & Francis GroupChurch, Communication and Culture2375-32342375-32422023-07-018222724710.1080/23753234.2023.2248191Aesthetics of recognition in contemporary religious artGuillermo Gómez-Ferrer0Catalina Martín Lloris1Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, SpainUniversidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, SpainAbstractThis paper presents the aesthetics of recognition as the most appropriate approach for discerning the religious potentiality (of a Christian nature) in a significant part of contemporary art. To do so, it is necessary to understand the mechanisms, functions, and forms of recognition, to distinguish between profane, sacred, and religious art, to critically analyze the aesthetic model of the Catholic Church rooted in the concept of Neoplatonic beauty, and to propose an alternative procedure. The alternative procedure serves two purposes: first, to reveal the religious aspect of a substantial segment of contemporary culture that has been largely overlooked; and second, to prevent the confusion that arises from the inclusion of religious works in churches and liturgies, giving the impression that they are sacred. Such confusion is widespread and detrimental to the sacramental experience of faith.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23753234.2023.2248191Aestheticsreligious artsacred artbeautyrecognitioncontemporary art |
| spellingShingle | Guillermo Gómez-Ferrer Catalina Martín Lloris Aesthetics of recognition in contemporary religious art Church, Communication and Culture Aesthetics religious art sacred art beauty recognition contemporary art |
| title | Aesthetics of recognition in contemporary religious art |
| title_full | Aesthetics of recognition in contemporary religious art |
| title_fullStr | Aesthetics of recognition in contemporary religious art |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aesthetics of recognition in contemporary religious art |
| title_short | Aesthetics of recognition in contemporary religious art |
| title_sort | aesthetics of recognition in contemporary religious art |
| topic | Aesthetics religious art sacred art beauty recognition contemporary art |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23753234.2023.2248191 |
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