Compositionality in contemporary art: polyphony or cacophony?
The article deals with the problems of compositionality, harmony of the work in contemporary art, proving that the organic unity of a work is possible only subject to the observance of compositional laws. The author attaches importance to the analysis of the «visual dialogue» of the artistic work an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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National Academy of Arts of Ukraine. Modern Art Research Institute
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Сучасне мистецтво |
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| Online Access: | http://sm.mari.kiev.ua/article/view/152245 |
| Summary: | The article deals with the problems of compositionality, harmony of the work in contemporary art, proving that the organic unity of a work is possible only subject to the observance of compositional laws. The author attaches importance to the analysis of the «visual dialogue» of the artistic work and the viewer, emphasizing the fact that this approach opens the opportunity to penetrate into the content of the work, to feel the image in general. According to the author, compositional perception serves as the necessary tool to be able to see and feel the work of art. In contemporary art, the processes of «harmonizing» the work are taking place, and the author of the article argues that under such conditions, art acts as a peculiar «communicative field», where the dialogue of various components forming a common culture takes place. The composition acts as a connecting component, giving a panoramic view of the world. The artistic work is a peculiar expression of aesthetics, intelligence, intellectual level of the artist, a measure of his moral qualities. The «provocative» nature of contemporary art, too, lies in the context of this discourse, reflecting author›s reflections on challenges and stimuli; nevertheless, it has its own «limits allowed». In concrete examples, the author of the article argues that the mastery of the laws of compositional thinking leads to the presence of these boundaries, the ability to distinguish between the statics and the dynamics of the plot. Bringing parallels in the perception of composition and decomposition by the artist and art historian, the author shows a common and different approach to the analysis of one and the same work. The process of composing thinking consists of sensory and rational sides that act in close interaction. Working in an artistic way, the artist thinks artistic action, while the critic moves in the opposite direction. Compositional thinking generates thoughts, constructive-plastic expression of the task. For his decision, the artist carries out search work, reproduces associative modeling, transforming the space of the painting, rhyme grouping forms, Critic, trying to grasp the meanings laid down in the work, also uses compositional thinking. Only the process of promoting his creative thinking is reversible. From how perfectly one and the other possess the skills of compositional thinking and perception — the result of the success of their professional activity depends.
Under these conditions, the modern polyphonic sound is opened, for the rest — the sound gets cacophonic characteristics. What to choose from is to decide the artist. |
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| ISSN: | 2309-8813 2663-0362 |