Architecture and Contemporary Visual Culture, the Image of Realism and the Realism of Image
The rise of visual culture and the role of images in shaping contemporary thought and global society has been a constant since the end of the last century. Called “Iconic turn” in the field of philosophy of perception and image theory, this process has captured increasing attention in diverse academ...
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| description | The rise of visual culture and the role of images in shaping contemporary thought and global society has been a constant since the end of the last century. Called “Iconic turn” in the field of philosophy of perception and image theory, this process has captured increasing attention in diverse academic fields, even in disciplines such as architecture where the role of images has not always been well considered. There is no doubt, however, that the visual nature of architecture makes the image essential in its conception, representation or perception. Within this relationship between architecture and image can be noted a recent change: a progressive attention toward realism as an alternative to an arbitrariness of form whose main consequence has been an uncritical use of images by architects and their consumption by society. The visual nature of some of the most influential works of the British architects Sergison Bates and Tony Fretton are exemplary for this purpose, aware of the importance of images in the shaping of everyday life and in the architectural narratives of the real. These works, in turn, allow us to explore the reciprocal strengthening that this realism as an attitude in being (architecture) and in looking (photography) has for an architectural practice that feeds on images and engenders them. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c93c4ed01cfa4aa78f4840998d197e6f2023-11-23T18:42:24ZengMDPI AGArts2076-07522022-02-011112610.3390/arts11010026Architecture and Contemporary Visual Culture, the Image of Realism and the Realism of ImageIñaki Bergera0Javier de Esteban1Department of Architecture, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, SpainDepartment of Architecture, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, SpainThe rise of visual culture and the role of images in shaping contemporary thought and global society has been a constant since the end of the last century. Called “Iconic turn” in the field of philosophy of perception and image theory, this process has captured increasing attention in diverse academic fields, even in disciplines such as architecture where the role of images has not always been well considered. There is no doubt, however, that the visual nature of architecture makes the image essential in its conception, representation or perception. Within this relationship between architecture and image can be noted a recent change: a progressive attention toward realism as an alternative to an arbitrariness of form whose main consequence has been an uncritical use of images by architects and their consumption by society. The visual nature of some of the most influential works of the British architects Sergison Bates and Tony Fretton are exemplary for this purpose, aware of the importance of images in the shaping of everyday life and in the architectural narratives of the real. These works, in turn, allow us to explore the reciprocal strengthening that this realism as an attitude in being (architecture) and in looking (photography) has for an architectural practice that feeds on images and engenders them.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/11/1/26visual cultureimagerealismphotography |
| spellingShingle | Iñaki Bergera Javier de Esteban Architecture and Contemporary Visual Culture, the Image of Realism and the Realism of Image Arts visual culture image realism photography |
| title | Architecture and Contemporary Visual Culture, the Image of Realism and the Realism of Image |
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| title_short | Architecture and Contemporary Visual Culture, the Image of Realism and the Realism of Image |
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