dc.contributor.author |
Lategan, Anita
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dc.contributor.author |
Stevens, Ingrid
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dc.date.accessioned |
2009-07-17T10:43:23Z |
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dc.date.available |
2009-07-17T10:43:23Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2006 |
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dc.description.abstract |
In this article, Umberto Eco’s definitions of beauty from his recent publication, On Beauty: a history of a
western idea (2004), are used to examine a selection of postmodern artworks that depict flowers either as their
major subject or as an aspect of their content. These artworks consist mainly of paintings but also include
photographs and an installation. The article aims to show that beauty has been revived as an aspect of
postmodern art, and that the flower is almost always an expression of beauty. However, postmodern works
also reveal other, personal intentions in addition to the exploration of beauty. A brief discussion of traditional
flower paintings, specifically seventeenth century Dutch paintings, serves to provide a background to this
discussion of contemporary art depicting flowers. |
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dc.description.abstract |
A propos de la beauté: les fleurs dans l’art postmoderne
Dans cet article, les définitions sur la beauté d’ Umberto Eco dans la publication récente On Beauty: a history
of a western idea (2004) sont employées pour examiner une selection des oeuvres d’art postmoderne qui
décrivent des fleurs comme sujet principal ou comme un aspect du contenu de l’oeuvre. Ces oeuvres
consistent principalement par des peintures mais comprend aussi des photos et une installation. Cet article a
pour objet de démontrer que la beauté a été raviver comme un sujet de l’art postmoderne, et que la fleur est
presque toujours une expression de la beauté. Neamoins, l’art postmoderne révèle aussi d’autres intentions
personnelles. Une courte discussion sur l’art traditional de la peinture des fleurs, surtout celles du 17eme siècle
des peintures hollandaises, servent à procurer un fond décrivant l’art contemporaine sur les fleurs. |
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dc.description.uri |
http://explore.up.ac.za/record=b1719138 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Lategan, A & Stevens I 2006, 'On ‘beauty’: flowers in postmodern art', South African Journal of Art History, vol. 21, no.1, pp 135-148. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_sajah.html] |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0258-3542 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/10799 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Art Historical Work Group of South Africa |
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dc.rights |
Art Historical Work Group of South Africa |
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dc.subject |
Beauty |
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dc.subject |
Flowers |
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dc.subject |
Postmodern art |
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dc.subject |
Contemporary art |
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dc.title |
On ‘beauty’ : flowers in postmodern art |
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dc.type |
Article |
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