South African Journal of Art History Volume 24 (2009)

South African Journal of Art History Volume 24 (2009)

 

Letter of Consent

South African Journal of Art History, Volume 24, Issue 1 (2009)
Content
Mare, E.A Editorial : Authors: Published: 2009
Coetzer, N. Langa Township in the 1920s - an (extra)ordinary Garden Suburb
Olivier, B. Extra-ordinary cinema
Janse van Rensburg, A. Comparing altars and agendas - using architecture to unite?
Noble, J.A. Architecture and the othe[r]eal
Chapman, M. & Ostwald, M.J. Disfigured ground : architectural space and representation in the creative practices of Dada and Surrealism
Wolff, I. Werdmuller Centre - an artifact of an ephemeral context
Breed, I. Mindscape : exploring living space in the urban environment by means of photographic interviews
Proimos, C.V. Architecture : a self referential sign or a way of thought? Peter Eisenman's encounter with Jacques Derrida
Mare, E.A. The influence of the dominance of cultures on artefacts : two case studies - Córdoba, Spain, and Blood River, South Africa
Kruger, R. The (extra)ordinary (con)texts of beauty and be-ing
Steenkamp, A. A shared spatial symbolism : the Voortrekker Monument, the Völkerslachtdenkmal and Freemasonry
Prinsloo, J.N. I'm not there : on the ex-situ experience of landscape architecture in texts
Wolff, H. The dialectic of representation : the tension between the new and the familiar in post-liberation architecture
Steele, J. Tackling art / craft nomenclature, again, with particular reference to octogenarian potter Alice Qga Nongebeza, of Eastern Cape, South Africa
Gluskin, Emanuel The cemetery : essay
South African Journal of Art History, Volume 24, Issue 2 (2009)
Content
Janse van Vuuren, Lukas M Play as a creative factor in the visual arts : a hermeneutical reflection
Oppermann, Johann William Kentridge - creating animated images in space and time
Van Graan, Andre Contested modernism : post Slums Act public housing in Cape Town
Steyn, Gerald Current trends in South African architecture and the way to the future
Liebenberg-Barkhuizen, Estelle Artists' books : a postmodern perspective
Naude, Mauritz The selective use of slate in vernacular farm buildings and structures north of the Vaal River
Mathlener, Rinette Aspects of perspective and ambiguous space in the work of M.C. Escher
Staden-Garbett, Miranthe The worldcentric art of Willem Boshoff : an analysis of artefact and discipline in Children of the Stars
Gaule, Sally Johannesburg : a lens for architecture and photography
Schmidt, Leoni Teaching Art History through archaeologies of the contemporary
Mare, E.A Philosophy and the Arts: Collected Essays
Mare, E.A Philosophy and Communication: Collected Essays
Mare, E.A Philosophy and Psychoanalytic Theory: Collected Essays, Bert Olivier : book review
South African Journal of Art History, Volume 24, Issue 3 (2009)
Content
Mare, E.A. Editorial
Tomassoni, Rosella & Fusco, Antonio Dance as art and as expression of harmony and psychosomatic totality : some psychological considerations
Steyn, Carol Khachaturyan in Armenia today : his presence in Armenian music, art and architecture, rooted in Socialist Realism
Geldenhuys, Daniel G Romanesque churches in the south west of France and their relation to architecture, art and music
McEwen, Hugh A discussion of Xenakis and Varese, metaphor and simile, music and architecture
Mugovhani, Ndwamato George Mbilamutondo music and instruments in Venda culture
Olivier, Bert Music and architecture : time and / or space?
Mare, Estelle Alma Music as an angelic message in El Greco's oeuvre
Steyn, Carol & Mare, Estelle Alma A survey of George Frideric Handel's life, music and selected portraits with and without his wig : a contribution to the celebration of the Handel year
Janse van Rensburg, Ariane Stained glass as an interface between art and architecture
Mendoza, Marisela, Halion, Simon
& Quek, Raymond
Out of the musical box
Stupples, Peter Art and sacral space

Recent Submissions

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    This article argues that Art History as a discipline has been critiqued on a number of levels in recent decades. However, the knowledge which the discipline can provide for students in tertiary art schools remains invaluable. ...
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    This article demonstrates in a hermeneutical context how the interrelation between play, "mimesis" and fiction contribute to the interactive making and interpretation of visual art works. A theoretical model is employed ...
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    Willem Boshoff is a practicing conceptual artist. Readings typically emphasise his use of language, socio-political consciousness and critique of authority within the South African context of colonialism and apartheid. In ...
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    The dance acquires such different and various meanings so that it can be considered as a complex polysemic form of non-verbal message [of which the] effectiveness can be compared with that of music and figurative arts ...
  • Mare, Estelle Alma (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2009)
    The following Collected Essays by Bert Olivier is reviewed: "Philosophy and the Arts", "Philosophy and Communication" and "Philosophy and Psychoanalytic Theory".
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