On ‘beauty’ : flowers in postmodern art

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dc.contributor.author Lategan, Anita
dc.contributor.author Stevens, Ingrid
dc.date.accessioned 2009-07-17T10:43:23Z
dc.date.available 2009-07-17T10:43:23Z
dc.date.issued 2006
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. en_US
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. en_US
dc.description.uri http://explore.up.ac.za/record=b1719138
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] en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0258-3542
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/10799
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Art Historical Work Group of South Africa en_US
dc.rights Art Historical Work Group of South Africa en_US
dc.subject Beauty en_US
dc.subject Flowers en_US
dc.subject Postmodern art en_US
dc.subject Contemporary art en_US
dc.title On ‘beauty’ : flowers in postmodern art en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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