Browsing South African Journal of Art History Volume 24 (2009) by Subject "Architecture -- History"

Browsing South African Journal of Art History Volume 24 (2009) by Subject "Architecture -- History"

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  • Art and sacral space 
    Stupples, Peter (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2009)
    ‘Art’ was originally associated with sacral spaces for the enactment of rites that bound a community into a culture. The objects created as ‘art’ were also imitated by secular authorities, enacting their ceremonial rituals ...
  • Contested modernism : post Slums Act public housing in Cape Town 
    Van Graan, Andre (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2009)
    Following the introduction of the Slums Act by Central Government in 1934, the Cape Town City Council embarked on an ambitious public housing project linked to slum clearance being undertaken in the inner city areas of the ...
  • Editorial 
    Mare, Estelle Alma (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2009)
    Editorial to a special issue of SAJAH with the theme "Art/Architecture/Music".
  • Johannesburg : a lens for architecture and photography 
    Gaule, Sally (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2009)
    Johannesburg’s built environment was shaped initially by the gold mining industry whose influence was indelibly writ upon its architectural symbolism. This has however, been intermingled and covered over by the residue of ...
  • Music as an angelic message in El Greco's "oeuvre" 
    Mare, Estelle Alma (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2009)
    Angels are assumed to represent messengers from God and in Christian art they are traditionally depicted as winged human beings. In the visual arts all figures are mute; therefore angel music as the divine message relayed ...
  • Out of the musical box 
    Mendoza, Marisela; Halion, Simon; Quek, Raymond (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2009)
    The present paper explores the correlations of music and architecture through a design studio project carried out by second year students of the Architecture programme at Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom. ...
  • Play as a creative factor in the visual arts : a hermeneutical reflection 
    Janse van Vuuren, Lukas M. (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2009)
    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 ...
  • Romanesque churches in the south west of France and their relation to architecture, art and music 
    Geldenhuys, Daniel G. (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2009)
    This article deals with the three disciplines of architecture, sculptural art and music in relation to the cultural-historical presence of the medieval Romanesque churches in the Dordogne region in the south west of France. ...
  • Stained glass as an interface between art and architecture 
    Janse van Rensburg, Ariane (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2009)
    Stained glass occupies a conjunction between glass painting as art and windows as architectural components. Originating as a form of painting, it was an integrated element in the architectural design of gothic cathedrals. ...
  • 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 
    Steyn, Carol; Mare, Estelle Alma (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2009)
    This year marks the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel, one of the greatest composers of the Baroque period. There are and have been celebrations of his life and works world wide. Although he composed ...
  • William Kentridge - creating animated images in space and time 
    Oppermann, Johann (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2009)
    At issue in this article is "History of the Main Complaint" (1996), which is the sixth film in Kentridge’s "Drawings for Projection" series (1989-1999). The discussion is centred on spatiotemporal manipulations employed ...
  • The worldcentric art of Willem Boshoff : an analysis of artefact and discipline in 'Children of the Stars' 
    Staden-Garbett, Miranthe (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2009)
    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 ...