Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / The Transition of an Artistic Image from Material to Index Status: a Pictorial Portrait of Artistic Work

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2008 1 (3)
Authors
Bezgodova, Julia S.
Contact information
Julia S. Bezgodova, Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041 Russia, e-mail:
Keywords
work of art; portrait; spectator; artistic image; index; status; transition; V.A.Serov «Girl With Peaches»
Abstract

art, there is a unique possibility of seeing the “miracle” of transition from the chaos of lines and spots of paints to something illusive and trustworthy. That transition hasn’t yet been considered in research since it’s difficult to explain when and how this “miracle” happens and how a painted line “suddenly” turns into the curl of a young lady and a painted spot “suddenly” becomes the kind smile of an old man. One of the auxiliary concepts that reveals the specificity of formation of the artistic image is “transition”. This allows qualitative changes to be observed at every stage in the space of communication between a spectator and a piece of art. This paper analyzes this transitional space. The pictorial portrait “Girl With Peaches” painted by Valentin Alexandrovich Serov in 1887 was chosen as the research subject. The methodological basis is the conceptual propositions of contemporary art theory which examines new ways of understanding the process of communication between a spectator and a work of art.

Pages
423-435
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/803

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