AN ESSAY ON CONTEXTUAL CRITICS IN THE WORK OF ART: EXAMPLE OF DAVID AND GOLIATH Cover Image

SANAT YAPITINDA BAĞLAMSAL ELEŞTİRİ İÇİN BİR DENEME: DAVUD ve GOLYAT ÖRNEĞİ
AN ESSAY ON CONTEXTUAL CRITICS IN THE WORK OF ART: EXAMPLE OF DAVID AND GOLIATH

Author(s): Özcan Özkarakoc
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts
Published by: Sanat ve Dil Araştırmaları Enstitüsü
Keywords: Art; Work of Art; Culture; Assessment

Summary/Abstract: The truth that art had been a result of unlimited desire of indulgence resulted in understanding, experiencing and comprehending all kinds of art product. Work of arts and concepts that characterized them showed variety with the events emerged in the course of time and with the cultures from where they appeared. When examining any work of art pertaining to any period, it is required to examine society and people of the same period and time slice from all aspects. Clues that are found from the culture of society created by artist in his/her work of art can determine axis of capability of answering the questions wondered about within the interpretation process of work. To explain and understand any work of art in respect of its subject treated in the light of historical and cultural knowledge is a requirement, because in these works, there is an agreed meaning that is deliberately and intentionally put by artist. For assessment and experience of the work of arts, first of all, there must be an agreed meaning and it must be analyzed. In this study, study of criticism on work of art, backgrounds of aesthetic perception and collective structure between time and place have been examined with the example of David and Goliath.

  • Issue Year: 1/2012
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 1-16
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Turkish