(Re)construction, (Re)evaluation, or (Re)interpretation of the Past: What Happens When the Past Meets with the Present? Cover Image

(Re)construction, (Re)evaluation, or (Re)interpretation of the Past: What Happens When the Past Meets with the Present?
(Re)construction, (Re)evaluation, or (Re)interpretation of the Past: What Happens When the Past Meets with the Present?

Author(s): Lukáš Makky
Subject(s): Aesthetics, Methodology and research technology, History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Context; Archaeo-Context; Evaluation of the Past; Aesthetic Interpretation; Possible Worlds;

Summary/Abstract: The image of the ancient past represents just a fragment. When we stand in front of such an image, we are standing in front of time. This text reflects the possibilities of aesthetic evaluation of ancient artifacts with the emphasis on the contextual perception of received phenomena. The defining concept of context is based on Jan Mukařovsky’s approach. The aim of the paper is also to present aesthetic interpretation as a regular method of verifying prehistoric artifacts.

  • Issue Year: 59/2020
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 43-58
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English