Painting in Tongues: Faith-Based Languages of Formalist Art

Autor/in	Moore, Kevin Z.
Titel	Painting in Tongues: Faith-Based Languages of Formalist Art
Quelle	In: Journal of Aesthetic Education, 41 (2007) 4, S.40-52 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8510
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Art Education; Zoology; Nonverbal Communication; Color; Painting (Visual Arts); Figurative Language; Semiotics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Zoologie; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Colour; Farbbezeichnung; Farbe; Malerei; Semiotik
Abstract	Cephalopods have a visual language that may be considered artful; they flash color-forms on their hides to communicate intents and emotions. Formalist inspired artists and their critic-expositors describe abstract pattern-painting as though it were a visual language equal to that of the cephalopod. In this article, the author argues that although it can be reasoned that cephalopods get the correct message by observation, it cannot be imagined that observers can get any message from abstractionist painting. As such, this casts suspicion on the formalists' claims about visual language. The author further explains that if the basic function of a visual art is to communicate a specific reference visually, then formalist painting cannot be a visual art. He also relates how prior to twentieth century, painting was language-like. After the twentieth century, the metaphorical sense of language in art was terribly weakened. (Contains 17 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10