Art
Leila Ghaffari; Jamal Arabzadeh
Abstract
The present article is a critique of the book “Image and Word: Approaches to Iconology”. The importance of introducing and reviewing this work is studying Erwin Panovsky’s views on image, iconography, and iconology, as well as the presentation of relevant approaches in this field from ...
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The present article is a critique of the book “Image and Word: Approaches to Iconology”. The importance of introducing and reviewing this work is studying Erwin Panovsky’s views on image, iconography, and iconology, as well as the presentation of relevant approaches in this field from the perspective of theorists such as Aby Warburg, Hans Belting, Mieke Bal, and Georges Didi-Huberman. This makes it possible to analyze and compare the approaches in parallel and in opposition to each other. Therefore, the usage of this book is for those who want to become familiar with iconology as a theoretical framework and a kind of methodology. As for knowing and understanding the agreeing and disagreeing views, it will be suitable. In this article, in order to describe the content and concepts embodied in the book, it is separately addressed to each of the chapters; In addition, while describing the material, they refer to the similarities and differences between the views of these theorists, as well as to the subject matter under consideration by the author, mentioning the related items. Finally, the above approaches are summarized, and the strengths and some ambiguities in the concepts are mentioned.
Art
Jamal Arabzadeh
Abstract
The present article tries to criticize the book "Autodidacts Art, A Naive Art". This book is the first Persian compilation in this field, which has been used as a qualified reference and an educational guide text. Therefore, the critical review of this book would not be unnecessary. The main claims ...
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The present article tries to criticize the book "Autodidacts Art, A Naive Art". This book is the first Persian compilation in this field, which has been used as a qualified reference and an educational guide text. Therefore, the critical review of this book would not be unnecessary. The main claims of the author are to define the Naive Arts and their categorization and to propose the theoretical debates around these kinds of the arts. In this way, the author intends to achieve several goals, such as drawing a history of the origin and introducing some of the most important artists in this trend. At first, the article explores the content categorization of the book and criticizes the boundaries and the relation of the proposed concepts. By redrawing the author's initial pattern, this article presents a methodological analysis to establish the foundation of the book. The strengths and innovations, as well as the ambiguities and weaknesses of the book would be discussed at the end of the article.
