Elfriede, Pretorius (1992) A Hermeneutic Investigation of the Parergon in Artmaking, with Special Reference to Anselm Kiefer. Masters thesis, University of South Africa.
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Abstract
This dissertation investigates the notion of parergon, a term denoting the unseen elements or "supplements" of any artwork. Parergon is a central concept in the deconstruction of French phenomenologist Jacques Derrida. The parergon escapes accurate description, since it concerns the interpretations and associations which are made in reponse to evocative images and titles. Consequently, the parergon reveals a subjective, pluralistic and alterable nature, since both interpretation and association are dependent upon specific individuals, as well as on a specific time and place. In this investigation, I mostly refer to my own and Anselm Kiefer's artworks. A Romantic spirituality is detectable in all the works under discussion. Although the investigation of the parergon is of primary interest in this dissertation, a sub-theme regarding such Romanticism threads through the dissertation. The very idea of parergon is Romantic, an aspect which necessitates such secondary investigation.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | N Fine Arts > NC Drawing Design Illustration N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Mr Jude Abhulimen |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jul 2016 10:34 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Jul 2017 11:20 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/1234 |
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