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Reference:
Yakimovich, A. K.
‘Free-lance Artist’ and the ‘Miracle of Art’.
Myths of Art Historians and the Problem
of Comprehension of Art Work.
// Culture and Art.
2011. № 1.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=58027
Yakimovich, A. K. ‘Free-lance Artist’ and the ‘Miracle of Art’.
Myths of Art Historians and the Problem
of Comprehension of Art Work.
Abstract:
Every time we deal with art, we intuitively feel that true
artists are free in their creation activity. Expression ‘free-lance
artist’ has a mythological meaning (‘this is an indefensible and
often repeated fantasy’) and the concept of the ‘miracle of art’
contains a mythological meaning of the other kind. Suggestion
that we are strongly influenced by art just because it represents
ideas, beliefs and world view of the other epochs and cultures
seems rather doubtful. In the sphere of art we can understand and
explain many things or almost everything except for one thing:
why a master-piece is a master-piece and why it has such a powerful
influence on us, our minds and spirits. This is the only thing we
never understand about art but this is the essence of art itself.
Keywords:
cultural studies, art history, creativity, artist’s freedom, cultural stereotypes, conformism, interpretation of an art work, mythology of a creative act, spirituality, masterpieces
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