Arthropods. Aesthetic Approaches through Selective Methods of Representation in Personal Creation
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https://doi.org/10.47451/her2021-04-002Keywords:
arthropods, insects, entomology, specimen, watercolor, paper, papercutting, graphicAbstract
The article purpose is to analyze the theme of insects in the sphere of visual arts from the perspective of the visual artist, as basis of the research, presenting certain historical, technical, artistic and conceptual aspects. The present study highlights the representations of certain specimens in the area of artistic creation and analyzes three stages of the creative act—from simple curiosity to science and to purely aesthetic value – the observations made in the field of entomology being part this. Surprising the phenomenon of de-contextualization of arthropods in the natural environment leads the research towards original artistic manifestations and concerns, which leads me to pay great attention to the aesthetic side in the context of the elaboration of compositional structures in personal artistic creation.
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