Open AccessAPPROPRIATION IN THE POSTMODERNISM PROCESS: REVIEW OF LLUIS BARBA'S ARTWORKS IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERSEMIOTIC
Author(s) -
Elif Çakıroğlu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
turkish online journal of design, art and communication
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2146-5193
DOI - 10.7456/11102100/011
Subject(s) - postmodernism , appropriation , context (archaeology) , art , reinterpretation , interpretation (philosophy) , period (music) , meaning (existential) , aesthetics , visual arts , perspective (graphical) , literature , history , philosophy , epistemology , linguistics , archaeology
Appropriation can generally be explained as the reinterpretation and production of artworks by quoting them. Appropriation is associated with the postmodern period, although it was also seen in previous periods. In the postmodern period, in which the pluralist approach gained prominence, collage and montage became widespread; artists perform reproductions containing different expressions and effects, using quotes, pastiche, parody, emulation, and similar usage within the scope of intersemiotic. Artists can use the works they quote through these reproduction forms in different contexts as meaning and content, as well as in similar tendencies. In this study, it is aimed to examine the concept of appropriation in line with the artistic qualities of the postmodern period and the Spanish artist Lluis Barba's reproduction on famous artworks named American Gothic, Athens School and The Gleaners in the context of intersemiotic. Within the scope of the study, the reproductions analyzed with intersemiotic,which examines interformal quotations between homogeneous or different types of art products, were interpreted in consideration of the artist's explanations. Analyzing and interpreting the reproductions in relation to the artworks is considered important in terms of developing interpretation knowledge and critical perspective.