Essays about: "art criticism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words art criticism.

1. 1. "A book is not like any other commodity" : A qualitative study on Swedish bookfluencers, labour, and aspirations.

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Jonsson Martina; [2023]
   Keywords : bookfluencers; book content; aspirational labour; affective labour; gifted books; gifted content; social media marketing; attunement; work-net;

   Abstract : The thesis focuses on bookfluencers – content creators that create content about books and reading. The study explores how they perceive the gifted books they receive from book publishers and other actors, which they are expected to create content about – often unpaid. READ MORE

3. 2. John the Baptist Through the Lens of Generative AI : A Narrative and Reception-Historical Analysis of Mark 1

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Daniel Wettervik; [2023]
   Keywords : John the Baptist; Gospel of Mark; biblical art; visual exegesis; narrative criticism; Late Ancient Christian Sources; phenomenology; generative artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence; Midjourney; Johannes döparen; Markusevangeliet; biblisk konst; visuell exegetik; narrativ tolkning; patristik; fenomenologi; generativ artificiell intelligens; artificiell intelligens; Midjourney;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses the intersection of reception history in biblical studies, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) and phenomenology. Three images, from text prompts using different English translations of Mark 1:1–8 (KJV, NRSV and NIV) have been generated by GAI. READ MORE

4. 3. Specters of Art: Hauntology and Limitrophy in John Banville's Frames Trilogy

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Astrid Isac; [2023]
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   Abstract : John Banville’s Frames Trilogy, comprising the novels The Book of Evidence (1989), Ghosts (1993) and Athena (1995), presents an account of the ghosts existent in both the reality and art surrounding one’s life. In an intriguing first-person narration, Freddie Montgomery, the protagonist in all the novels, describes spectral apparitions in works of art and is haunted by his violent, ghostly past. READ MORE

5. 4. Investigating Professional Film Critics’ Stance towards Commercial and Art House Cinema: : A Corpus-Based Comparative Study on the Use of Evaluative Axiological Adjectives and Engagement Devices in Professional Film Reviews of Two Film Types

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Hariklia Triantafillou; [2021]
   Keywords : evaluation; axiological adjectives; epistemic devices; appraisal model; film criticism; discourse analysis;

   Abstract : Evaluative stances are common in narrative and realized at all levels of linguistic structure. In film reviews, evaluation has been recognized as one of the most important stages alongside description (Taboada, 2011). READ MORE

6. 5. Breaking Myths! : Unveiling the storytelling processes in the reception of Hilma af Klint from the 1980s and 2010s

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Anni Reponen; [2020]
   Keywords : Hilma af Klint; Art criticism; spiritual art; early abstract art; art historiography; the 1980s; the 1990s; Moderna Museet; Swedish art;

   Abstract : This dissertation studies the critical reception of Hilma af Klint trough three exhibitions: Spiritual in Art – Abstract Painting 1890-1985 (Los Angeles, 1986), Secret Pictures by Hilma af Klint, (Helsinki, 1988) and Hilma af Klint – A Pioneer of Abstraction (Stockholm, 2013), addressing the crucial prominent figures and voices in the discursive field around af Klint. The aim is carried out through the Critical Discourse Analysis by Norman Fairclough, coupled with Pierre Bourdieu's concept of the cultural field and habitus. READ MORE