The image of black in a thousand different ways”
Materiality and visual perception in the work of Franz Kline, David Smith, Ad Reinhardt and F. N. Souza
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15054526 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Mulholland (0000-0001-5220-3078, Northumbria University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Pages | 72-79 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Spotlight (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2750-6185 • E-ISSN: 2750-6185 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/techne.18579 |
| OpenAlex | W4392998987 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 34 |
This paper reviews the literature on the physical, cognitive and perceptual aspects of black materiality in the art of the modern period, and considers how we perceive the physical methods, materials and processes used in the work of Franz Kline, David Smith, Ad Reinhardt and Francis Newton Souza. The paper highlights the value of embodied simulation theory in understanding work in black paintings and drawings in the modern period, and considers the various ontologies for these objects. It concludes that how we perceive abstract black monochromatic and gestural works of art may be seen as being dependent on a carefully structured relationship between choice and manipulation of material by the artist and a number of complex cognitive functions that occur as part of our visual perception
Aesthetics · Art · Cognition · Cognitive science · Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Painting · Perception · Visual arts · Visual perception · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Computer Science · Philosophy · Psychology · Visual Culture and Art Theory
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |