Hyperrealism has been playing a key role in contemporary art since the early Sixties. After analysing the theoretical reasons lying at the core of the centuries-old blame of illusionistic artworks which stake everything on the annihilation of any difference between the image and its referent, this essay shall also show why and how what was traditionally regarded as both an intrisic and insourmontable weakness could become a highly praised, albeit problematic plus point. To achieve this goal, I will focus on a paradigmatic case study such as Duane Hanson’s Lunch Break, as well as on its reinterpretation and remediation by Sharon Lockhart.
La questione dell’iperrealismo ha assunto un’importanza crescente nell’arte contemporanea a partire dai primi anni Sessanta del Novecento. Il saggio intende offrire una ricostruzione delle ragioni teoriche alla base della millenaria condanna di opere che puntano tutto sull’indistinguibilità tra immagine e realtà, mostrando come quella che è stata a lungo considerata come una loro intrinseca debolezza abbia potuto trasformarsi nel loro principale punto di forza. Per far ciò ci si concentrerà su un caso emblematico come quello di Lunch Break di Duane Hanson, nonché sulla sua rilettura (e rimediazione) da parte di Sharon Lockhart.
Per un’estetica dell’illusionismo / P. Conte. - In: PIANO B. - ISSN 2531-9876. - 1:2(2016), pp. 14-29. [10.6092/issn.2531-9876/6634]
Per un’estetica dell’illusionismo
P. Conte
2016
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Hyperrealism has been playing a key role in contemporary art since the early Sixties. After analysing the theoretical reasons lying at the core of the centuries-old blame of illusionistic artworks which stake everything on the annihilation of any difference between the image and its referent, this essay shall also show why and how what was traditionally regarded as both an intrisic and insourmontable weakness could become a highly praised, albeit problematic plus point. To achieve this goal, I will focus on a paradigmatic case study such as Duane Hanson’s Lunch Break, as well as on its reinterpretation and remediation by Sharon Lockhart.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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