Memory and Imagination in the context of artistic creation: The case of Byzantine art
Memory and Imagination in the context of artistic creation: The case of Byzantine art
Author(s): Elena ENE DRĂGHICI-VASILESCUSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Cultural history, Theology and Religion, History of Art
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: Byzantium; art; memory; Byzantine icons; iconographer; imagination; Hermeneias; Dionysius of Fourna;
Summary/Abstract: Imagination creates, which means it projects into the future. It also informs the past; i.e. it influences memory. For instance, memory and artistic imagination – embodied sometimes in manuals (can we also say in the artists themselves?) – are the agents of the transmission of artistic forms and ideas. Memory is often affective, which means it retains events which have a strong emotional impact on a person; it also triggers the imagination concerning various events and objects when a person is in a high emotional state.The paper elaborates on these issues. My position is that the activation of memory is not simply an act of retrieving passive information, but a creative process.
Journal: Analele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi. Teologie Ortodoxă
- Issue Year: 28/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 19-28
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English