Phrase, repetition, apathy: selected manifestations of "banal" in art Cover Image

Fráza, repetícia, apatia: vybrané manifestácie „banálneho“ v umení
Phrase, repetition, apathy: selected manifestations of "banal" in art

Author(s): Jana Migašová
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Aesthetics
Published by: Spoločnosť pre estetiku na Slovensku a Inštitút estetiky a umeleckej kultúry Filozofickej fakulty Prešovskej univerzity v Prešove
Keywords: banality;aesthetic category;category of expression;phrase mongering;everydayness;repetition;visual art;conceptualism;New figuration;low art;

Summary/Abstract: Banality could be perceived as an expressive aesthetic category appealing via visual artwork. The effect of banality emerges as an intention in various artistic realisations of the 20th century visual culture. Basis of the paper is assumption that concept of the banality in modernity acquired contents related to everyday life and mass culture phenomenon. Aim of the paper is comparison of various attitudes to the concept of banality and differentiation of participation forms of banality in modern and postmodern artistic expression. Interpretation of banality is carried out on the basis of significant conceptions in the fields of art criticism, art theory and aesthetics.

  • Issue Year: 5/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 33-45
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Slovak