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"Färgformer strömma i harmoni till varandra" : En undersökning i rörelseuttryck i Otto G. Carlsunds måleri / "Colored shapes stream harmoniously towards each other" : A study in expressions of movement in works by Otto G. Carlsund

This essay aims to examine the manifestations of physical movement in two paintings by the Swedish modernist Otto G. Carlsund and to show aesthetic similarities to other modernist artists of the 1920s avant-garde. The method applied is Erwin Panofsky's Iconology to interpret the illusions of physical movement as expressions of the same ideas and visions that were conveyed by other artists during the same time in history. The results show that all painters included in this essay strived to communicate through motion in order to advocate for their visions of social change they believed their art could contribute to. The ambition to reform societies is interpreted as expressions of a Gesamtkunstwerk, a totalizing project aimed at all institutions of their day.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-431507
Date January 2020
CreatorsSjölin, Nils
PublisherUppsala universitet, Konstvetenskapliga institutionen
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageSwedish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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