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“Ifall jag ska se det mer abstrakt, kan jag se…” : En kvalitativ intervjustudie om fyra människors tolkning av abstrakta konstverk

The aim of this essay is to study how different people experience and interpret abstract art, looking at three factors. The research-material was gathered through qualitative interviews with four participants who were asked to interpret four works of abstract art. First, using Pierre Bourdieu’s sociological habitus theory, the participants were interviewed about their personal and academic backgrounds to see if, and then how, it manifests in the interpretation of the artworks. Secondly, it examines the intermediality, how the experience varies between viewing the original artwork and viewing a digital version. Lastly, the study looks at if, the title of an abstract artwork could, and how, it would affect the experience and interpretation of the work. The results showed that the participants from different academic education did interpret the artworks differently, they also had different approaches towards using the title as either a tool for understanding, or confirming their existing interpretations. Additionally the results showed that the intermediality and change in media did have an effect on the participants experience and interpretation of the artwork.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-504918
Date January 2023
CreatorsLantz, Anna
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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