This essay deals with the valuation of art with a focus on the aura of artworks. Aura is a theory developed by art critic Walter Benjamin in the early 20th century, the aura is the ”presence”of an artwork and reflects the uniqueness and authenticity that disappears with reproduction. The questions posed to the material are whether the aura affects the economic value when valuing art and what the different factors are that influence the aura. The essay has a discourse theoretical focus where the concept of aura is central, a discourse theory deals with language and its meaning which can depend on the context. The study also draws on Benjamin's theories of the aura where the concept is a theoretical tool in analyses. An iconographic analysis and iconological interpretation has been made on selected artworks, which are then contextualized in a multilevel analysis to determine how much the aura of the work has influenced the economic value. The study shows that the aura influences the economic value and that it is an important part of the valuation process as it is influenced by uniqueness, artist and provenance.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-477154 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Warg, Emma |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Konstvetenskapliga institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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