The Emergence of Iconic Depth: Secular Icons in a Comparative ...
WEBSecular icons are widely regarded as images of extraordinary symbolic power and as carriers of collective emotions and meanings. The following contribution offers a theoretical elaboration and a comparative case study of secular icons.
WEBDec 12, 2009 · Secular icons are widely regarded as images of extraordinary symbolic power and as carriers of collective emotions and meanings. The following contribution offers a theoretical elaboration and a comparative case
WEBPhotography historian Vicky Goldberg uses the term “secular icon” for photographs with intense symbolic impact: I take secular icons to be representations that inspire some degree of awe—perhaps mixed with dread, compassion, or aspiration—and that stand for an epoch or a system of beliefs.
WEBThe Secular Icon: Photography and the Functions of Images I. Description and Manifestation CLARA: The Shroud of Turin had been in the possession of one Geoffrey de Char-ney, standard-bearer of France, killed by the British at Poitiers on September 19th, 1356. Too bad they didn't just capture him: it might have saved the church a lot of diffi-culty.
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WEBJan 1, 2012 · Secular icons are widely regarded as images of extraordinary symbolic power and as carriers of collective emotions and meanings. The following contribution offers a theoretical elaboration and a...
The Secular Icon: Photography and The Functions of Images
WEBDec 1, 1983 · The Secular Icon: Photography and The Functions of Images. Patrick Maynard. The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Volume 42, Issue 2, Winter 1983, Pages 155–169, https://doi.org/10.2307/430660. Published: 01 December 1983.
The Secular Icon: Secularist Practice and Indian Visual Culture
WEBThe challenge of envisioning a secular form of the icon forced the artistic community to articulate a practice of visual culture that could serve as a lasting alternative to the Hindu nationalist form. K. G. Subramanyan, one of India’s most influential artists and theoreticians, accomplished this on two fronts: through a landmark series of ...
The Secular Icon: Photography and the Functions of Images
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Cultural icon - The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
WEBA cultural icon is an object or person which is distinctive to, or particularly representative of, a specific culture. An example is the bowler hat, which could be considered an English cultural icon. The labeling of a person or thing as cultural icon can create controversy.
‘Secular Icons in an Age of Moral Uncertainty’
WEBColey’s series Secular Icon (s) In An Age of Moral Uncertainty (2007-8) reduces the text pieces’ formal language to its bare-bone sculptural elements: metal structure and fairground lights.