Change of the Materiality with the Changing Law of Temporality

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10.2991/assehr.k.220105.272How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Philosophy; temporal arts; hierarchy; aesthetic; spectatorship

Abstract

The subsisting of immobile bromide film signs has a lot to do with one of the definitions of art that stressed on truth. However, unlike a scientific fact that is universal everywhere, the truth emerged through sensations and awe are often subjective perspective. Thus, the relationship between the creators and spectators is crucial that decides the purpose of the art. Based on the hierarchies of the medieval time and egalitarianism of the post-modern time, this paper will talk about how the invention of photography and film changes the entrenched power relations of the past and thus determines the change of the functions of the art. Unlike paintings, which are constructed totally at the will of creators and artists, photography allows a certain degree of uncontrollability and freedom conferred by the laws of the nature where everything is abided by. This change of the origin of the subject matter changed the power relations today and changed our society from dictatorship to democratic, from exterior to interior, from passive acceptance to skepticism. This passage is meant to analyze the great transition of purpose of art and to explore the influences of the art that can have on today’s society.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xucheng Chen
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/17
TI  - Change of the Materiality with the Changing Law of Temporality
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Social Development and Media Communication (SDMC 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1477
EP  - 1483
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220105.272
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220105.272
ID  - Chen2022
ER  -