The dynamics of visual culture and experimental practice in contemporary Omani plastic art | ||||
| International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Art and Technology | ||||
| Volume 4, Issue 2, December 2021, Page 138-161 PDF (1.11 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijmsat.2021.238915 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Said bin Hamad AL-Wahaibi | ||||
| Lecturer in the graphic design department Al-Zahra University College for Girls - Sultanate of Oman | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The current research deals with the issue of (desert heritage) between identity and belonging and its reflection in the works of contemporary Omani plastic art in its aesthetic and expressive dimensions which confirm the inevitability of belonging and communication between the world of the contemporary Omani plastic artist and the heritage of his environment and proving the depth of his symbolic presence in his works as he expressed in Tashkeel His harmonic visions with his symbols started from the features of people and their affiliations, folklore, daily life and traditional crafts decorated with decorations and colors, as happens with the use of (Desert Heritage) to act of belonging and prove identity By adopting heritage visual images with stories that narrate appearances, traditions and norms, which are important entries reviewed by the researcher - in the theoretical framework of the study and covered by his research experience with the entrance to the analysis based on building a standard in aesthetic analysis that includes determinants (the artwork - its data - the symbols of the desert heritage - concepts of identity And belonging in the work of art - the semantic interpretation of the dimensions of identity and belonging),all of which represent data that contributed to the interpretation of the connotations of identity and belonging and their reflection on the symbols of (desert heritage) in the works of contemporary Omani plastic art that extend behind the visual structures of the symbol, And the environmental and cultural influences surrounding the creativity of the artwork, and the artist's life circumstances. The current research study came out with recommendations to clarify the importance of dealing with the contemporary Omani formation of (desert heritage) topics in order to invest in the field of aesthetic analysis of the works of plastic art in the field of critical studies. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| heritage; the desert; contemporary art; identity; belonging | ||||
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