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Project
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Presentation of the New Visual
Art of the QJF Art & Science Gallery
One of the general objectives of the project is to present
the new artistic program of the QJF Art& Science Gallery. In contrast
to the existing galleries that expose works of art by showing a selected
topic, a given artist or a characteristic period of artistic
development, the exposition of the QJF Art & Science Gallery is based
on the result of the research on the image understanding, aesthetic
evaluation and artistic exploration of the micro-macro world.
The Gallery is based on an
artistic program that comprises of the three thematic strands:
1. Masterpieces as signs - the
artistic interpretation of the best artistic works
is placed in an interpretational context as signs
of human existence.
2. Works of art as a result of
systematic investigations - works of art are created through investigation
of the visual structure of selected pictures.
3. Scientific beauty of the
expanded visual field - the source of the aesthetic inspiration might be
found not only in the world of our common existence but also, due to the
expansion of our scale of perception, in the micro-macro world.
An artistic program of the QJF
Art & Science Gallery is based on the research in aesthetic evaluation
of the picture. The new method of aesthetic evaluation that was elaborated
is applied to find the criteria on which the existing picture can be
included to be a part of the gallery exhibition. An aesthetic evaluation
refers to the generic class of pictures. The generic class of pictures is
based on the nine levels of description that were
introduced based on the research in aesthetic evaluation. These
levels are as follows: an environmental level, a material level, a
geometric level, a relational level, a perceptual level, a semantic level,
a real-world reference level, a story level, a sign level, and a symbolic
level. Different levels of description allow us to obtain different ways of
description of the picture.
The concept of the generic
class was introduced based on an assumption that the picture elements such
as point, line, or a geometrical object of a given shape are basic
ingredients from which picture is composed. Each element of the picture is
described by its characteristic feature. Selecting picture elements and
imposing constraints on the feature of the selected elements generate the
class of pictures that is called the generic class of pictures. For
example, different features of line create a subclass of pictures in which
line plays the role of dividing the picture plane and can be used as a
model of a generic class of pictures. The concept of generic
classes is used to divide universe of all possible pictures into classes,
which include all pictures that exist or can be composed.
The works of art are divided
into one of the three groups. It is assumed that the first group works
of art as a result of the systematic investigations consists of
pictures that are created based on the investigation of the visual
structure of the picture. The class of pictures that is obtained in this
way is characterized by the reduction of the art to its purest form. Rules
discovered during theoretical and empirical investigations are applied during
the picture composition. Pictures are divided into classes, called generic
classes, depending on the elements that dominate in the picture. During
picture composition at first the generic class is selected and next all
characteristic features are modified to obtain an aesthetic effect.
It is assumed that the second
group scientific beauty as a result of the expanded visual field
consists of pictures that are composed based on the inspiration that comes
from expansion of our scale of perception. While much of the natural world
is hidden from us because we can not see heat, ultraviolet light, radio
waves or x-rays directly, much more of it is beyond our immediate
comprehension because it is too small, too faint or too distant, or even
too big to be detected by the naked eye. This invisible universe is filled
with intrigue and interest of all kind of scales and most of its objects
possesses its own beauty. In order to find a description of the world in
terms of beauty the raw perceptual material needs to be transformed into
an aesthetic form in the process of an artistic creative act. The visual
world of science stimulates the imagination with views of nature that can
be stirring in their beauty, composition and texture. Science is a method
of unveiling the beauty of facts as well as a confirmation of our
extraordinary capability and intellectual power.
It is assumed that the third
group masterpieces as signs of human existence consists of
pictures that are artistic interpretation of the best artistic works and is placed in the interpretational context of the sign
of the human existence. Artistic interpretations are not mere
replicas - faithful copies that differ from the original only by random
imperfections. They refer to the general concept that constitutes the
meaning of the picture. The pictorial interpretations select, arrange and
almost unnoticeably stylize its content in such a way that it focuses on
some of the essential visual features. The pictures of this group are
regarded as works of art meaning of which can be seen on the many levels of
interpretation. Allegorical pictures depict the story in which the
characters, events, and setting represent deeper truths or generalizations
than those suggested by the surface story. Allegory can thus be understood
on more than one level of interpretation.
The meaning conveyed may be obvious, subtle, or virtually concealed by the
painter. Allegorical pictures were regarded as convenient means of
expressing ideas. Allegorical works show the visual representation of the
general concepts such as temptation or rebellion.
The
exhibition of the selected works of art of the QJF Art & Science Gallery was on the display in June
2003 in Melbourne.
Selected works of art from QJF A&S
Gallery
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