Criticism of Reality in Contemporary International Sculpture
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Keywords: Criticism, Reality, International Sculpture, Contemporary SculptureAbstract
Abstract
The research titled "Criticism of Reality in Contemporary Global Sculpture" consists of four chapters, the first chapter includes the research problem, which was defined by the following question: How have the practices of criticism of reality been embodied in contemporary global sculpture? The chapter also included the importance of the research, which came from the fact that it addresses one of the important topics that is directly related to society. In addition to the research goal, which was to reveal the criticism of reality in contemporary international sculpture. The limits of the research were determined by the study of sculptural works represented by the critique of reality. Analyze models as a representative sample of the time-bound community in the period between (2019-2022) and anywhere in the world.
The second chapter included the theoretical framework, which came with two topics, the first topic was entitled art and its relationship with society and the criticism of reality, while the second topic was entitled Art as a tool for criticizing reality.The third chapter included the research procedures and contained the research community that amounted to (30) sculptural works, the research sample that was represented by (4) sculptural works, the research methodology represented by the descriptive method, and the research tool, followed by the analysis of the sample samples. The fourth chapter included the results, conclusions, recommendations and proposals. Among the results of the research:
1. Contemporary sculptors have invested in the artistic composition with its various structural elements (mass, space, texture, color) as a direct critical means of conveying reality and revealing its crises.
2. There has been a strong tendency among contemporary sculptors to dismantle the traditional aesthetics of sculpture and replace them with shocking compositions as tools to demolish false values and reveal the depth of human suffering.
