Artistic Styles and Techniques for Expressing Nostalgia in Contemporary Art: An Analytical Study of Selected Artworks
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https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1905Keywords:
Nostalgia; Contemporary Art; Artistic Styles; Techniques; Art Media.Abstract
This study aimed to identify the artistic styles and techniques used to express nostalgia and to analyze how styles, techniques, materials, and media contribute to constructing nostalgic expression. A descriptive-analytical approach within a qualitative framework was applied to a purposive sample of five contemporary artworks, selected according to their relationship to nostalgia and their stylistic, technical, material, and media diversity. A qualitative analysis form comprising seven indicators was used. The findings showed that nostalgic expression was not confined to a specific style or medium but emerged through diverse ways of reshaping the relationship with the past. They also revealed that technique, material, and medium contribute to meaning-making and the reconstruction of this relationship from the perspective of the present.
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