A work of art can capture the attention of the viewer, reader, or listener in two ways. One is determined by the “what” question, the other by the “how” question.
“What” is the object that is depicted in the work, a phenomenon, event, theme, material, i.e. what is called the content of the work. When we talk about things that interest a person, this naturally gives rise to a desire in him to delve into the meaning of what was said. However, a work that is rich in content does not necessarily have to be a work of art. Philosophical, scientific, socio-political works can be no less interesting than artistic ones. But their task is not to create artistic images (although they may sometimes turn to them). If a work of art attracts a person’s interest solely by its content, then in this case its (the work’s) artistic merits fade into the background. Then even a less artistic depiction of what is vitally important to a person can deeply hurt his feelings. With undemanding taste, a person can be completely satisfied with this. A keen interest in the events described allows lovers of detective stories or erotic novels emotionally experience these events in your imagination, regardless of the lack of skill in their description, the stereotypedness or wretchedness of the artistic means used in the work.
True, in this case, artistic images turn out to be primitive, standard, weakly stimulating the independent thought of the viewer or reader and giving rise to only more or less stereotyped complexes of emotions.
Another way related to the "how" question is the form work of art, i.e. ways and means of organizing and presenting content. This is where it lurks" Magic power art", which processes, transforms and presents the content of the work so that it is embodied in artistic images. The material or theme of a work in itself can be neither artistic nor non-fictional. An artistic image is made up of the material that makes up the content of a work of art, but it is formed only thanks to the form in which this material is clothed.
Let's consider characteristics artistic image.
The most important feature of an artistic image is that it expresses an emotional and value-based attitude towards the object. Knowledge about an object serves only as a background against which the experiences associated with this object emerge.
I. Ehrenburg in the book “People, Years, Life” talks about his conversation with the French painter Matisse. Matisse asked Lydia, his assistant, to bring a sculpture of an elephant. I saw, writes Ehrenburg, a Negro sculpture, very expressive, the sculptor carved an angry elephant from wood. “Do you like it?” asked Matisse. I answered: “Very much.” - “And nothing bothers you?” - “No.” - "Me too. But then a European, a missionary, arrived and began to teach the black man: “Why do elephants have tusks raised up?” An elephant can lift its trunk, but its tusks can lift its teeth, they don’t move.” “The Negro listened...” Matisse called again: “Lydia, please bring another elephant.” Chuckling slyly, he showed me a figurine similar to those sold in European department stores: “The tusks are in place, but the art is over.” The African sculptor, of course, sinned against the truth: he depicted the elephant not as it really is. But if he made an anatomically accurate sculptural copy of the animal, it is unlikely that the person looking at it would be able to experience, experience, “feel” the impression of the sight of an angry elephant. An elephant is in a frenzy, its trunk is thrown up, it is all in violent movement, raised up. The tusks, the most menacing part of his body, seem ready to fall on the victim. By moving them from their usual normal position, the sculptor creates an emotional tension in the viewer, which is a sign that. artistic image gives rise to a response in his soul.
From the example considered, it is clear that an artistic image is not just an image as a result of the reflection of external objects arising in the psyche. Its purpose is not to reflect reality as it is, but to evoke in the human soul experiences associated with its perception. It is not always easy for the viewer to express in words what he is experiencing. When looking at an African figurine, this may be an impression of the power, fury and fury of an elephant, a feeling of danger, etc. Different people can perceive and experience the same thing in different ways. Much depends here on the subjective characteristics of the individual, on his character, views, values. But, in any case, a work of art can evoke experiences in a person only when it includes his imagination in the work. An artist cannot make a person experience certain feelings simply by naming them. If he simply tells us that we should have such and such feelings and moods, or even describes them in detail, then it is unlikely that we will have them. He excites experiences by modeling means artistic language the reasons that gave rise to them, i.e., clothing these reasons in some kind of art form. An artistic image is a model of the cause that gives rise to emotions. If the model of the cause “works”, that is, the artistic image is perceived and recreated in the human imagination, then the consequences of this cause also appear - “artificially” evoked emotions. And then a miracle of art occurs - its magical power enchants a person and takes him to another life, to a world created for him by a poet, sculptor, singer. “Michelangelo and Shakespeare, Goya and Balzac, Rodin and Dostoevsky created models of sensory causes that are almost more stunning than those that life presents to us. That’s why they are called great masters.”
An artistic image is a “golden key” that starts the mechanism of experience. By recreating with the power of his imagination what is presented in a work of art, the viewer, reader, listener becomes, to a greater or lesser extent, a “co-author” of the artistic image contained in it.
In “objective” (fine) art - painting, sculpture, dramatic play, film, novel or story, etc. - an artistic image is built on the basis of an image, a description of some phenomena that exist (or are presented as existing) in the real world . The emotions evoked by such an artistic image are twofold. On the one hand, they relate to the content of the artistic image and express a person’s assessment of those realities (objects, subjects, phenomena of reality) that are reflected in the image. On the other hand, they refer to the form in which the content of the image is embodied, and express an assessment of the artistic merits of the work. Emotions of the first kind are “artificially” evoked feelings that reproduce the experiences of real events and phenomena. Emotions of the second kind are called aesthetic. They are associated with the satisfaction of human aesthetic needs - the need for such values as beauty, harmony, proportionality. An aesthetic attitude is “an emotional assessment of how a given content is organized, constructed, expressed, embodied in form, and not of this content itself.”
An artistic image is essentially not so much a reflection of the phenomena of reality as an expression of their human perception, the experiences associated with them, and the emotional and value-based attitude towards them.
But why do people need artificially evoked emotions, born in the process of perceiving artistic images? Don't they have enough experiences related to their real lives? To some extent this is true. A monotonous, monotonous life can cause “emotional hunger.” And then the person feels the need for some additional sources of emotions. This need pushes them to seek “thrills” in the game, to deliberately take risks, and to voluntarily create dangerous situations.
Art provides people with the opportunity to have “extra lives” in the imaginary worlds of artistic images.
“Art “transferred” a person to the past and future, “resettled” him in other countries, allowed a person to “reincarnate” into another, to become for a time Spartacus and Caesar, Romeo and Macbeth, Christ and the Demon, even White Fang and The ugly duckling; it turned an adult into a child and an old man, it allowed everyone to feel and know what he could never comprehend and experience in his real life.”
The emotions that works of art evoke in a person do not just make his perception of artistic images deeper and more exciting. As shown by V.M. Allahverdov, emotions are signals coming from the area of the unconscious to the sphere of consciousness. They signal whether the information received reinforces the “model of the world” that has developed in the depths of the subconscious, or, on the contrary, reveals its incompleteness, inaccuracy, and inconsistency. By “moving” into the world of artistic images and experiencing “additional lives” in it, a person receives ample opportunities to verify and clarify the “model of the world” that has formed in his head based on his narrow personal experience. Emotional signals break through the “protective belt” of consciousness and encourage a person to realize and change his previously unconscious attitudes.
This is why the emotions evoked by art play an important role in people's lives. Emotional experiences of “extra lives” lead to expansion of a person’s cultural horizons, enrichment of his spiritual experience and improvement of his “model of the world.”
We often hear how people, looking at a painting, admire its resemblance to reality (“The apple is just like a real one!”; “In the portrait he stands as if alive!”). The opinion that art - at least “objective” art - lies in the ability to achieve similarity between an image and the thing depicted is widespread. Even in antiquity, this opinion formed the basis of the “theory of imitation” (in Greek - mimesis), according to which art is an imitation of reality. From this point of view, the aesthetic ideal should be the maximum similarity of the artistic image with the object. In the ancient Greek legend, the delight of the audience was caused by an artist who painted a bush with berries so similar that birds flocked to eat them. And two and a half thousand years later, Rodin was suspected of having achieved amazing verisimilitude by covering a naked man with plaster, making a copy of him and passing it off as a sculpture.
But an artistic image, as can be seen from the above, cannot be simply a copy of reality. Of course, a writer or artist who sets out to depict any phenomena of reality must do so in such a way that readers and viewers can at least recognize them. But resemblance to what is depicted is not at all the main advantage of an artistic image.
Goethe once said that if an artist draws a poodle very similar, then one can rejoice at the appearance of another dog, but not a work of art. And Gorky about one of his portraits, which was distinguished by photographic accuracy, put it this way: “This is not my portrait. This is a portrait of my skin." Photographs, casts of hands and face, wax figures are designed to copy the originals as accurately as possible.
However, accuracy does not make them works of art. Moreover, the emotional-value nature of the artistic image, as has already been shown, presupposes a departure from dispassionate objectivity in the depiction of reality.
Artistic images are mental models of phenomena, and the similarity of a model with the object it reproduces is always relative: any model must be different from its original, otherwise it would simply be a second original, and not a model. “The artistic mastery of reality does not pretend to be reality itself - this distinguishes art from illusionistic tricks designed to deceive the eye and ear.”
When perceiving a work of art, we seem to “put aside the fact that the artistic image it bears does not coincide with the original. We accept the image as if it were the embodiment of a real object, we “agree” not to pay attention to its “fake character.” This is the artistic convention.
Artistic convention is a consciously accepted assumption in which an “unreal”, art-created cause of experience becomes capable of causing experiences that feel “just like real,” although we are aware that they are of artificial origin. “I will shed tears over fiction” - this is how Pushkin expressed the effect artistic convention.
When a work of art gives rise to certain emotions in a person, he not only experiences them, but also understands their artificial origin. Understanding their artificial origin helps them find relief in reflection. This allowed L.S. Vygotsky said: “The emotions of art are intelligent emotions.” The connection with understanding and reflection distinguishes artistic emotions from emotions caused by real life circumstances.
V. Nabokov in his lectures on literature says: “In fact, all literature is fiction. All art is a deception... The world of any major writer is a world of fantasy with its own logic, its own conventions...” The artist misleads us, and we willingly succumb to deception. By expression French philosopher and writer J.-P. Sartre, the poet lies in order to tell the truth, that is, to arouse sincere, truthful experience. The outstanding director A. Tairov said jokingly that theater is a lie elevated to a system: “The ticket that the viewer buys is a symbolic agreement of deception: the theater undertakes to deceive the viewer; viewer, real good viewer, undertakes to succumb to deception and to be deceived... But the deception of art - it becomes true due to the authenticity of human feelings.”
There are various types of artistic conventions, including:
“denoting” - separates a work of art from environment. This task is served by the conditions that define the field of artistic perception - the stage of a theater, the pedestal of a sculpture, the frame of a painting;
“compensating” - introduces into the context of the artistic image the idea of its elements that are not depicted in the work of art. Since the image does not coincide with the original, its perception always requires conjecture in the imagination of what the artist could not show or deliberately left unsaid.
This is, for example, the space-time convention in painting. The perception of the painting assumes that the viewer mentally imagines the third dimension, which is conventionally expressed by perspective on a plane, draws in his mind a tree cut off by the border of the canvas, introduces into the static image the passage of time and, accordingly, temporary changes, which are conveyed in the painting using some kind of conventional funds;
“accentuating” - emphasizes, enhances, exaggerates emotionally significant elements of the artistic image.
Painters often achieve this by exaggerating the size of the object. Modigliani paints women with unnaturally large eyes that extend beyond their faces. In Surikov’s painting “Menshikov in Berezovo,” the incredibly huge figure of Menshikov creates the impression of the scale and power of this figure, the former “ right hand» Petra;
“complementary” - increasing the variety of symbolic means of artistic language. This type of convention is especially important in “non-objective” art, where an artistic image is created without recourse to the depiction of any objects. Non-figurative symbolic means are sometimes not enough to construct an artistic image, and the “complementary” convention expands their range.
So, in classical ballet movements and postures, naturally associated with emotional experiences, are supplemented by conventional symbolic means of expressing certain feelings and states. In music of this kind, additional means are, for example, rhythms and melodies that give national flavor or are reminiscent of historical events.
A symbol is a special type of sign. The use of any sign as a symbol allows us, through the image of a specific, individual thing (the external appearance of the symbol), to convey thoughts that are of a general and abstract nature ( deep meaning character).
Turning to symbols opens up wide possibilities for art. With their help, a work of art can be filled with ideological content that goes far beyond the specific situations and events that are directly depicted in it. Therefore, art, as a secondary modeling system, widely uses a variety of symbols. In the languages of art, symbolic means are used not just in their direct meaning, but also in order to “encode” deep, “secondary” symbolic meanings.
From a semiotic point of view, an artistic image is a text that carries aesthetically designed, emotionally rich information. Through the use of symbolic language, this information is presented on two levels. At the first, it is expressed directly in the sensually perceived “fabric” of the artistic image - in the appearance of specific persons, actions, objects displayed in this image. On the second, it must be obtained by penetrating into symbolic meaning artistic image, through mental interpretation of its ideological content. Therefore, an artistic image carries within itself not only emotions, but also thoughts. The emotional impact of an artistic image is determined by the impression that is made on us both by the information that we receive at the first level, through the perception of the description of specific phenomena directly given to us, and by the information that we capture on the second level through the interpretation of the symbolism of the image. Of course, understanding the symbolism requires additional intellectual effort. But this significantly enhances the emotional impressions made on us by artistic images.
The symbolic content of artistic images can have the most different character. But it is always present to some extent. Therefore, an artistic image cannot be reduced to what is depicted in it. He always “tells” us not only about this, but also about something else that goes beyond the specific, visible and audible object that is represented in it.
In the Russian fairy tale, Baba Yaga is not just an ugly old woman, but symbolic image of death. The Byzantine dome of the church is not just an architectural form of the roof, but a symbol firmament. Gogol's overcoat of Akaki Akakievich is not just clothing, but a symbolic image of the futility of a poor man's dreams of a better life.
The symbolism of an artistic image can be based, firstly, on the laws of the human psyche.
Thus, people’s perception of color has an emotional modality associated with the conditions under which a particular color is usually observed in practice. Red color - the color of blood, fire, ripe fruits - excites a sense of danger, activity, erotic attraction, and the desire for the blessings of life. Green - the color of grass, foliage - symbolizes growth vitality, protection, reliability, peace of mind. Black is perceived as absence bright colors life, it reminds of darkness, mystery, suffering, death. Dark purple - a mixture of black and red - evokes a heavy, gloomy mood.
Researchers of color perception, despite some differences in the interpretation of individual colors, come, basically, to similar conclusions about their psychological impact. According to Frieling and Auer, colors are characterized as follows.
Secondly, an artistic image can be built on symbolism historically established in a culture.
In the course of history, it turned out that green became the color of the banner of Islam, and European artists, depicting a greenish haze behind the Saracens opposing the crusaders, symbolically point to the Muslim world lying in the distance. IN Chinese painting green color symbolizes spring, and in Christian tradition it sometimes acts as a symbol of stupidity and sinfulness (the Swedish mystic Swedenberg says that fools in hell have green eyes; one of the stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral shows a green-skinned and green-eyed Satan).
Another example. We write from left to right, and movement in that direction seems normal. When Surikov depicts the noblewoman Morozova on a sleigh traveling from right to left, her movement in this direction symbolizes a protest against accepted social attitudes. At the same time, on the map it is West on the left, East on the right. Therefore, in films about Patriotic War usually the enemy advances from the left, and Soviet troops from the right.
Thirdly, when creating an artistic image, the author can give it a symbolic meaning based on his own associations, which sometimes unexpectedly illuminate familiar things from a new perspective.
The description of the contact of electrical wires here turns into a philosophical reflection on the synthesis (not just “plexus”!) of opposites, on the dead coexistence (as happens in family life without love) and the flash of life at the moment of death. Born by art artistic images often become generally accepted cultural symbols, a kind of standards for assessing the phenomena of reality. The title of Gogol's book "Dead Souls" is symbolic. Manilov and Sobakevich, Plyushkin and Korobochka - all this “ dead Souls" The symbols were Pushkin's Tatyana, Griboyedov's Chatsky, Famusov, Molchalin, Goncharov's Oblomov and Oblomovism, Saltykov-Shchedrin's Judushka Golovlev, Solzhenitsyn's Ivan Denisovich and many other literary heroes. Without knowledge of the symbols that entered the culture from the art of the past, it is often difficult to understand the content modern works art. Art is thoroughly permeated with historical and cultural associations, and those who do not notice them often find the symbolism of artistic images inaccessible.
The symbolism of an artistic image can be created and captured both at the level of consciousness and subconsciously, “intuitively.” However, in any case it must be understood. This means that the perception of an artistic image is not limited to just an emotional experience, but also requires understanding and comprehension. Moreover, when the intellect comes into play when perceiving an artistic image, this strengthens and expands the effect of the emotional charge inherent in it. The artistic emotions experienced by a person who understands art are emotions organically associated with thinking. Here, in one more aspect, Vygotsky’s thesis is justified: “the emotions of art are intelligent emotions.”
It should also be added that in literary works ideological content is expressed not only in the symbolism of artistic images, but also directly in the mouths of the characters, in the author’s comments, sometimes expanding into entire chapters with scientific and philosophical reflections (Tolstoy in “War and Peace”, T. Mann in “The Magic Mountain”). This further demonstrates that it is impossible to reduce artistic perception exclusively to influence the sphere of emotions. Art requires both creators and consumers of their creativity not only emotional experiences, but also intellectual efforts.
Any sign, since its meaning can be set arbitrarily by a person, is capable of being a carrier different meanings. This also applies to verbal signs - words. As shown by V.M. Allahverdov, “it is impossible to list all the possible meanings of a word, because the meaning of this word, like any other sign, can be anything. The choice of meaning depends on the consciousness that perceives this word. But “the arbitrariness of the sign-meaning relationship” does not mean unpredictability. The meaning once assigned to a given sign must continue to be persistently assigned to that sign if the context of its appearance is preserved.” Thus, the context in which it is used helps us understand what a sign means.
When we set out to communicate knowledge about a subject to another, we try to ensure that the content of our message is understood unambiguously. In science, for this purpose, strict rules are introduced that determine the meaning of the concepts used and the conditions for their application. The context does not allow going beyond these rules. It is implied that the conclusion is based only on logic and not on emotions. Any secondary shades of meaning not specified by definitions are excluded from consideration. A textbook on geometry or chemistry must present facts, hypotheses and conclusions in such a way that all students studying it unambiguously and in full accordance with the author’s intentions perceive its content. Otherwise, we have a bad textbook. The situation is different in art. Here, as already mentioned, the main task is not to convey information about some objects, but to influence feelings, to arouse emotions, so the artist is looking for symbolic means that are effective in this regard. He plays with these means, connecting those subtle, associative shades of their meaning that remain outside strict logical definitions and whose appeal is not permissible in the context of scientific proof. In order for an artistic image to make an impression, arouse interest, and awaken emotion, it is built with the help of non-standard descriptions, unexpected comparisons, vivid metaphors and allegories.
But people are different. They don't have the same life experience, different abilities, tastes, desires, moods. Writer picking up means of expression to create an artistic image, proceeds from his ideas about the strength and nature of their impact on the reader. He uses and evaluates them in the light of his views in a particular cultural context. This context is related to the era in which the writer lives social problems, which concern people in a given era, with the direction of interests and level of education of the public to which the author is addressing. And the reader perceives these means in his own cultural context. Different readers, based on their context and simply from their individual characteristics, can see the image created by the writer in their own way.
Nowadays people admire rock paintings animals made by the hands of nameless Stone Age artists, but when looking at them, they see and experience something completely different from what our distant ancestors saw and experienced. A non-believer may admire Rublev’s “Trinity,” but he perceives this icon differently than a believer, and this does not mean that his perception of the icon is incorrect.
If an artistic image evokes in the reader exactly those experiences that the author wanted to express, he (the reader) will experience empathy.
This does not mean that the experiences and interpretations of artistic images are completely arbitrary and can be anything. After all, they arise on the basis of the image, stem from it, and their character is determined by this image. However, this conditionality is not unambiguous. The connection between an artistic image and its interpretations is the same as that which exists between a cause and its consequences: the same cause can give rise to many consequences, but not any, but only those arising from it.
There are various interpretations of the images of Don Juan, Hamlet, Chatsky, Oblomov and many others. literary heroes. In L. Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina, the images of the main characters are described with amazing vividness. Tolstoy, like no one else, knows how to present his characters to the reader in such a way that they become, as it were, his close acquaintances. It would seem that the appearance of Anna Arkadyevna and her husband Alexei Alexandrovich, their spiritual world, is revealed to us to the very depths. However, readers may have different attitudes towards them (and in the novel, people treat them differently). Some approve of Karenina's behavior, others consider it immoral. Some people absolutely do not like Karenin, others see him as an extremely worthy person. Tolstoy himself, judging by the epigraph of the novel (“Vengeance is mine and I will repay”), seems to condemn his heroine and hint that she is suffering just retribution for her sin. But at the same time, in essence, with the entire subtext of the novel, he evokes compassion for her. What is higher: the right to love or marital duty? There is no clear answer in the novel. You can sympathize with Anna and blame her husband, or you can do the opposite. The choice is up to the reader. And the field of choice is not limited to only two extreme options - there are probably countless intermediate ones.
So, any full-fledged artistic image is polysemantic in the sense that it allows for the existence of many different interpretations. They are, as it were, potentially embedded in it and reveal its content when it is perceived with different points view and in different cultural contexts. Not empathy, but co-creation is what is necessary to understand the meaning of a work of art, and, moreover, an understanding associated with the personal, subjective, individual perception and experience of the artistic images contained in the work.
What is the magical power of art? What role does it play in a person’s life? Is it true that art reflects the soul of a people? The author of the text proposed for analysis, writer V. Konetsky, tries to answer these and other questions. For example, reflecting on the uniqueness of Russian painting, he draws attention to the work of such artists as Savrasov, Levitan, Serov, Korovin, Kustodiev. “These names hide not only the eternal joy of life in art. It is Russian joy that is hidden, with all its tenderness, modesty and depth. And just as a Russian song is simple, painting is so simple,” notes the author. He emphasizes that the work of these artists reflects the worldview of our people, their ability to enjoy beauty native nature, the ability to appreciate its simplicity and unpretentiousness, to find harmony where others do not feel it.
Art for a person is also a kind of lifeline, because it is not only a means of self-expression, but also the force that connects us with history and culture home country, does not allow you to forget its vastness, time after time reminding everyone how beautiful Russia is. V. Konetsky considers this property of genuine art to be very important, because it helps people realize their involvement in their history, their people, their Fatherland: “In our century, artists should not forget all the more about one simple function of art - to awaken and illuminate in a fellow tribesman a sense of homeland ."
Works of painting, literature, music also have a very important role that cannot be ignored. To summarize, the writer expresses confidence: “Art is art when it evokes in a person a feeling of happiness, albeit fleeting.”
I agree with the author’s point of view: true art will always find a way to touch the strings of our soul, to reach even the hardest heart. It can lift a person who has lost hope from his knees and even save his life.
Thus, art revived the desire to live in the hero of L. Tolstoy’s epic novel “War and Peace.” Nikolai Rostov, having lost a large amount of money to Dolokhov at cards, simply did not see a way out of this situation. The gambling debt must be paid, but such huge money the young officer did not have one. In this situation, he had, perhaps, the only option for the development of events - suicide. The hero of the novel was distracted from his dark thoughts by his sister’s voice. Natasha was learning new aria. At that moment, Nikolai, enchanted by the music, enchanted by the beauty of Natasha’s voice, forgot about the problems that just a minute ago seemed insoluble to him. He listened to the singing and was only worried about whether the girl would hit the top note. Her gentle voice and the charm of the magical melody brought Nikolai back to life: the hero realized that, in addition to adversity and sadness, there is beauty and happiness in the world, and for them it is worth living. This is what real art does!
It also saved Jonesy, the heroine of O’Henry’s story “The Last Leaf.” The girl, who fell ill with pneumonia, completely lost hope of recovery. Watching the ivy fall outside the window, she decides that she will die when it falls from its branch. last page OK. An old neighbor, the artist Berman, having learned about her intentions from the heroine’s friend, decides to deceive fate. At night, during the cold autumn rain and strong wind, he creates his own main picture, a real masterpiece: he paints a small ivy leaf on the brick wall of the house opposite. In the morning, Jonesy sees how the brave last leaf bravely fought the storm all night. The girl also decides to pull herself together and believe in life. She is recovering thanks to the power of love that she put into her work. old artist, and therefore, thanks to art. It is this that gives her the opportunity to live on, believe in herself and be happy.
Thus, art plays a vital role in our lives. It makes it possible to express one’s feelings and thoughts, unites the most different people, helps to live.
(410 words) What is art? This is what causes trembling in the soul. It can touch even the most callous and petrified hearts. Creativity brings beauty into people's lives and makes it possible to come into contact with it through music, painting, architecture, literature... The great power of art directs us to goodness and light, instilling in our minds hope and a sense of significance in this world. Sometimes only through it we can express all the joy or pain, despair or happiness. To support my assertions, I will give examples from books.
In the story by A.P. Chekhov's "Rothschild's Violin" » main character lost his wife and barely survived. This event knocked him out of his routine. At some point, he realized how meaningless his entire existence was, filled with everyday life, hoarding and routine. Under the power of these emotions, he plays the violin, pouring out all his soul and all his sorrows through the sounds of music. Then a Jew named Rothschild heard his melody, and it did not leave him aside. He followed the call of creativity. Never before in his entire life had Yakov Matveevich felt pity for anyone, and even for a person who had previously evoked only contempt in him. And he, once greedy and selfish, gave his instrument to Rothschild, along with all his music - an incredible work of art. This violin and Jacob's music gave Rothschild fame, recognition and a chance to new life. Thus, the power of creativity helped people discover in themselves positive sides, find mutual understanding, and even helped some of them change their destiny.
In the work of I.S. Turgenev "Singers" we can also find interesting example. The author dedicated the story to the Russian people and their attitude towards art, because he himself knew what folk art and the Russian soul. In this piece he shows us how powerful the power of music can be and how deeply a song can touch people's hearts. During Yakov's performance, whose cracked voice was filled with deep sensuality, people cried while listening to his song. The author, trying to convey all his emotions and sensations from what he heard and saw, said that for a very long time he could not close his eyes that night, because Yakov’s beautiful song was constantly flowing in his ears. This means that the power of art can influence people’s feelings and control them, purifying and elevating the soul.
Art is for everyone. For the rude and callous, for the kind and sensitive, for the poor and the rich. No matter who a person is, no matter what personality he is, great power creativity will always encourage him to do wonderful deeds, will sow a feeling of beauty in the soul, and embody real miracles. The cleansing and uplifting energy of art gives us the opportunity to live correctly - according to the laws of goodness and beauty.
Sections: Literature
Subject: The magical power of art.
Epigraphs:
High notes I accept the celebration,
High feelings love and inspiration,
Holy faith of timelessness
And light art craftsmanship.P. Tikhonov.
The sounds of the violin are still alive,
The sleeping part of you will be awakened...
Everything is in this music,
Just catch it.A. Romanov (gr. “Sunday”)
Lesson objectives:
Equipment:
- Illustrations of the Church of the Intercession on the Nerl, St. Basil's Cathedral, the statue of Venus de Milo...
- Reproductions of paintings by Russian artists: “Portrait of A.P. Struyskaya" by artist F.S. Rokotova
"La Gioconda" by Leonardo da Vinci - Multimedia
During the classes
I.Organizing time.
II. Introduction to the lesson.
Literature is an art form, so I decided to expand the topic of the epigraph lesson for the entire 10th grade literature course and today I want to offer you a conversation about the “magical power of art.”
- What does the word “art” mean? Let's make synonymous and associative series.
(Synonymous, associative series and word meanings proposed by students according to S.I. Ozhegov’s dictionary are displayed on the screen
art, creativity, craftsmanship, creation, artistic activity; inspiration, music, theater, sculpture, literature, beauty, delight, admiration, imagery, harmony; Art: 1. Creative reflection, reproduction of reality in artistic images. 2. Skill, skill, knowledge of the matter. 3. The very thing that requires such skill, mastery.)
Based on what was written down, tell me, what impact should art have on a person?
(Art pleases us with the harmony of beauty, evokes enthusiastic feelings, shakes the soul, awakens inspiration.)
This year we will get acquainted with the works of I.S. Turgenev, I.A. Goncharov, N.A. Nekrasov, M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin, F.M. Dostoevsky, L.N. Tolstoy and A.P. Chekhov, whose work is still of interest throughout the world. There are cases when foreigners learn Russian in order to read in the original the creations of our masters that amazed them. And a student at the University of Bern in Switzerland learned the language when she saw fiery Russians on stage folk dances. This is probably why it is worth talking about the magical power of art. Let's try to test this statement today.
III. Work on the topic of the lesson.
Let's listen to the song “Musician” by A. Romanov, the leader of the “Resurrection” group, performed by Konstantin Nikolsky. ( Lyrics of the song on each desk)
Please note the words and expressions that affect you.
(“...the sounds of the violin will wake up everything living and sleeping in you...", "...if you are not too drunk yet..." "...about the unhappy and the happy, about good and evil, about fierce hatred and holy love..." "...what is happening, what was happening on your land, everything in this music - just catch it..." "the violin is tired" "the mute case" "the melody remains.")
What images, associations, thoughts do these lines evoke?
(Talented music, the soulful voice of a violin, comparable to a human one, can awaken dormant feelings, make you think not only about your own destiny, but about everything “that is happening on your land”, make you a “co-worker.”
It’s scary if the violin gets tired and becomes silent, and stops “burning people’s hearts.” A “dumb case” will reproachfully resemble a “vessel in which there is emptiness.” But according to the law of physics, the energy of a violin’s voice cannot disappear; it is only inaudible due to human noise; vanity prevents a person from feeling its wonderful touch to the strings of the soul.)
Why are these images disturbing, embedded in the memory, remembered?
(Man, the most callous, unemotional, is created harmonious, which means that the flame of Love must live and glimmer in his soul, which, even smoldering, you can try to fan in order to return to those who are losing the face, image and likeness of the Creator.)
Which lines of the song say the most important thing? What important questions does the author pose in a person’s life?
(“Why were you born…”
Is everyone capable of understanding works of art?
What is the purpose of art and what is the power of its impact on people?
Man is responsible for what happens around him. “Just catch it,” the author urges. Catch means try to hear the main thing, do not fence yourself off from life. There are always those nearby who will remind you “...of the unhappy and the happy, of good and evil, of fierce hatred and holy love...”. Their name is Masters.)
What is the strength of a violinist’s talent and how does it manifest itself?
- What is your attitude towards music?
- What can you say about the author of the song?
2. Let us turn to the literary essay by G.I. Uspensky “Straightened”, written in 1885.
(The work was read by students for the lesson)
Who is the hero of the work?
(The hero of the essay is “the rural teacher Tyapushkin, crushed by the “tedious school work“,” “a mass of insignificant...daily worries and torments,” but not devoid of manifestations of the human soul thirsting for perfection.”)
What's it like state of mind Tyapushkin? What is his lifestyle like?
(“All this continued...”, “shocked me...”, “deliberate conspiracy,” “a feeling of some kind of boundless misfortune...” “I’m sitting in the cold...”, “I’m going to eat...”, “Having returned to my corner...”, “depressed...” “B provincial town… I’m exhausted at heart...” “Deeply wound up...”, “Absolutely nothing affectionate...”. “A torn sheepskin coat, a homemade bed, straw pillows...”, “Misfortune drills into the brain...”, “Den” (not a room), “The grief of my life...”)
What gives him strength, “encourages”, “revives”?
(A dream, “something good” Tyapushkin recalls “how 12 years ago in Paris in the Louvre he saw the Venus de Milo.”)
What impression did the statue of the goddess make on him and why?
(“What happened to me?”, “What is the secret?” Who came here “without the slightest moral need”,
“like a crumpled glove,” he suddenly felt: “...straightened me up.”)
How did he see the Venus de Milo? Does his idea of female beauty correspond to the beauty of the female goddess?
(...No, it doesn’t match.)
Why did the hero’s impression not depend on the external inconsistency with his ideal?
(A work of art attracts with something different.)
But what happened was that he “allowed himself to be crumpled up again.” Does this mean that Tyapushkin “gave up”, that the influence of the work of art turned out to be short-lived? How would you answer this question and how does the author answer?
(Life is complicated, forcing Tyapushkin to decide daily actual problems, she erased a strong emotional impression from the hero’s memory. But even the memory of a work of art can change a person. This is how the teacher’s perception of the world changes, he realizes his importance, his need for people: “... a great work of art strengthens me in my then desire to go to the dark mass of the people... according to my strength, I can and should go there... I will go there and will strive for that, so that a person starting to live - the people - does not allow himself to be humiliated.")
Why is the essay called “Straightened Up”?
(This is exactly the effect the statue had on the hero. For Tyapushkin it is scary “... to lose the happiness of feeling like a human being,” and he is sure that a great work of art has a life-giving force that has a cleansing effect on the soul and gives energy to a humiliated being, helping him to improve spiritually and physically .)
3. Let’s get acquainted with V. Veresaev’s short work “Competition”.
(The teacher reads a story about a competition between two artists (a teacher and his student) until the epilogue, when the people make their decision and determine the winner).
Which of the two paintings would you prefer, the painting of the famous artist Twice Crowned or the painting of the Unicorn? Why?
(Work in groups. Finish reading the story and exchange opinions between groups.)
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- Why do you think you preferred the painting of the Unicorn? Why did the student defeat the teacher in a dispute about beauty?
(The teacher was tormented, looking for the ideal of female beauty, found it and, using his unsurpassed skill, created an amazing picture. It evoked admiration for an unearthly, extraordinary woman. Next to this beauty, everything around faded, it seemed imperfect, low, insignificant. The unicorn, it seemed, could not surpass the teacher in the skill of execution, but his completely earthly “Dawn” was inspired by love. The student surpassed the teacher in the strength of feelings invested in the work. His painting allowed him to see and remember the beauty around him.)
(The author showed that outer beauty captivates, enchants, but inner beauty is higher. The eyes of a person in love see beauty and splendor in everything that surrounds him. The beloved is always the most beautiful, the best. And no matter how many years pass, she always remains her, although she changes in appearance.
I remember the words of W. Shakespeare:
Her eyes don't look like stars
You can’t call your mouth coral...
I don't know how the goddesses walk,
But the darling steps on the ground.
The Unicorn painting is illuminated with love. It is this kind of light, similar to the light of a bright star in a dark sky, that truly warms the hearts of people (remember the old woman and the old man in the story)
Apparently, among works of art, the writer himself gives preference to those that bring joy, spiritual liberation, love and light, and “open their eyes” to the beauty of the world.)
What can you say about the interaction between the Creator, the artist and the individual, having become acquainted with the story of V. Veresaev?
(The viewer is the object of the artist’s influence; it is towards him that the energy of the work of art is directed, positive or negative, elevating the soul or enslaving it.)
4. Now I bring to your attention the poem by Nikolai Zabolotsky “Love painting, poets...” and the portrait of A.P. Jet brush by Russian artist F.S. Rokotov.
(Texts are copied onto each desk, on the screen is a portrait of A.P. Struyskaya)
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What's unusual female image portrait?
- Let's see if your impression coincides with the opinion of the poet N. Zabolotsky.
(Teacher reading a poem)
Why is the perception so different or what does the similarity of perception between yours and the poet’s indicate?
(Work on questions in groups followed by class discussion)
a) What features of the language of painting does N. Zabolotsky talk about?
b) How highly did the poet and his lyrical hero appreciate the artist’s creation?
c) Is it only about the influence of painting on human soul can we speak while reading N. Zabolotsky? What can you say about the poet?
d) What means of expressive language, what techniques of creating an image does the poet use to convey his admiration?
e) Is it possible, based on these works, to confirm or refute the statement made in the title of the lesson?
(N.A. Zabolotsky believes that only painting is given the opportunity to capture beautiful moments on canvas, capture spiritual changes, find a response in the heart of the viewer, therefore, the artist’s skill is magic, with the help of which it is possible to influence a person. But we also saw the skill a poet capable of conveying his feelings: surprise, admiration, charm - from contemplation painting. The influence of any masterpiece on the human soul is undeniable.)
5. In conclusion, I will tell you a tale about the Hunter.
Once upon a time, when people still dressed in animal skins and lived in caves, the Hunter returned to his native hearth. He was very unlucky that day. Not a single bird allowed him to get close to him so that he could reach it with an arrow from his bow, not a single deer allowed him to hit himself with a spear. The hunter knew that prey was waiting in the cave. He imagined what kind of abuse the hungry women would rain down on him, remembered the Leader’s contemptuous look, and he felt bitter.
He entered the cave empty-handed, stood near the dying fire and spoke. The hunter began to talk about how in a dense forest he met an unprecedented snow-white animal with a single horn and chased after it, how he wounded this animal. The beast before his eyes turned into wonderful man and began to reproach the Hunter for attacking the God of the Forest himself. The hunter told how he begged for mercy and asked to kill him, but not to be angry with the tribe that sent him to hunt. God forgave the Hunter, but forbade him to kill any of the animals that day.
When the Hunter finished his story and looked with fear at the people of his tribe, he saw neither reproach nor anger in their eyes. People looked at him with admiration, and the Leader stood up from his seat, cut off a large piece of honeycomb and handed it to the hunter.
Why do you think the Hunter received the award?
(The hunter deserved his reward for a vivid story. He did not lie to people. He told them one of the first fairy tales. And he was fed precisely for the fairy tale. A great magic happened in the cave: people heard the words, and whole pictures of amazing incidents appeared before their eyes, causing fear for the Hunter. The Hunter's story was not a request for forgiveness or a complaint, but poetry.)
IV. Summarizing.
What is the magical power of art?
Ivan Bunin, in an essay to the poet I.S. Nikitin, answered this: “I don’t know who is called a good man. It’s true that the one who has a soul, has a warm feeling, and a heart that unaccountably bursts from the depths is good. I don’t know what is called art, beauty in art, its rules. That’s right, the point is that a person, no matter what words, in what form he speaks to me, would make me see living people in front of him, feel the breath of living nature, making me tremble best strings my heart."
How would you answer?
V. Homework.
Creative work of students' choice:
A) Written work:
1. What do I see as the magical power of art?
2. A story (essay) about the feelings you once experienced (while watching a play, film), impressions (from a painting, sculpture, architectural structure, heard piece of music).
B) Create your own work of art (story, poems, paintings, crafts, embroidery, wood carving...)
List of used literature
- V.G. Marantsman. Literature Tutorial for 9th grade high school(p.6)
Moscow "Enlightenment" 1992. - Literature. 5th grade. A textbook for schools and classes with in-depth study of literature, gymnasiums and lyceums. Compiled by M.B. Ladygin and T.G. Trenina. Moscow Publishing House"Bustard" 1995.
A lot of words have been spent to denote or illustrate the notorious power of what we call art, in our case literature. They are looking for the roots of this influence, going over the technical details of the letter (which is, of course, important), building theories, inventing models, fighting with schools and opinions of authorities, calling on the spirits of ancient deities and calling on new-fangled experts to help... But how this happens remains completely incomprehensible.
More precisely, there is a science called literary criticism, there is a current theory of reading, there is a hypothesis about different forms the psychoactivity of the person writing, as well as the person reading, but somehow they don’t get to the main point. It seems to me that if we got there, the solution to this riddle, like the discovery of nuclear physics, would change our understanding of ourselves in a matter of years.
And only the most “strange” of theorists know that the power of art lies in the fact that it does not shovel a person’s experience from bottom to top, it, as it were, completes it without conflicting with it, and miraculously transforms this experience, which many considered hardly necessary, but then completely unusable rubbish, into new knowledge, if you like - into wisdom.
WINDOW TO WISDOM
When I was just planning to write this book and told a publisher I knew about it, he was very surprised: “Why do you think,” he asked, “that writing a novel is the only way out? It’s better to let them read books, it’s much easier.” In his own way, he was, of course, right.
Reading, of course, is simpler, easier and more enjoyable. Actually, that’s what people do - they read, finding in the world of these Scarlett and Holmes, Frodo and Conan, Brugnon and the Turbins all the experiences, ideas, consolation and partial solutions to problems that are significant to them.
Yes, I read the book, you experience the same thing as the author. But only ten to twenty times weaker!
And recognizing reading as a very powerful tool, let’s still try to imagine what we can achieve if we ourselves develop the score of the notorious “meditation”? And then we “arrange” everything ourselves, as is the norm in such cases? Of course, without losing sight of the fact that we are doing this in full accordance with our own, deeply PERSONAL ideas about the problem?...
Did you imagine? Yes, I also have difficulty imagining, only to a small extent guessing the effect that a properly organized and well-written book can have on the author. I am a novelist, a connoisseur of texts and people who work professionally with books, I have to admit that I do not know how, why and to what extent this happens. But I can vouch for the fact that it works with stunning power, that sometimes it radically changes the being of the author.
Of course, everything is a little more complicated than I’m portraying here. There is no difference between novel and novel, and there is also a difference between author and author. Sometimes among writers you come across such “radishes” that you are simply amazed, but they write like a nightingale - easily, loudly, convincingly, beautifully! The whole point, probably, is that without novels they would be even worse, they would do evil deeds or turn into downright unhappy people, making their family and friends unhappy.
In any case, I argue that the novel, the very writing of this seemingly completely optional monograph, serves as a means of changing the author’s personality, attracting the rarest property of psychological changeability, or rather, metamorphic creativity. Because it is a kind of window to the truth, opened into oneself. And how we will use this tool, what we will see in the window, what wisdom we will be able to obtain as a result - this, as they say, God knows. All life is built on the fact that everyone is only responsible for themselves, isn’t it?