Art Style | Art & Culture International Magazine
Call for Essays – Issue 7: Special Issue on the Material Image. Affordances as a New Approach to Visual Culture Studies
Essay Deadline: November 27, 2020
Issue Publication: scheduled for early March 2021
Art Style | Art & Culture International Magazine, an online, biannual, and peer–reviewed online magazine devoted to art and culture, invites the submission of extended essays. The special issue of Art Style Magazine, “The Material Image. Affordances as a New Approach to Visual Culture Studies,” shall discuss the impact of affordances for visual culture studies in art history, design theory, new media, archaeology, classics, and related fields.
Within disciplines concerning artworks from prehistoric artifacts to virtual realities, it is self evident to discuss the materiality of objects and images. Paradoxically, however, the study of historical and literary sources often shifts the scholarly focus away from this material dimension of visual culture studies. While the so-called material turn tries to counter this development and has a high impact on public discourse, other studies emphasize that objects and images gain meaning through their involvement in human activities. In this respect, the concept of affordance offers new perspectives on the study of ancient and modern artworks.
Visit the Call for Essays for more information about the topic and required essay structure. The extended essay should be submitted to editorial@artstyle.international. Deadline: November 27, 2020.