Author(s)

Zhan Haiying ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Humanities and Foreign Languages, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, 710000, China

Corresponding Author

Zhan Haiying

ABSTRACT

This paper applies O'Toole's visual semiotics approach to examine the critical metaphorical discourse within the globally renowned sculpture, Venus with Broken Arms. The study of critical metaphor in sculpture emphasizes, on one hand, the visual expression inherent to the sculpture as a medium; on the other hand, it focuses on the discourse conveyed by the sculpture, with the latter being of paramount importance and the central focus of our research. The visual communication embodied by the sculpture is characterized as a language system or code for information conveyance. The paper aims to develop a systematic method for analyzing discourse metaphors in sculpture and to construct a cognitive framework appropriate for studying critical metaphors within this art form. This framework will facilitate a deeper understanding of the mainstream meanings conveyed by sculpture discourse for observers.

KEYWORDS

Sculpture; Visual Semiotics Approach; Critical Metaphor

CITE THIS PAPER

Zhan Haiying, Analysis of Critical Metaphorical Discourse in Sculpture. Art and Performance Letters (2024) Vol. 5: 133-137. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/artpl.2024.050419.

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