Matter As an Aesthetic and Expressive Medium in Postmodern Art

Abstract

The current research deals with material as an aesthetic and expressive medium in postmodern art, as its importance was able to identify the material according to the artist's vision and desire to express the material as a medium in plastic art (sculpture). This research was divided into four parts; the first part included the research problem, which the researcher outlined in a summary with the following question: Was the sculptor able to employ the material as an aesthetic and expressive medium in the postmodern arts and the extent of its ability to acquire aesthetic values? The researcher defined a time period represented by the postmodern arts (1973-1990 AD), within the spatial boundaries in (Europe) that defined the boundaries of the subject represented by sculpture in the postmodern arts, and defined the terms contained in the body of the research such as linguistic, philosophical, technical and procedural context, while the second part included the theoretical framework and previous studies, it contained two research topics, the first research topic: (material and its philosophical concepts) and (material as an aesthetic and expressive medium in postmodern formation), the second part concluded with the indicators that resulted from the theoretical framework, the third part included the research procedures, starting with the research community and the research sample, which was represented by three sculptural models within the spatial and temporal boundaries in the postmodern stages, and the fourth part was concerned with the research findings, conclusions, recommendations and suggestions, then the research concluded with a list of sources.