Evolution of the Symbolic and Expressive Connotations of Anthology of Visual Symbols in the Egyptian Folklore

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1 Department of art criticism and artistic appreciation, Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

2 criticism and art appreciation faculty of art education , Helwan University

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Art is a human phenomenon that is represented symbolically, in forms that reflect the culture of the artists and the culture of the society in which they live, it is a tool of communication and emotional participation, and it plays an essential role in human civilization, and art is linked to the spirit of the general culture of its era, as it represents a part of the cultural expression of that era. Art speaks in every place and time about the contents, the hidden meanings, the concepts hidden under the apparent forms, the ideas of artists, human concerns, peoples' beliefs and perceptions of each era, and the culture of societies. Art in every time and place raises questions and moves minds in search of interpretations and proposals searching for the contents. Which in turn is subject to continuous changes throughout history, according to the matter, which causes change and alteration of the reading systems or the culture and thought of societies and their social and life conditions. Authentic elements that express the structure and features of this character in its sincerity and realism, its creative value and its intellectual components. The study of art in general and folklore, in particular, makes it difficult to view it as connected links of civilizations that affect and are affected by each other, the consecutive study of the symbols of folklore emphasizes the support of logical infiltration processes in learning and studying the history of art in a related context, which leads to a transformation Methods of perceiving the content and understanding the contents and the ways that lead to extract the connotations of the visual discourse in the folklore, as the change and diversity of the forms and classes of functions must lead to the diversity and alteration of the meanings. The study presented here discusses the possibility of revealing the semantic evolution of visual symbols in the Egyptian folklore and their connection with the culture of the era and its aesthetic content.

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