Symbolic constructions: form and content in the scapular of the Virgin of Carmen
This reflection article discusses the results of the project Culture and popular aesthetics in Boyacá, concerning the case study of Duitama, a Colombian city. The focus was on the scapular, an important element in the Virgin of Carmen’s iconography. The research objectives were identifying what fact...
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Universidad de Boyacá
2017
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| Online toegang: | https://revistasdigitales.uniboyaca.edu.co/index.php/designia/article/view/249 |
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| Samenvatting: | This reflection article discusses the results of the project Culture and popular aesthetics in Boyacá, concerning the case study of Duitama, a Colombian city. The focus was on the scapular, an important element in the Virgin of Carmen’s iconography. The research objectives were identifying what factors enable this element to generate symbolic constructions, and how such constructions shape significant popular cultural practices. First, a historical and cultural background on the Virgin of Carmen is provided, which is followed by the aesthetic analysis of the scapular as both object and image, along with its impact in popular contexts. A qualitative study was carried out, analyzing the idea of amulet from the religious imaginary and the meaningful symbolic practices it fosters, especially among drivers. Second, the object is examined under concepts of design, such as direction, force and visual tension, which are key in reading and interpreting its messages and symbolic contents. Finally, the first results from a survey are examined, evidencing the value of the scapular in the decoration of the driver’s vehicles as well as in constructing symbolisms framed in popular practices. |
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