LEADER 03569nam 22005891 450 001 9910796357403321 005 20180301142430.0 010 $a1-350-01617-9 010 $a1-350-01615-2 010 $a1-350-01616-0 024 7 $a10.5040/9781350016170 035 $a(CKB)3790000000545584 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6162115 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5123102 035 $a(OCoLC)1039504184 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09261750 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5123102 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11464335 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL1046523 035 $a(OCoLC)1010705245 035 $a(EXLCZ)993790000000545584 100 $a20180320d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe semiotics of light and shadows $emodern visual arts and Weimar cinema /$fPiotr Sadowski 210 1$a[London] :$cBloomsbury Academic,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource (242 pages) 225 1 $aBloomsbury advances in semiotics 311 $a1-350-11901-6 311 $a1-350-01614-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Natural shadows, represented shadows: from optical phenomena to semiotic signs -- 2. Light and shadows in visual arts -- 3. Fixing iconic indexes -- 4. Light and shadows in early cinema -- 5. Weimar cinema: Expressionist light and shadows -- 6. Weimar cinema: light and shadows in the city -- Bibliography. 330 $a"Lighting and shadows are used within a range of art forms to create aesthetic effects. Piotr Sadowski's study of light and shadow in Weimar cinema and contemporaneous visual arts is underpinned by the evolutionary semiotic theories of indexicality and iconicity. These theories explain the unique communicative and emotive power of light and shadow when used in contemporary indexical media including the shadow theatre, silhouette portraits, camera obscura, photography and film. In particular, Sadowski highlights the aesthetic and emotional significance of shadows. The 'cast shadow', as an indexical sign, maintains a physical connection with its near-present referent, such as a hidden person, stimulating a viewer's imagination and provoking responses including anxiety or curiosity. The 'cinematic shadow' plays a stylistic role, by enhancing image texture, depth of field, and tonal contrast of cinematic moments. Such enhancements are especially important in monochromatic films, and Sadowski interweaves the book with accounts of seminal Weimar cinema moments. Sadowski's book is distinctive for combining historical materials and theoretical approaches to develop a deeper understanding of Weimar cinema and other contemporary art forms. The Semiotics of Light and Shadows is an ideal resource for both scholars and students working in linguistics, semiotics, film, media, and visual arts."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 410 0$aBloomsbury advances in semiotics. 606 $aArt, Modern$y20th century 606 $aLight and darkness 606 $aMotion pictures$xSemiotics$zGermany$xHistory$y20th century 606 $2linguistics 615 0$aArt, Modern 615 0$aLight and darkness. 615 0$aMotion pictures$xSemiotics$xHistory 676 $a791.43094309042 700 $aSadowski$b Piotr$f1957-$01534781 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910796357403321 996 $aThe semiotics of light and shadows$93863400 997 $aUNINA