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The Structural Analysis and Interpretation of Mats Ek’s Art Work - Focusing on「 Wet Woman」-

김혜라 1

1숙명여자대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study suggests that structural analysis (Gestalt's analysis) can be a possible method to understand multi-layered dance phenomenon through Marts Ek's work as an example. The perception of the art's structural formation followed Aldrich's concept. Therefore, this study claim that art work's contents can be understand through sensing objective structural aspection as a connection and co-relation of the work's image and meaning. To accomplish study purpose, the author analyzed relation of character and cultural background of Mats Ek‘s 「Wet Women」to interpretate meaning of the art work. First, The analysis of structure of「Wet Women」separate major partial characteristics of whole works was done, then recombinate the partial character to analyze whole structural and expressive formation. The total analysis results were reviewed and concluded the work's meaning. As a results, the structural character of 「Wet Women」 was analyzed through the co-relation of feeling of performer's dance and the formation flow, which was vivid body performance. The basis of above interpretation were followed:First, this study suggests the possibility that the dancer's emotion and audience's one were brought together which made psychological catharsis. Secondly, the experience of emotional consensus might be generated through energy inside the dancer. Thirdly, the possible experience which give feeling of vividity of body energy and dynamicity of natural dance can be suggested. As a conclusion, 「Wet Women」can be interpreted as the work give warm feeling and scent of body fully with direct authenticity of body energy. Comparing other arts, dance give direct emotional experience through the body in the stage, structural analysis of body language in the dance and interpretation of co-relation of it can present actual deep aesthetic experience to the audience. Therefore, the analysis of consisting factors of the dance can guarantee right understanding of multi-layered phenomenon of dance and objectivity. The subjectivity in the art work's interpretation can not be excluded, however, the sensed total structural objective analysis can generate existal meaning of it which can overcome expressive character of modern dance.

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