The College Art Association 103rd Annual Meeting, to be
held in New York City in February 2015, will include this session organized by Sarah Lepinski and Susanna McFadden. Please see p. 14: http://www.collegeart.org/pdf/2015CallforParticipation.pdf
Wall, Ceiling or Floor? Stone, Stucco or
Paint? This session seeks to blur
the disciplinary, chronological and geographical boundaries presently
driving interpretive frameworks utilized in studies of ancient and
medieval surface media by focusing on the topic of visual and material
allusion, evocation, and imitation. Papers may address
questions such as, how do we reconcile modern conceptions of imitative
surfaces as derivative with our understanding of ancient and medieval
practices wherein imitation was a precise and honored art form? How were
forms replicated across geographical distances
and translated over centuries for different spaces and visual syntaxes?
Do we find evidence for “blurred boundaries” in artistic practices? To
what extent can we determine the reception these pictorial devices and
the role of the patron in devising their appearance?
