“Art's effect is due to the tension resulting from the clash of the collocation of elements of two (or more) systems of interpretation. This conflict has the function of breaking down automatism of perception and occurs simultaneously on the many levels of a work of art ... All levels may carry meaning.” MayArtTwoPoetryLevelsEffectsConflictElementsPerceptionFunctionDuesTensionInterpretationWorks Of ArtBreaking DownClash Author:Yuri Lotman
“A statue of Apollo in a museum does not seem naked, but attach a tie to its neck and it will strike us as indecent ... The text is one of the components of an artistic work, albeit an extremely important component ... But the artistic effect as a whole arises from comparisons of the text with a complex set of ontological and ideological esthetic ideas.” DoeImportantIdeasWholeSeemsPoetryLiteratureEffectsComplexesStrikesAriseNakedArtisticTiesNecksComparisonMuseumsComponentsStatuesApolloIdeological Author:Yuri Lotman