التشكيل الأيقوني و الخاصية الحرفية للفن ، من كتاب تكنولوجيا التصوير ص ١٤

Iconic Formation: This name is given to the language of form and the use of symbols to express global ideas, and these symbols are closely related to the structural elements so that they are not completely separated from them, as the materials determine the artistic work or its style and may be used for individual figures or groups, dressed or naked. But there are no limits to the meaning of situations. The seated body may only be sitting, or it may sit on a throne in majesty and solemnity. The naked body of a man may represent the Greek idol Apollo or San Sebastian or other saints, and the body may depict a face of a famous personality or an insignificant person to express an idea. And love may disappear in sacred expressions (as we see in the sacred scenes of the child Jesus worshiped by shepherds) or any other expressions such as ordinary scenes of mother and child or mythical scenes. The human body may be completely omitted from scenes, city scenes, metaphors, etc. As for the mythical animals such as the griffon and the sphinx (which is considered one of the compound animals) or biblical symbols, they may be used for a specific purpose within the limits of the artist's creative imagination. As for the iconographic formation in the works of sculpture, it is somewhat limited. It is more restricted to graphic arts because of the nature of its forms. But the result of this is often more expressive. Even architecture can have an iconic formation far from its clear function.. The church, the Capitol building, or the school show with clearer clarity than the clarity of words the truth of what the community believes and expresses the designer who translates his ideas and clarifies them in his artwork.


The literal characteristic of art: Modern art may be criticized for its familiar craftsmanship, as well as for its heavy reliance on titles... But this criticism can be settled with regard to the efforts that have been made for the sake of art throughout the ages. In fact, high-class works of art, such as the classical sculpture of the Greeks, the paintings of "Leonardo da Vinci" or the works of "Michelangelo" .. are all works that capture the hearts without the need for banners. Religious belief or outright acceptance of the subject matter is not the only reason for its wide popularity. There is no doubt that there are no people who believe in the Greek gods today, and those who believe in the inadequacy of the mind may be strongly influenced by the drama related to the betrayal that Christ announces in Leonardo’s painting called “The Last Supper”. Michelangelo in his painting in the Sistine Synagogue and his statues in the Medici tomb in the Laurentian Church. It is the manner in which the artist deals with artistic means to convey his ideas that has remained appreciated through the long centuries of changing perception. A lot has been written about art, but it seems to some that most of the criticism is directed against some of the titles that are given to photography and sculpture, not to the works of art themselves.