Semiotic Analysis of Fire and Rebirth Symbols Through Gustave Moreau and J.M.W. Turner's Works

Year 2024, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 44 - 63, 31.12.2024

Mehmet Akif Özdal

https://doi.org/10.70627/sduifade.1539763

Abstract

This research aims to make an intersemiotic analysis of fire and rebirth symbols through two works of art. The symbol of fire has been given different meanings in various cultures from ancient times to the present day, and has been accepted both as a source of energy that sustains life and as an element representing the destructive forces of nature. In the research, the relationship of the fire symbol with rebirth was analysed through Gustave Moreau's ‘La Chimère’ and J.M.W. Turner's ‘The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons’, which focus on this theme. The study was carried out using logical inference, literature review and historical perspective analysis methods within the scope of qualitative research methods. The findings reveal how the creative and destructive nature of fire is intertwined with the concept of rebirth and how these symbols reflect individual and social transformation processes. The results emphasized that fire, as both a destructive and creative force, is closely related to the crisis and transformation processes in human history; showed the contributions of these symbols to the themes of change and renewal in art literature.

Keywords

Fire, Rebirth, Semantics, Syntactics, Semiotics

Gustave Moreau Ve J.M.W. Turner'ın Eserleri Üzerinden Ateş Ve Yeniden Doğuş Sembollerinin Göstergebilimsel Analizi

Abstract

Bu araştırma, ateş ve yeniden doğuş sembollerinin iki sanat eseri üzerinden göstergeler arası bir incelemesini yapmayı amaçlamaktadır. Ateş sembolü, antik dönemlerden günümüze kadar çeşitli kültürlerde farklı anlamlar yüklenmiş olup, hem yaşamın sürdürülmesini sağlayan bir enerji kaynağı olarak hem de doğanın yıkıcı güçlerini temsil eden bir unsur olarak kabul edilmiştir. Araştırmada, ateş sembolünün yeniden doğuşla ilişkisi, bu temaya odaklanan Gustave Moreau'nun "La Chimère" ve J.M.W. Turner'ın "The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons" eserleri üzerinden analiz edilmiştir. Çalışma, nitel araştırma yöntemleri kapsamında mantıksal çıkarım, literatür taraması ve tarihsel perspektif analizi yöntemleri kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bulgular, ateşin yaratıcı ve yıkıcı doğasının yeniden doğuş kavramıyla nasıl iç içe geçtiğini ve bu sembollerin bireysel ve toplumsal dönüşüm süreçlerini nasıl yansıttığını ortaya koymaktadır. Sonuçlar, ateşin hem yıkıcı hem de yaratıcı bir güç olarak insanlık tarihindeki kriz ve dönüşüm süreçleriyle yakından ilişkili olduğunu vurgulamış; bu sembollerin sanat literatüründe değişim ve yenilenme temalarına olan katkılarını göstermiştir.

Keywords

Ateş, Yeniden Doğuş, Semantik, Sentaktik, Göstergebilim

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