Ilinca Damian
Abstract: The paper analyses the influence of Peircean semiotics as seen in the works of two authors from the fields of aesthetics and anthropology of art, namely Nelson Goodman and Alfred Gell. The goal of this paper is to note how Peirce’s work shaped the theories developed by the authors mentioned above and also to note how the authors developed the Peircean theories in order to fit their ideas. An important aspect of this paper is the methodology used in defining the artwork, for it can be conceptualised following the social interactions it generates by its mere presence or it can be taken into account only by itself, as a mode of representation of the object, outside both technological and social aspects. Given these approaches, how could one approach a subject prone to different modes of interpretation?