Makna dalam Ketidakjelasan: Kajian Kritik Atas Karya Fotografi Abstrak Daisuke Yokota

Riki Maulana, Suwarno Wisetrotomo, I Gede Arya Sucitra

Abstract


Kajian kritik seni ini bertujuan untuk menelaah visual karya fotografi dari Daisuke Yokota yang melepaskan narasi, bentuk, dan visual fotografi secara konvensional. Permasalahan utama yang dikaji terdapat pada bagaimana makna dapat muncul ketika bentuk visual tidak jelas bahkan dihapuskan. Kritik ini mengarah pada penelusuran kemungkinan terwujudnya pengalaman secara perasaan, emosi, atau sikap yang bersifat individual dalam wahana visual yang bermakna ganda. Dengan menggunakan metode kritik yang menggabungkan observasi visual, interpretasi teoretis, dan refleksi kritis, kajian ini memetakan hubungan antara kekosongan visual, respons, dan intensitas emosional yang muncul terhadap karya. Kajian dilakukan pada beberapa karya visual Yokota yang direpresentasikan melalui suasana, emosi, atau kesan yang tidak jelas dan efek pada residu kimia yang digunakan sebagai medium pengganti dalam representasi. Hasil dan kesimpulan pada kajian kritik ini menunjukkan bahwa karya Daisuke Yokota tidak mewujudkan makna secara langsung, tetapi membuka peluang untuk membentuk sebuah ruang wahana yang melibatkan perasaan dan emosional penikmat karya.  Ketiadaan bentuk dan makna secara konvensional pada karya justru memberi ruang untuk melibatkan batin penonton agar dapat direfleksikan dan membentuk makna baru secara personal.

Meaning in Ambiguity: A Critical Study of Daisuke Yokota's Abstract Photography

ABSTRACT

This art critique aims to examine the visual aspects of Daisuke Yokota's photographic works, which depart from conventional narratives, forms, and visual photography. The main issue explored is how meaning can emerge when visual forms are unclear or even eliminated. This critique leads to an exploration of the possibility of realizing individual experiences, emotions, or attitudes in a visual medium that has multiple meanings. Using a critical method that combines visual observation, theoretical interpretation, and critical reflection, this study maps the relationship between visual emptiness, response, and the emotional intensity that arises in relation to the work. The study was conducted on several of Yokota's visual works, which are represented through ambiguous atmospheres, emotions, or impressions and the effects of chemical residues used as a substitute medium in representation. The results and conclusions of this critical study show that Daisuke Yokota's works do not directly convey meaning but open up opportunities to create a space that involves the feelings and emotions of the viewer. The absence of conventional form and meaning in the work provides space for the viewer's inner self to be involved in reflecting on and forming new personal meanings.

 



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Daisuke Yokota, fotografi kontemporer, kekosongan visual, kritik seni, reflektif | Daisuke Yokota, contemporary photography, visual emptiness, art criticism, reflective

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.24821/invensi.v10i2.15527

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