What design? it what begins the creation of any work of art, be it a painting, book or film. Creative design is capricious thing. It can come to the mind of a writer, poet or artist quite suddenly, and sometimes avoids the creator for years and even decades. However inspiration and design is not the same thing. Consider the meaning of the term in the examples.
Theme, plot, design
it components of the creative process. True, these concepts should be given in a different order: concept, theme, plot. At first, something like a sketch appears in the imagination of the artist. Then the author determines the theme of the future work. It should be interesting both for the artist himself and for the audience (readers). If we are talking about a literary work, then a lot of time is devoted to the study of the plot.
In a story, story or novel, nothing should be superfluous, random. In a good book, everything is natural, any element of the plot is aimed at implementing design. it it’s not easy to transfer the idea of ​​a work onto paper or canvas, no matter how brilliant it is. Creating a book or picture is a complex creative process that can last for decades. It is noteworthy that often the initial concept is so changed that the final version of the work has little to do with the outline that inspired the artist to create his creation.
Definition, types
So, the idea of ​​the form of the future work, formed in the imagination of the author, is also there is a plan . The essence of this phenomenon is revealed differently by literary critics and art critics. But there are, of course, general concepts. It is necessary to highlight such types of design as epic, symbolic, dramatic, genre.
With an epic plan, usually significant historical events are reflected. Its implementation uses a clear composition, clear details. With an epic design, Karl Bryullov began work on the painting "The Last Day of Pompeii."
This or that type of design is, of course, connected with the direction in art in which the artist works. An example of the symbolic is the picture of Delacroix “Freedom on the Barricades”. On this canvas, the revolution is depicted in the image of a woman.
At the first stage of the creative process, the author creates in his imagination a sketch of an idea and plot. But the plan, as already mentioned, can change. So, Lermontov originally planned to settle the heroes of the "Demon" in Spain, but later transferred the effects of his work to the Caucasus. Changed many times the intent of the novel "The Master and Margarita". Initially, the main character was not the historian who planned to write a book about Pilate. Consider the meaning of the word "design" on the example of well-known works.
"Anna Karenina"
It happens that the writer's plan does not find a response from readers. Or they don’t see the author’s idea in a literary work. According to Tolstoy’s plan, the reader was to condemn the main character of the novel Anna Karenina. She cheated on her husband, destroyed family foundations. However, as a rule, readers justify, pity the unfaithful wife of a senior official.
Hamlet
The most famous Shakespearean hero is a junk and a wimp. Hamlet is obese, suffers from shortness of breath. However, these features do not fit into the image of a romantic character. Not only readers, but also directors, often ignore Shakespeare's plan. On the stage and in the cinema, the image of Hamlet was created by such actors as Smoktunovsky, Vysotsky, Dudnikov. Hamlet, performed by each of them, was a reflecting person, suffering, possibly reflecting. But by no means an obese person with severe shortness of breath.
"Mr. of San Francisco"
Sometimes the work of a colleague inspires the creation of a writer's work. So, Bunin's idea of ​​the story, which later became one of his most famous, came to mind after he saw Thomas Mann's short story “Death in Venice” in the bookstore. A Russian writer worked for several months on a work about an American who died while traveling in Europe. Only after the publication of the short story did he read Mann's work. "Death in Venice" Bunin really did not like.