Figure of Gambler
Visual study
198 pages, 170 x 270 mm
2019
The game is one of the most attractive human activities. Formed in deep antiquity, it has been evolving through history and took in different phenomenons.
As game changed, so did a figure of gambler. Player evolved just as the mediums, so it makes impossible to create a unified stereotype of gambler, which could be used for every piece of culture. This study explores the romantization process of a player figure in culture with examples from art and cinema.
All collected materials are stratified according to archetypes. These are also devided into two subgroups: the ones having a negative effect (imperious, addicted, insurgent, hedonist) and others with the positive one (naive, professional, intelligent).
To compile chronological statistics, a formula was derived. It includes every figure in this study and makes them reconcilable. If the N coefficient is greater that 1, it means that the figure of the epoch Is mostly negative. And it is positive in opposite situation.
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