Theory of art
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Theory of art
paperback. This work documents the network of ideas that has been labelled conceptual art. Including texts by and taped discussions among and with the artists involved, the book is arranged as an annotated chronology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 104. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ABA; ACXJ4; ACXJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210134
- ISBN
- 9780520210134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.83
€ 47.83
Paperback. Explores the artistic practices that employ evocation - the calling forth of past emotions, desires, frustrations, and memories - as a mode of connecting past and present. Featuring the work of artists working in a variety of media, this book challenges the conventional approach to history whereby the past is kept at a distance as historical fact. Editor(s): Fassi, Luigi; Gallun, Lucy; Schillinger, Jakob. Series: Whitney Museum of American Art. Num Pages: 120 pages, 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300159028
- ISBN
- 9780300159028
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Condition: New
€ 20.31
€ 20.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 576 pages, 444 color illus. 102 line illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 316 x 256 x 46. Weight in Grams: 3102.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165288
- ISBN
- 9780691165288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.95€ 60.48
€ 60.95
€ 60.48
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Black Dog Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910433225
- ISBN
- 9781910433225
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.36
€ 34.99
€ 33.36
Paperback. "A vibrant and engaged work from a writer and thinker who is worthy of our attention."-Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393343144
- ISBN
- 9780393343144
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.01
€ 17.99
€ 17.01
Hardcover. A fresh new voice in art and cultural criticism takes on the day's most pressing questions about representations of violence in art. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 182 x 26. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393072150
- ISBN
- 9780393072150
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.06
€ 26.99
€ 23.06
Hardback. Can painting transform philosophy? This title looks at Neapolitan art around 1700 through the eyes of the philosopher Giambattista Vico. It presents the masterpieces of late Baroque painting in early eighteenth-century Naples from an entirely new perspective. Series: Essays in the Arts. Num Pages: 160 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; ABA; ACQ; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138848
- ISBN
- 9780691138848
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Condition: New
€ 44.96
€ 44.96
Hardback. In The Book of Circles, his companion volume to the popular Book of Trees, Manuel Lima takes us on a lively tour through millenia of information design. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 275. .
- Publisher
- Princeton Architectural Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616895280
- ISBN
- 9781616895280
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.13
€ 35.99
€ 25.13
Hardback. This book exposes our long-lasting obsession with trees, as metaphors for organising and representing hierarchical information and provide a broad visual framework for the various types of executions, many dating back hundreds of years. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 201 x 22. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Publisher
- Princeton Architectural Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616892180
- ISBN
- 9781616892180
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.29
€ 25.99
€ 18.29
Paperback. This book argues that the extraordinary force of the image in contemporary life-the contemporary imaginary-can be traced back to the Byzantine iconoclastic controversy of the eighth and ninth centuries. Translator(s): Franses, Rico. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741019
- ISBN
- 9780804741019
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Condition: New
€ 41.74
€ 41.74
Paperback. Provides the foundation for a life-long appreciation of art, as well as critical thinking skills that can benefit students far beyond the classroom, into their chosen careers. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 11th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780073379319
- ISBN
- 9780073379319
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Condition: New
€ 150.26
€ 150.26
Book. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781423452089
- ISBN
- 9781423452089
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.82
€ 26.99
€ 25.82
Hardback. Includes 90 documents, short essays, letters, statements and lectures, written by Rothko. This book includes annotation and a chronology of the artist's life and work. It presents a compilation of both published and unpublished writings from 1934-69, telling the importance of writing for an artist who many believed had renounced the written word. Editor(s): Lopez-Remiro, Miguel. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AGB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300114409
- ISBN
- 9780300114409
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Condition: New
€ 47.05
€ 47.05
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719088759
- ISBN
- 9780719088759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.88
€ 154.88
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Sternberg Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934105818
- ISBN
- 9781934105818
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.86
€ 16.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. Analyzing the rise of art in the 18th century, this treatise demonstrates how painting, sculpture and literature were not regarded as valuable art forms before the emergence of a new bourgeois culture. The author reveals how Romantic poets and philosophers invented "art" as we know it today. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; ABA; ACV; HPN; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106016
- ISBN
- 9780231106016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Sternberg Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783956790010
- ISBN
- 9783956790010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.23
€ 24.23
Paperback. An examination of the major optically oriented examples of artistic theory and practice, from Brunelleschi's invention of perspective and its exploitation by Leonardo and Duerer to the beginnings of photography. It discusses colour theory and shows the interaction between art and science. Num Pages: 383 pages, 549 b&w illustrations, 16 colour plates, select bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 282 x 254 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1806.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300052411
- ISBN
- 9780300052411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.86
€ 77.86
Hardcover. Series: Page-Barbour Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 178. .
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937007
- ISBN
- 9780813937007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.00
€ 48.00
Most theories of material culture, transnationalism, and globalization have failed to incorporate a focus on emotions even though an increasing number of scholars in recent years have explored emotion-dense processes. This book fills the gap and examines how "emotions" can be theorized and serve as a useful analytical tool for understanding.. Editor(s): Svasek, Maruska. Series: Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movement. Num Pages: 300 pages, 45 ills and tables. BIC Classification: ABA; JFCD; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526. Transnationalism, Cultural Productions and Emotions. Series: Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movement. 300 pages, 45 ills and tables. Editor(s): Svasek, Maruska. Most theories of material culture, transnationalism, and globalization have failed to incorporate a focus on emotions even though an increasing number of scholars in recent years have explored emotion-dense processes. This book fills the gap and examines how "emotions" can be theorized and serve as a useful analytical tool for understanding. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: ABA; JFCD; JFFN; JHM. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight: 526.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857453235
- ISBN
- 9780857453235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.23
€ 149.23
Paperback. Presents a study and appraisal of paintings, drawings and prints. This book shows how you can develop visual, analytical and historical skills in learning to look at and understand an image by analyzing how it works, what its pictorial elements are and how they relate to each other. It contains images by such artists as Rembrandt and Tacita Dean. Num Pages: 304 pages, 83 black & white halftones, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415435185
- ISBN
- 9780415435185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.70
€ 49.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 260 pages, 160 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AF; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 240. .
- Publisher
- Hirmer Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783777424989
- ISBN
- 9783777424989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.37
€ 60.37
Paperback. The Clever Object presents a multidisciplinary exploration of the ways objects materialise, embody, or negotiate various forms of intelligence, revealing the use of the idea of "the clever object" as an analytic tool of art-historical interpretation. Editor(s): Hunter, Matthew C.; Lucchini, Francesco. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118710760
- ISBN
- 9781118710760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.61
€ 40.61
Paperback. 'Revealing Art' is a revealing book about why art is important and the role of the imagination in art, illustrated with colour and black-and-white plates of examples from Michaelangelo to Matisse and from Poussin to Pollock. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 11. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415278546
- ISBN
- 9780415278546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.48
€ 52.48