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Theory of art

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACQ; AGB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 46. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486795256
ISBN
9780486795256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.71

Hardcover. Part of a great series on art on the underground, this volume is based on the themes of time, economics and travel. Artists such as Dryden Goodwin and Matt Stokes were asked to create art that questions how we use our time when we travel, what influences our travel choices and our relationship with time. Editor(s): Bonham-Carter, Charlotte; Coysh, Louise; Dillon, Tamsin. Num Pages: 88 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ABA; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 173 x 12. Weight in Grams: 348. Art on the Underground. 88 pages, 80 illustrations. Editor(s): Bonham-Carter, Charlotte; Coysh, Louise; Dillon, Tamsin. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ABA; ACXJ. Dimension: 237 x 173 x 12. Weight: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Black Dog Publishing
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907317897
ISBN
9781907317897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ABA; AFC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780486444284
ISBN
9780486444284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Making the new politics of craft and sustainability Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AFT; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784538248
ISBN
9781784538248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 1288 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781444336313
ISBN
9781444336313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.08

Paperback. "Though it seems contradictory to write words of praise for a book that deeply interrogates the marketability of praiseful language (in the guise of art criticism), Gavin Butta s collection deserves them. Framed by Butta s astute introduction, these performative essays pulse with vitality. Editor(s): Butt, Gavin. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631232841
ISBN
9780631232841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.91

paperback. Larry Shiner challenges our conventional understanding of art and asks us to reconsider its history entirely, arguing that the category of fine art is a modern invention. Num Pages: 352 pages, 87 halftones, 3 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226753430
ISBN
9780226753430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.24

Hardback. When Constructivism emerged shortly after the Russian Revolution, its central principles concerned structure and efficiency in the work of art and the nature and properties of materials. In this book, the author examines the origins of these principles and their extraordinary consequences for the rest of modern art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 45 colour images + 97 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300195774
ISBN
9780300195774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.40
€ 49.95

Paperback. A distinguished group of art historians reflect on the work of Michael Baxandall, in terms of its importance for their own formation, its location in the development of a new art history, and its influence on the broader languages and theories of contemporary cultural theory. Editor(s): Rifkin, Adrian. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 8. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631211914
ISBN
9780631211914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.34

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739078
ISBN
9780804739078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.66

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Autonomedia
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351597
ISBN
9781584351597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.13

Paperback. The foremost philosopher of art argues for a new politics of looking. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844677610
ISBN
9781844677610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.09

Paperback. Virilio discusses the relationship of war trauma and art and the failure of visual art to reinvent itself when confronted with technology. Translator(s): Taormina, Mike. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Edition
First US edition.
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350200
ISBN
9781584350200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816639397
ISBN
9780816639397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.97

Paperback. The relationship of visual perception to color expression in art is presented here in clear detail. Photographs of representative paintings, explanatory line drawings, and abstract, geometric color plates supplement the text. Num Pages: 85 pages, 17 color & 11 b/w photos. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 196 x 8. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887400643
ISBN
9780887400643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892362745
ISBN
9780892362745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.33

Paperback. When the "Mona Lisa" was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, thousands of people flocked to see where it had once been on display. What could have drawn these crowds to an empty space? Taking the intriguing story of the "Mona Lisa's" two year disappearance as his starting point, the author explores the psychology of looking at visual art. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JMAF; JMRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Darian Leader
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001874
ISBN
9780571212637
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 28. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302. Poststructuralism, Cultural Politics and Art History. 208 pages, 27 b&w illustrations, 1 drawing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481536
ISBN
9780801481536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.67

Paperback. A generous selection of forthright essays on art and artists. Hughes tackles the lives and works of over 80 artists, from the old masters to our contemporaries, exploring their achievement (or lack of it) and how they altered the history of art for better or worse. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860468599
ISBN
9781860468599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.51

Paperback. The 50th anniversary edition of a classic text, featuring an expanded selection of color studies Num Pages: 192 pages, 64 colour illustrations + 16 line drawings. BIC Classification: ABA; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300179354
ISBN
9780300179354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.71

Paperback. The theory and practice of imitation has long been central to the construction of art and yet imitation is still frequently confused with copying. Theorizing Imitation in the Visual Arts challenges this prejudice by revealing the ubiquity of the practice across cultures and geographical borders. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119004035
ISBN
9781119004035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.90

Paperback. This book is a revealing exploration of the lives of 21 famous writers, philosophers, musicians and painters including George Orwell, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Andy Warhol and many others, in light of the recognized criteria for diagnosis of high-functioning autism and Asperger's Syndrome (AS). Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: ABA; MJNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843103349
ISBN
9781843103349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.06

Paperback. An account of the changing attitudes to the way art is presented in the modern museum of art. It examines the relationship between the artist, the public and the curator, taking the reader into the artist's studio, and then on an international tour of museums, galleries and installations. Series: Walter Neurath Memorial Lectures. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; GM; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500282168
ISBN
9780500282168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.92

Paperback. Marc Chagall (1887-1985) traversed a long route from a boy in the Jewish Pale of Settlement, to a commissar of art in revolutionary Russia, to the position of a world-famous French artist. This book presents a comprehensive collection of Chagall's public statements on art and culture. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AGB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Special ed.
SKU
V9780804748315
ISBN
9780804748315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.99

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