Theory of art
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Theory of art
Paperback. Mimesis is one of the oldest, most fundamental concepts in Western aesthetics. This book offers a searching treatment of its long history at the center of theories of representational art. Moving between ancient and modern traditions, it contends that the history of mimesis hinges on problems that are of concern for contemporary aesthetics. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691092584
- ISBN
- 9780691092584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.50€ 45.34
€ 58.50
€ 45.34
Hardback. Suggests that the true sense of fine arts, enchantment, needs to be revived. This book states that in the conceptualised, commercialised, artificial approach to fine arts, we forgot its authentic experiential sense, and that it lies at the imaginative heart of all arts, there to be retrieved by the creative recipient as the very 'truth of it all'. Editor(s): Kronegger, Marlies; Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361831
- ISBN
- 9780792361831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.46
€ 192.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 68ill. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816645398
- ISBN
- 9780816645398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.12
€ 32.99
€ 29.12
Hardcover. In this wide-ranging book, renowned philosopher and cultural theorist Peter Sloterdijk examines art in all its rich and varied forms: from music to architecture, light to movement, and design to typography. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745699868
- ISBN
- 9780745699868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.30
€ 71.30
Paperback. In this wide-ranging book, renowned philosopher and cultural theorist Peter Sloterdijk examines art in all its rich and varied forms: from music to architecture, light to movement, and design to typography. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745699875
- ISBN
- 9780745699875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.29
€ 30.99
€ 30.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801439704
- ISBN
- 9780801439704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.75
€ 68.75
Paperback. This book offers an overview and critique of the conventions surrounding artistic creativity and intellectual endeavor which began with the decline of feudalism in the church. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 half-tones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804728430
- ISBN
- 9780804728430
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.08
€ 30.99
€ 28.08
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
€ 18.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. The A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts were begun in 1952 at the National Gallery of Art in order to bring the best in contemporary scholarship to the public. This illustrated documentary volume tells the story of the genesis of the lectureship, featuring essays by a variety of scholars. Editor(s): Cropper, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 255 pages, 63 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; AF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 205 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300099614
- ISBN
- 9780300099614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Paperback. The eleven interconnected essays of this book penetrate the dense historical knots binding terror, power, and the aesthetic sublime from World War II to September 11th and beyond. Ray argues that globalization cannot be separated from the collective tasks of working through historical tragedies. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 214 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110489
- ISBN
- 9780230110489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.36
€ 63.36
Hardback. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403969408
- ISBN
- 9781403969408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Hardback. This book advances the argument that the arts, from film and literature to painting and comics, offer qualitatively different readings of terror and trauma that endeavor to resist the exploitation and perpetuation of violence. Editor(s): Hyvarinen, Matti; Muszynski, Lisa. Num Pages: 265 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606715
- ISBN
- 9780230606715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Paperback. Body art or eyesore, tattoos provide fertile ground for philosophical discussion Whether seen as a celebration of individuality or as a conversation piece, tattoos raise intriguing philosophical questions, from aesthetics to feminism, from semiotics to the philosophy of the person. Editor(s): Arp, Robert. Series: Philosophy for Everyone. Num Pages: 294 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470672068
- ISBN
- 9780470672068
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Condition: New
€ 26.76
€ 26.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Wilson, Andrew; Bickers, Patricia. Num Pages: 588 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Publisher
- Ridinghouse, Art Monthly
- Number of pages
- 588
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905464562
- ISBN
- 9781905464562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.85
€ 27.85
Paperback. Looking at the issues surrounding collaborative art from a practitioner's perspective, this book examines the working relations between artists and other producers of culture, and explores the future of collective action in the art world. Editor(s): Johanna, Billing; Lind, Maria; Lars, Nilsson. Num Pages: 144 pages, 47 b/w & colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 238 x 13. Weight in Grams: 530. Contemporary Art and Collaborative Practices. 144 pages, 47 b/w & colour illustrations. Editor(s): Johanna, Billing; Lind, Maria; Lars, Nilsson. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 170 x 238 x 13. Weight: 526.
- Publisher
- Black Dog Publishing
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906155186
- ISBN
- 9781906155186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.02
€ 26.99
€ 23.02
Hardback. What happens when we look at a painting? What do we think about? What do we imagine? How can we explain, even to ourselves, what we see or think we see? And how can art historians interpret with any seriousness what they observe? This title deals with these questions. Translator(s): Waters, Alyson. Num Pages: 176 pages, 43 color illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 177 x 16. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151540
- ISBN
- 9780691151540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.93
€ 45.99
€ 32.93
Hardback. A companion volume to "Symmetries of Culture", this book applies the method of symmetry analysis to actual case studies from cultures around the world. It explores how cultural information is embedded in the symmetrical structure of pattern. It is intended as a reference for anthropologists, archaeologists, art historians, and mathematicians. Editor(s): Washburn, Dorothy K. Num Pages: 392 pages, 204 illus., 19 in color. BIC Classification: ABA; ACBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983660
- ISBN
- 9780295983660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.03
€ 75.03
Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 176 pages, 72 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; PBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173252
- ISBN
- 9780691173252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.82
€ 19.99
€ 15.82
Paperback. Why on earth do cars have the same symmetry as dragonflies? Is there really a beautiful swirling pattern lurking in every dripping tap? What do insect eggs have in common with planets, and why? This book introduces the main principles of symmetry, and shows how symmetry can be found in almost every corner of science, nature and human culture. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; ABA; ACVN; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
- Publisher
- Wooden Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263517
- ISBN
- 9781904263517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.18
€ 9.18
Paperback. Presents the development and aesthetic theories of the symbolist movement in art and literature. This book traces symbolism and its roots from artist to artist and critic to critic from the 1860s to the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 396 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520077683
- ISBN
- 9780520077683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.68
€ 40.99
€ 28.68