Theory of art
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Theory of art
Hardback. Black is Beautiful identifies and explores the most significant philosophical issues that emerge from the aesthetic dimensions of black life, providing a long-overdue synthesis and the first extended philosophical treatment of this crucial subject. Series: Foundations of the Philosophy of the Arts. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405150620
- ISBN
- 9781405150620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.60
€ 109.60
paperback. Editor(s): Welchman, John C. Num Pages: 280 pages, 53 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 244 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- JRP Ringier Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9783905770964
- ISBN
- 9783905770964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.71
€ 34.99
€ 30.71
Hardback. Black, favorite color of priests and penitents, artists and ascetics, fashion designers and fascists, has always stood for powerfully opposed ideas: authority and humility and sin and holiness. This book discusses the social history of the color black in Europe. It is suitable for those interested in the history of fashion, art, media, or design. Num Pages: 216 pages, 106 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1240.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition - First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139302
- ISBN
- 9780691139302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.88
€ 34.99
€ 34.88
BLANCHE LAZZELL: THE LIFE AND WORK OF AN AMERICAN MODERNIST
Bridges, Robert C., Olson, Kristina M., Snyde...
Hardcover. Blanche Lazzell went from Maidsville, West Virginia, to the leading edge of twentieth-century American art. Blanche Lazzell is a significant contribution to the history of twentieth-century American art. Known primarily as a printmaker, Lazzell's full life and career are presented here, accompanied by colour reproductions of her work. Num Pages: 338 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- West Virginia University Press
- Edition
- y First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780937058848
- ISBN
- 9780937058848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.22
€ 104.22
Paperback. Part of the acclaimed series of anthologies which document major themes and ideas in contemporary art. Series: Documents of Contemporary Art. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Whitechapel Gallery
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780854882526
- ISBN
- 9780854882526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.29
€ 21.99
€ 17.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 40 pages, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ABA; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ridinghouse United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 40
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905464487
- ISBN
- 9781905464487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.61
€ 30.99
€ 25.61
paperback. Discusses 'colour in art', its inception, the progress made, and its influences on art. Num Pages: 448 pages, 3 x 8pp colour sections. BIC Classification: ABA; PDX; PDZ; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 348. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036690
- ISBN
- 9780099507130
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 21.99€ 15.00
€ 21.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics. Num Pages: 254 pages, 8 pp. colour plates, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192853677
- ISBN
- 9780192853677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.24
€ 18.99
€ 18.24
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Wooden Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263708
- ISBN
- 9781904263708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.66
€ 9.99
€ 9.66
Hardcover. Documents commissioned art for display on the Central Line between 2011 and 2012 which included Michael Landy's Acts of Kindness Anna Barham, Alice Channer and Bob and Roberta Smith's art on communication and exchange in the tube and the artworks produced by Hackney youth as part of A Lock is A Gate. 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: 171 x 237 x 12. Weight in Grams: 354. 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: 171 x 237 x 12. Weight: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Black Dog Publishing
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907317903
- ISBN
- 9781907317903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.28
€ 17.99
€ 14.28
Change - 19 Key Essays on How Internet is Changing Our Lives
Castells, Manuel, Gelernter, David, Vázquez,...
Paperback. The sixth edition of BBVA annual series dedicated to explore and disseminate the key issues of our time. Series: BBVA Annual Series. Num Pages: 478 pages, 24 colour. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 215 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1179.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Turner Publicaciones, S.L. Spain
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788415832454
- ISBN
- 9788415832454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.42
€ 19.99
€ 18.42
Paperback. This is a history of one of the central organizing principles in all schools and periods of art. It traces the evolution of the conception and the depiction of space in European and American painting and the ways in which this evolution reflects ideological changes in society over 2000 years. Num Pages: 272 pages, 42 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815625087
- ISBN
- 9780815625087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.39
€ 29.39
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sala, Nicoletta. Num Pages: 178 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600212321
- ISBN
- 9781600212321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.09€ 135.75
€ 202.09
€ 135.75
Hardback. Argues that art, especially architecture, music, and painting, is born from the disruptive forces of sexual selection. This book approaches art as a form of erotic expression that connects sensory richness with primal desire. It argues that the meaning of art comes from the intensities and sensations it inspires, not just its intention. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 136 pages, two color images. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition (1st printing)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231145183
- ISBN
- 9780231145183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.20
€ 29.99
€ 26.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 18. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1953
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804704502
- ISBN
- 9780804704502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.92
€ 79.92
paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2ill. BIC Classification: ABA; HRC; HRKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 166. Good copy with some shelf wear and aging. Some scoring internally, to text and title page. Remains good reading copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc New York
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0024890
- ISBN
- 9780486203782
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 213 x 24. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- JRP Ringier Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037641248
- ISBN
- 9783037641248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.34
€ 17.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. A meditation on the colour spectrum by the painter, poet and film-maker, Derek Jarman. He explains the use of colour in medieval painting through the Renaissance to the modernists. It also discusses the meaning of colour in literature, science, philosophy, psychology, religion and alchemy. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099474913
- ISBN
- 9780099474913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.59
€ 13.99
€ 10.59
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Birkhauser
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034600927
- ISBN
- 9783034600927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.35
€ 36.35
Paperback. Argues that a chromophobic impulse - a fear of corruption or contamination through colour - lurks within much Western cultural and intellectual thought. This book analyses the motivations behind chromophobia and focuses on the work of writers and artists who have been prepared to look at colour as a positive value. Series: FOCI S. Num Pages: 128 pages, 6 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890740
- ISBN
- 9781861890740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.22
€ 19.99
€ 18.22