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Theory of art

Paperback. Editor(s): Ede, Sian. Num Pages: 200 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494. Science and the Contemporary Visual Arts. 200 pages, 60 illustrations. Editor(s): Ede, Sian. This work is one of the first books to examine the relationship between science and contemporary art and to chart the new work beginning to emerge from artist/scientist collaborations. Contributors include distinguished art historian Martin Kemp and artist Andrea Duncan. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 15. Weight: 492.
Publisher
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780903319874
ISBN
9780903319874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.16

Paperback. The zany, the cute, and the interesting saturate postmodern culture, dominating the look of its art and commodities as well as our ways of speaking about the ambivalent feelings these objects often inspire. In this study Ngai offers an aesthetic theory for the hypercommodified, mass-mediated, performance-driven world of late capitalism. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; GTE; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088122
ISBN
9780674088122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.14

Hardback. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 318 pages, 5 half-tones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729727
ISBN
9780804729727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 361 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AJC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837636246
ISBN
9783837636246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.19

Hardcover. A collection of reflections by 78 contemporary artists in which each artist reveals the influence and inspiration he or she has found in a particular artwork or artist. It identifies themes that emerges and contextualizes the history and practice of artists looking back at the work of others. Num Pages: 208 pages, 152 illustrations, 135 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 190 x 27. Weight in Grams: 960.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500238967
ISBN
9780500238967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.00

Paperback. Develops a materialist and immanent approach to modern and contemporary art. This book presents an argument which is made for a return to aesthetics - an aesthetics of affect - and for the theorization of art. Series: Renewing Philosophy. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230573734
ISBN
9780230573734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 133.21

Paperback. This book offers a series of critical commentaries on, and forced encounters between, different thinkers. At stake in this philosophical and psychoanalytical enquiry is the drawing of a series of diagrams of the finite/infinite relation, and the mapping out of the contours for a speculative and pragmatic production of subjectivity. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF; HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137430281
ISBN
9781137430281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.03

Paperback. Asks the art lover to look at familiar works of art and their artists - and embrace a new way of seeing. This volume contains pieces on artists as diverse as David Hockney, Rembrandt and Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and on such subjects as the 'unforgettable peculiarity' of Stanley Spencer. It is of interest to lovers of both art and social history. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
BBC Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780563522898
ISBN
9780563522898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Closes in on intense make-or-break turning points in the lives of eight great artists who, under extreme stress, created something unprecedented, altering the course of art for ever. This title features Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, David, Turner, Van Gogh, Picasso and Rothko. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1392.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847921185
ISBN
9781847921185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 26.13

Paperback. Leading figures in the Deleuzean philosophy of art criticism field contribute chapters that explore the extensive writings on art, art history, and aesthetics in the realm of contemporary art, of Deleuze and Guattari. Editor(s): O'Sullivan, Simon; Zepke, Stephen. Series: Deleuze Connections. Num Pages: 336 pages, 39 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748638383
ISBN
9780748638383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.02

Hardback. Situated at the interface of philosophy, aesthetics and art history, this collection brings together a series of creative responses to the recent speculative turn in Continental philosophy. Editor(s): Van Tuinen, Sjoerd. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474421058
ISBN
9781474421058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.02

Hardback. * Provides a critical overview of Western visual art theory from a wide range of perspectives. * Helps students to pursue questions about the nature and ambitions of theory in the context of art. * Can be used alongside the three a Art in Theorya anthologies also published by Blackwell. . Editor(s): Smith, Paul; Wilde, Carolyn. Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 552 pages, 30. BIC Classification: ABA; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 189 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1152.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631207627
ISBN
9780631207627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.45

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Independent Curators International (ICI)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916365868
ISBN
9780916365868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.16

Hardback. .
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785901270
ISBN
9781785901270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.45

Hardcover. Editor(s): Papapetros, Spyros; Rose, Julian. Num Pages: 288 pages, 105 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 982.
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262027595
ISBN
9780262027595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 398 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 254 x 28. Weight in Grams: 986.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226380193
ISBN
9780226380193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801497940
ISBN
9780801497940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

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

€ 57.96
€ 45.34

Paperback. Entertaining non-fiction from the number one bestselling writer now reissued with a new cover in B format and supported by a marketing campaign for King's entire back catalogue. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DNF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444723267
ISBN
9781444723267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 202 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874776317
ISBN
9780874776317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. An introduction to the work and ideas of artists who use--and even influence--science and technology. Series: Leonardo Book Series. Num Pages: 970 pages, 279 illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 177 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
969
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262731584
ISBN
9780262731584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.77

Paperback. "It actually gave me what I expected to learn in college. I learned a great deal about life. " "A strong and important underlying philosophy, the knowledge of which will be useful in the real world. This knowledge is very important to anyone who aspires to be artistic as well as anyone who just aspires to be. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 121 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405155632
ISBN
9781405155632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.19

Paperback. Explores how the iconic aspects of religion transcend mere symbolism. This book presents a collection of essays that examine the arts and their relationship to religious belief in such cultural areas of the world: the Mexican mestizo belief in the Virgen de Guadalupe, and the West African Yoruba religion's base in a divination system of orishas. Editor(s): Loza, Steven. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826345707
ISBN
9780826345707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.04

hardcover. A fully illustrated study of Shakespeare's awareness of traditions in visual art and their presence in his plays and poems. Num Pages: 333 pages, 83 b/w illus. 29 colour illus. BIC Classification: ABA; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 196 x 24. Weight in Grams: 932.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107029958
ISBN
9781107029958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.04
€ 93.21

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