Author

Publication

2008 - Continuum, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

44,750 words, Guess

Page Count

179 pages

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing8141229

Classifications

  • DDC750.1
  • LCCND1140 .G343 2008
  • LCCND1140.G343 2008

Description

Aesthetics and Painting introduces and opens up current debates and ideas in the aesthetics of painting. At the book's center is an investigation of the complex relationship between what a painting depicts and the means by which it is depicted. The book looks at: how and why painting may be distinguished from other art forms; the relationship between the painted surface and the depicted subject; the "rules of representation" specific to painting; abstract art and nonrepresentational painting; the most recent technological and aesthetic developments and their implications; the role of the artist-and that of the spectator. A sophisticated treatment of major ideas in art and philosophy, Aesthetics and Painting remains highly readable throughout, offering a clear and coherent account of the nature of painting as an art form

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Other Editions

  • Aesthetics and paintingContinuum2008-01-01

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