Theory of art books

"Outstanding collection of 11 lectures comprises ""Useful Work vs. Useless Toil,"" ""The Dawn of a New Epoch,""...  Read More >>

Bal's primary object of investigation in Quoting Caravaggio is the issue of temporality in art. In order to retheorize...  Read More >>

Addresses the multi-layered issue of camp, whose inexhaustible breadth of reference and theoretical relevance to...  Read More >>

The fifteen papers in this volume explore how human beliefs have been externalised and 'stored' in material form,...  Read More >>

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Robin Gill argues that once moral communities (such as churchgoers) take centre stage in ethics - as they do in...  Read More >>

The Fine Art work of 110 artists are presented in The Artistic Touch 3 which is the 3nd book in the Artistic Touch...  Read More >>

This arresting, provocative book on how we see--reminiscent of Diane Ackerman's A Natural History of the Senses--mixes...  Read More >>

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

Provides a primary resource of key statements on photographic meaning, representation and visual culture.  Read More >>

This progressive course enables even the complete novice to tap into the magic of drawing, to use art to discover...  Read More >>

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Provides a primary resource of key statements on photographic meaning, representation and visual culture.  Read More >>

A diverse collection of case studies sheds light on the effects of gender issues on the study of art history. Encompassing...  Read More >>

A diverse collection of case studies sheds light on the effects of gender issues on the study of art history. Encompassing...  Read More >>

In this book James Kirwan provides a history of the concept of beauty as a distinct aesthetic experience, and offers...  Read More >>

An introduction to the history and theory of visual culture from painting to the computer and television screen....  Read More >>

The concept that ""art"" must have no instrumental function is traditionally traced to Kant's ""Critique of Judgment""....  Read More >>

This volume examines literary treatments, cinematic depictions, and artistic portraits of ageing from Shakespeare...  Read More >>

In the domain of visual images, those of fine art form a tiny minority. This text calls upon art historians to look...  Read More >>

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The author reconsiders the concept of culture and the historical value of art in the light of philosophers, artists...  Read More >>

The author reconsiders the concept of culture and the historical value of art in the light of philosophers, artists...  Read More >>

This text examines two landscape painters who worked side-by-side. Observing them at work, interviewing them at...  Read More >>