Theory of art books

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Working in Clay: An Introduction to Ceramics

Working in Clay: An Introduction to Ceramics

Author: Susan Peterson ,  Tracy Carns
ISBN: 9780879519032
Format: Undefined
$105.47

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The Sleep of Reason: Primitivism in Modern European Art and Aesthetics, 1725–1907

The Sleep of Reason: Primitivism in Modern European...

Author: Frances S. Connelly (University of Missouri-Kansas City)
ISBN: 9780271018270
Format: Paperback
$103.37

In this work on what constitutes ""primitive"" art, Frances Connelly argues that ""primitive"" art was not a style...  Read More >>

Art, Design and Visual Culture: An Introduction

Art, Design and Visual Culture: An Introduction

Author: Malcolm Barnard
ISBN: 9780312216917
Format: Hardback
$369.60

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Watercolor Basics - Let's Get Started

Watercolor Basics - Let's Get Started

Author: Jack Reid
ISBN: 9781440321948
Format: Electronic book text
$65.97

After 25 years of teaching thousands of novice watercolorists the simple methods contained in this book, I firmly...  Read More >>

The Legal Concept of Art

The Legal Concept of Art

Author: Paul Kearns
ISBN: 9781901362503
Format: Hardback
$200.00

This book examines the treatment of art within the legal subjects of obscenity, copyright, libel, customs, public...  Read More >>

Beauty is Nowhere: Ethical Issues in Art and Design

Beauty is Nowhere: Ethical Issues in Art and Design...

Author: Saul Ostrow ,  Susan King Roth
ISBN: 9789057012310
Format: Hardback
$294.00

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Wake of Art: Criticism, Philosophy, and the Ends of Taste

Wake of Art: Criticism, Philosophy, and the Ends of...

Author: Arthur C. Danto ,  Gregg Horowitz
ISBN: 9789057012211
Format: Hardback
$305.00

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From Pure Visibility to Virtual Reality in an Age of Estrangement

From Pure Visibility to Virtual Reality in an Age of...

Author: John Richardson
ISBN: 9780275960889
Format: Hardback
$140.00

Continuities in artistic form from the fourteenth century in Italy to the present are examined, with emphasis on...  Read More >>

Encyclopedia of Aesthetics

Encyclopedia of Aesthetics

Author: Michael Kelly
ISBN: 9780195113075
Format: Hardback
$1570.80

A four-volume reference work that surveys how philosophers, art historians, and others reflect critically on art...  Read More >>

Theory and Philosophy of Art

Theory and Philosophy of Art

Author: Meyer Schapiro
ISBN: 9780807613573
Format: Paperback
$52.67

This fourth volume of Professor Meyer Schapiro's Selected Papers contains his most important writings--some well-known...  Read More >>

A Smile in the Mind: Witty Thinking in Graphic Design

A Smile in the Mind: Witty Thinking in Graphic Design...

Author: Beryl McAlhone ,  David Stuart
ISBN: 9780714838120
Format: Paperback
$105.47

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Modernism's History: A Study in Twentieth-Century Art and Ideas

Modernism's History: A Study in Twentieth-Century Art...

Author: Bernard Smith
ISBN: 9780300073928
Format: Hardback
$158.40

This study argues that the history of 20th-century visual arts can no longer be written as a succession of avant-garde...  Read More >>

Arts And Politics In Senegal 1960-1996

Arts And Politics In Senegal 1960-1996

Author: Tracy D Snipe
ISBN: 9780865436145
Format: Paperback
$51.72

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Imaging Desire

Imaging Desire

Author: Mary Kelly
ISBN: 9780262611411
Format: Paperback
$76.56

In this collection of writings from 1976 to 1995, Mary Kelly asks questions about the analysis of current practices...  Read More >>

Aspects of Renaissance and Baroque Symbol Theory, 1500-1700

Aspects of Renaissance and Baroque Symbol Theory, 1500-1700...

Author: Peter M. Daly ,  John Manning
ISBN: 9780404637149
Format: Hardback
$210.88

There is nothing under the sun which cannot provide material for the emblems. This collection of 14 essays aims...  Read More >>

Democratic Artworks: Politics and the Arts from Trilling to Dylan

Democratic Artworks: Politics and the Arts from Trilling...

Author: Charles Hersch
ISBN: 9780791438022
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Focusing on the political movements of the 1950s and 1960s, this book argues that the arts can strengthen democracy...  Read More >>

Democratic Artworks: Politics and the Arts from Trilling to Dylan

Democratic Artworks: Politics and the Arts from Trilling...

Author: Charles Hersch
ISBN: 9780791438015
Format: Hardback
$261.36

Focusing on the political movements of the 1950s and 1960s, this book argues that the arts can strengthen democracy...  Read More >>

Art Connections

Art Connections

Author: Jenny Aland ,  Max Darby
ISBN: 9780864623508
Format: Paperback
$59.95

This book has been updated to meet the changing needs of senior students. New frames and perspectives have been...  Read More >>

The Hermeneutics of Poetic Sense

The Hermeneutics of Poetic Sense

Author: Mario Valdes
ISBN: 9780802042439
Format: Hardback
$125.00

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The Crisis of Criticism

The Crisis of Criticism

Author: Sharon Beder
ISBN: 9781565844179
Format: Paperback
$27.99

A collection of essays on the nature of the art critic's authority and responsibilities. The contributors address...  Read More >>

John Dewey and the Lessons of Art

John Dewey and the Lessons of Art

Author: Philip W. Jackson
ISBN: 9780300072136
Format: Hardback
$132.00

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Art and Agency: An Anthropological Theory

Art and Agency: An Anthropological Theory

Author: Alfred Gell (late Reader in Social Anthropology, late Reader in Social Anthropology, London School of Economics)
ISBN: 9780198280132
Format: Hardback
$258.95

Alfred Gell puts forward a new anthropological theory of visual art, seen as a form of instrumental action: the...  Read More >>

Kunstvermittlung in Ausstellungskatalogen: Eine Typologische Rekonstruktion

Kunstvermittlung in Ausstellungskatalogen: Eine Typologische...

Author: Iris Cramer
ISBN: 9783631330210
Format: Paperback
$135.59

Ausstellungskataloge haben sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten zum herausragenden Medium der Kunstvermittlung entwickelt....  Read More >>

Art Investigator

Art Investigator

Author: Michele Stockley
ISBN: 9780858598331
Format: Paperback
$85.95

Art investigator brings the art of the past and present alive and makes it relevant to Australian students. By exploring...  Read More >>

Art and Agency: An Anthropological Theory

Art and Agency: An Anthropological Theory

Author: Alfred Gell (late Reader in Social Anthropology, late Reader in Social Anthropology, London School of Economics)
ISBN: 9780198280149
Format: Paperback
$305.95

Alfred Gell puts forward a new anthropological theory of visual art, seen as a form of instrumental action: the...  Read More >>

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