Theory of art books

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"Careful cleaning and restoration of Holbein's ""The Ambassadors"" has made it possible for an art historian, conservator...  Read More >>

In this sequel to How to Imagine the authors direct their attention to the mythology and critical scaffolding that...  Read More >>

Unique, dramatic images of seed pods, buds, stems, and other botanical items appear in this remarkable collection....  Read More >>

Leads the reader through a more or less historical narrative of the relationship between Christianity and the visual...  Read More >>

This book examines Ronsard's participation in the heated paragone debate between poets and painters - the Renaissance...  Read More >>

A focused look at the milieu surrounding two Gardner Museum gems.  Read More >>

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Twelve case studies written by acknowledged practitioners, exploring art making, art criticism and the contextual...  Read More >>

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* Provides an indispensable companion to Harrison and Wooda s classic volume Art in Theory 1900--1990. * Extends...  Read More >>

Eminent contributors celebrate the distinguished career of art and film theorist Rudolf Arnheim  Read More >>

Reprint. Originally published: London: Bristol Classical Press, 1994.  Read More >>

Provides instructions for drawing different styles of cartooning, including political, strips, books, and illustration,...  Read More >>

Focusing on the period from the years just prior to World War I to the onset of World War II, contributors to this...  Read More >>

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The texts in group.sex discuss political groups and languages, abstract radicalism and art, feminism and bohemianism,...  Read More >>

This volume is a collection of public writings and insights of the German post-structuralist, Friedrich A. Kittler....  Read More >>

Considers the business of picture-making in the Renaissance. In particular, the text discusses the role of the artist...  Read More >>

Reinterprets key phases and figures in 20th-century art, focusing on the way artists and critics negotiate philosophically...  Read More >>

This volume is a collection of public writings and insights of the German post-structuralist, Friedrich A. Kittler....  Read More >>

A narrative about Baruchello's farm as though it were a work of art. Baruchello is an Italian multi-media artist...  Read More >>

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Contents: Art and Ritual, Primitive Ritual; Periodic Ceremonies: Spring Festival; Primitive Spring Dance or Dithyramb,...  Read More >>

This book offers an overview and critique of the conventions surrounding artistic creativity and intellectual endeavor...  Read More >>