Theory of art books

Brings a diversity of voices to the discussion of art in the Americas. This work focuses on how art, and artists...  Read More >>

This analysis of art and its modes of existence by a contemporary French philosopher begins with an essay that introduces...  Read More >>

Analyzing the myth of the artist in western culture, this work considers the social construction of the artist from...  Read More >>

Drawing on feminist and psychoanalytic theory, this study exposes the ideological foundations of Villiers de l'Isle-Adam's...  Read More >>

An analysis of art and its modes of existence by a contemporary French philosopher.  Read More >>

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Brings a maverick perspective and provocative voice to the issues of contemporary painting, gender representation,...  Read More >>

Exploring the political forces that shaped Impressionism, this work proposes that at the heart of the modern is...  Read More >>

These essays by philosophers of art consider what can be learned from the meaning of art about society, morality...  Read More >>

This work explores the relation of art to religion, morals and practicality, as well as the significance of line,...  Read More >>

Erwin Panofsky's Perspective as Symbolic Form is one of the great works of modern intellectual history, the legendary...  Read More >>

A classic color theory reference. Arranged to follow light from a stimulus outside the human body, through the reaction...  Read More >>

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Since the 1980s, with the advent of multiple public crises such as AIDS, homelessness, the politics of sexual identity...  Read More >>

Linda Weintraub recognizes that art at the end of the 20th century changes too quickly and is too multifaceted to...  Read More >>

A classic study of the profound effect of color in the places we inhabit, our homes, offices, factories, hospitals...  Read More >>

The relationship of visual perception to color expression in art is presented here in clear detail. Photographs...  Read More >>

This masterwork by the renowned 19th century scientist and authority on color is unquestionably one of the greatest...  Read More >>

A volume containing thoughts from writers, artists, musicians, dancers and philosophers on the great themes of inspiration,...  Read More >>

Using a wide range of subjects, this study explores how pictures and representations of the past shape our perceptions...  Read More >>

Drucker shows how later art criticism has distorted our understanding of Futurist and Dada works. She argues that...  Read More >>