Theory of art books

A critical response to dialogues about producing, exhibiting and criticizing art and aesthetics at a time when the...  Read More >>

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Dealing with the reading and interpretation of ""iconotexts"" - combinations of texts and images - this book attempts...  Read More >>

This text draws on contemporary cognitive science, 18th-century theories of visual perception and art history to...  Read More >>

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This study looks at Titian's portraits in light of Aretino's letters and sonnets regarding them. It demonstrates...  Read More >>

Western aesthetics and art theory begin with Plato; this book aims to offer an understanding of his criticisms of...  Read More >>

A presentation of the writings of contemporary artists. It includes essays, interviews, and critical and theoretical...  Read More >>

A presentation of the writings of contemporary artists. It includes essays, interviews, and critical and theoretical...  Read More >>

This work covers the controversial German art historian, Wilhelm Worringer, examining the complexities of his individual...  Read More >>

With practical exercises, inspirational guidance and the author's own experiences as an artist and art therapist,...  Read More >>

What is the function of painting in a commercial society? This text describes how British artists of the late-18th...  Read More >>

Bawdy material has always been integral to cowboy culture... Logsdon, with great skill and humor, corrects this...  Read More >>

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The development of artistically gifted children is examined from a variety of perspectives by authors who are artists,...  Read More >>

A Measured Pace is a wide-ranging and substantial contribution to a philosophical understanding of dance.  Read More >>

This book examines the historical context which saw the establishment of art criticism as a vehicle for a range...  Read More >>

This text, first published in France in 1977, presents cultural critic Louis Marin's theories about the aims of...  Read More >>

What limits the height of a tree, why is a large ship or office building more efficient than a small one, what is...  Read More >>

To students of Leo Bronstein, this second edition of a classic text, first published in 1953, is a welcome and long-awaited...  Read More >>

A meditation on the colour spectrum by the painter, poet and film-maker, Derek Jarman. He explains the use of colour...  Read More >>

Perspective has been a divided subject, orphaned among various disciplines from philosophy to gardening. In the...  Read More >>

Departing from the traditional definition of public art as sculpture in parks and plazas, new genre public art brings...  Read More >>

(YLR)((This groundbreaking anthology describes the emergence and cultural evolution of community-based activist...  Read More >>

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