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Theory of art

Paperback. Seeking throughout to bridge the gap between the creative and the critical, and to span disciplinary boundaries, this book offers a significant intervention in the theory of creativity and the practice of criticism. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415349161
ISBN
9780415349161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.57

Paperback. These essaysexplore the relationship between artistic and technological advances from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. Together they provide a broad definition of technology for this period and address the influence of technological shifts on the history of early modern art. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; ABA; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 277 x 16. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119291688
ISBN
9781119291688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.73

Paperback. Includes essays that explore the question of how ethical ideas guiding the design process - a concern for the environment or for social justice - relate to the beauty of our buildings, cities, and artworks. This book presents a range of viewpoints and does not ignore the perils of an easy association of ethics and aesthetics. Editor(s): Iliescu, Sanda. Num Pages: 320 pages, 102 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA; HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927725
ISBN
9780813927725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.94

Hardcover. Includes essays that explore the question of how ethical ideas guiding the design process - a concern for the environment or for social justice - relate to the beauty of our buildings, cities, and artworks. This book presents a range of viewpoints and does not ignore the perils of an easy association of ethics and aesthetics. Editor(s): Iliescu, Sanda. Num Pages: 320 pages, 102 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA; HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927602
ISBN
9780813927602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
277
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486500
ISBN
9780801486500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Turner, Natalie. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
For Beginners United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934389478
ISBN
9781934389478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
Edition
5th UK ed.
Publisher
Zidane Press
Number of pages
187
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954842123
ISBN
9780954842123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Originally published between 1968 and 2009, this collection of 25 pieces includes six interviews translated into English for the first time and a new transcription of a Q&A session with Baudrillard following a lecture he gave in London in 1994, The guiding theme of the collection is Baudrillard's engagement with culture. Editor(s): Smith, Richard G.; Clarke, David B. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF; HPN; HPS; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474417785
ISBN
9781474417785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Explores peoples attachment to their countries, and the planets role in forming ones identity, as well as the paths and consequences of human migrations. This book also discusses subjects ranging from Tuvaluans forced to leave their Pacific island, to a human cannonball who catapults himself over the US-Mexico border. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 16. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Actes Sud France
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
NS Around the World. ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9782742789047
ISBN
9782742789047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Manzotti, Riccardo. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Imprint Academic
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845402389
ISBN
9781845402389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.98

Hardback. Psychoanalysis and the Image brings together an influential team of international scholars who demonstrate innovative ways to apply psychoanalytical resources in the study of international modern art and visual representation. Editor(s): Pollock, Griselda. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405134606
ISBN
9781405134606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.96

Paperback. Psychoanalysis and the Image brings together an influential team of international scholars who demonstrate innovative ways to apply psychoanalytical resources in the study of international modern art and visual representation. Editor(s): Pollock, Griselda. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405134613
ISBN
9781405134613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.07

Hardback. The first of its kind, A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics presents a synoptic view of the arts, which crosses traditional boundaries and explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media oral, aural, visual, and literary. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 552 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 32. Weight in Grams: 996.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444337648
ISBN
9781444337648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 212.78

Hardback. Translator(s): Emanuel, Susan. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 431 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 747.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
431
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725682
ISBN
9780804725682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.44

Paperback. The Field of Cultural Production brings together Bourdieua s most important writings on art, literature and aesthetics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745609874
ISBN
9780745609874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.02

Hardback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509500093
ISBN
9781509500093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. Many artists are intimidated by perspective. However, creating an illusion of depth in your work is actually far easier than colour or design when explained correctly. This book helps readers learn how to create perspective on a flat surface using a variety of mediums. It covers the theory behind perspective and introduces various subjects. Num Pages: 280 pages, 250 Colour / 100 B&W. BIC Classification: ABA; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 61. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
F&W Publications Inc
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581808551
ISBN
9781581808551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.03

Hardcover. This title re-evaluates the emerging relationship between art, aesthetics and work, exploring its potential as both a medium of critical analysis, and as a site of conflict and resistance. Editor(s): Carr, Adrian N.; Hancock, Philip. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333968635
ISBN
9780333968635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.72

Paperback. Discusses 'colour in art', its inception, the progress made, and its influences on art. Num Pages: 448 pages, 3 x 8pp colour sections. BIC Classification: ABA; TDCJ; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099507130
ISBN
9780099507130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 58 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816646531
ISBN
9780816646531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Birkhäuser Architecture
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764324728
ISBN
9783764324728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.72
€ 132.15

Hardcover. In this wide-ranging book, renowned philosopher and cultural theorist Peter Sloterdijk examines art in all its rich and varied forms: from music to architecture, light to movement, and design to typography. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745699868
ISBN
9780745699868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Paperback. In this wide-ranging book, renowned philosopher and cultural theorist Peter Sloterdijk examines art in all its rich and varied forms: from music to architecture, light to movement, and design to typography. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745699875
ISBN
9780745699875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.36

Paperback. Takes a comprehensive look at the key role of California's art and artists in politics and culture since 1945. This work offers the reader a historical sense of the significant role California has played in generating political art and also how the state has stimulated politically engaged art throughout the world. Num Pages: 310 pages, 143 color illustrations, 80 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240537
ISBN
9780520240537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.45

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