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Theory of art

Paperback. Brings together fresh debates on eleven of the most controversial issues in aesthetics and the philosophy of art. Topics addressed include the nature of beauty, aesthetic experience, artistic value, and the nature of our emotional responses to art. Editor(s): Kieran, Matthew. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405102407
ISBN
9781405102407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.77

Paperback. Editor(s): Ramadan, Khaled D. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 colour & 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772899671
ISBN
9788772899671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.55

Paperback. Bringing together essays on activist and community-based art from the pages of "Afterimage" - one of the most influential journals in the media and visual arts fields, this title demonstrates that activist art, far from being antithetical to the true meaning of the aesthetic, can be its most legitimate expression. Editor(s): Kester, Grant H. Num Pages: 328 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320951
ISBN
9780822320951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.79

Hardback. White is not a book about colors. It is rather Kenya Haras attempt to explore the essence of "White," which he sees as being closely related to the origin of Japanese aesthetics - symbolizing simplicity and subtlety. The central concepts discussed by Kenya Hara in this publication are emptiness and the absolute void. Num Pages: 64 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers Switzerland
Number of pages
64
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037781838
ISBN
9783037781838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.32

Hardcover. Art for art's sake addresses the relationship between art and life. Although it has long been argued that aestheticism aims to de-humanize art, this volume seeks to consider the counterclaim that such de-humanization can also lead to re-humanization and to a deepened relationship between the aesthetic sphere and the world at large. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; DSBF; DSBH; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230551169
ISBN
9780230551169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.92

Hardcover. Locating a shared interest in the philosophy of "art for art's sake" in aestheticism and modernismo, this study examines the changing role of art and artist during the turn-of-the-century period, offering a consideration of the multiple dichotomies of art and life, aesthetics and economics, production and consumption, and center and periphery. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230278097
ISBN
9780230278097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 28. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302. Poststructuralism, Cultural Politics and Art History. 208 pages, 27 b&w illustrations, 1 drawing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481536
ISBN
9780801481536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.28

Paperback. Visual Time offers a rare consideration of the idea of time in art history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 29 illustrations, including 8 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353690
ISBN
9780822353690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. Kay Jamison draws on her work as a psychiatrist and researcher in mood disorders to explore connections between manic-depressive illness and artistic activity. She applies what is known about the illness to the lives and works of artists including Byron, Van Gogh, Schumann and Woolf. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations facsim., genealogy, port. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JMAL; MBP; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 213 x 24. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780684831831
ISBN
9780684831831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.36

Hardcover. Editor(s): Eddy, Kathryn; O'Rourke, Janell; Watson, L. A. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; AGC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Lantern Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590564912
ISBN
9781590564912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.65

Hardback. Ideas About Art is an intelligent, accessible introductory text for students interested in learning how to think about aesthetics. It uses stories drawn from the experiences of individuals involved in the arts as a means of exposing readers to the philosophies, theories, and arguments that shape and drive visual art. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405178839
ISBN
9781405178839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.68

Paperback. Ideas About Art is an intelligent, accessible introductory text for students interested in learning how to think about aesthetics. It uses stories drawn from the experiences of individuals involved in the arts as a means of exposing readers to the philosophies, theories, and arguments that shape and drive visual art. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405178822
ISBN
9781405178822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.87

Paperback. "Sighting/Citing/Siting "is a broad contextualization of an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural performance entitled Crossfiring/Mama Wetotan. DVD included. Editor(s): Irwin, Kathleen; MacDonald, Rory. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KB; ABA; AC; AFKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 168 x 14. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889772281
ISBN
9780889772281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, xviii, 324 p., 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; ABA; ACV; ACX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
0002-
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226555843
ISBN
9780226555843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrated in colour and b&w. BIC Classification: ABA; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334. The Evolution of the Museum Concept from the French Revolution to the Present Day. 192 pages, illustrated in colour and b&w. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA; GM. Dimension: 214 x 153 x 13. Weight: 334.
Publisher
Ridinghouse
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
3rd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905464203
ISBN
9781905464203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.32

Hardback. Voices are material, somatic, and musical. They are also meaningful--they give body to concepts that cannot exist in abstractions. Through explorations of theology, pedagogy, translation, and more, this book works toward reintegrating our thinking about words as a fleshy combining of meaning and music. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPM; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823269990
ISBN
9780823269990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

Paperback. To pursue excellence through the intelligent appliance of colour. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AKC; AKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 251 x 21. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785353048
ISBN
9781785353048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 186 pages, 2 colour plates, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226791548
ISBN
9780226791548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. This interdisciplinary collection of essays on idolatry, including both historical and theoretical contributions, shows that the concept of idolatry is helpful for all who study the ways that people interact with and conceive of the things around them. Editor(s): Ellenbogen, Josh; Tugendhaft, Aaron. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760430
ISBN
9780804760430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. In November 1984, a remarkable discussion took place at the Meeting House in Ulm, Germany. It featured the radical artist Joseph Beuys, two professors (of Financial Sciences and Political Economics) and a banker. This title presents a transcript of this debate. Num Pages: 96 pages, half tones. BIC Classification: ABA; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 9. Weight in Grams: 148. A Discussion Featuring Joseph Beuys. 96 pages, half tones. In November 1984, a remarkable discussion took place at the Meeting House in Ulm, Germany. It featured the radical artist Joseph Beuys, two professors (of Financial Sciences and Political Economics) and a banker. This title presents a transcript of this debate. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA; KCA. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 9. Weight: 148.
Publisher
Clairview Books
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570256
ISBN
9781905570256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.31

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