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Theory of art
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Theory of art
Paperback. Offers a way of understanding what art is and why human beings create it. This book asserts that humans create things in order to work out ideas. It draws on examples from several societies to argue that the art-making impulse is primarily cognitive and only secondarily aesthetic. It is intended for those who creates or thinks about works of art. Num Pages: 264 pages, 145 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 278 x 15. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292706910
- ISBN
- 9780292706910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.38
€ 38.99
€ 35.38
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472459947
- ISBN
- 9781472459947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.19€ 95.86
€ 154.19
€ 95.86
Paperback. Translator(s): Stott, D.W. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 395 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ABA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 395
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816616848
- ISBN
- 9780816616848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. The relationship of visual perception to color expression in art is presented here in clear detail. Photographs of representative paintings, explanatory line drawings, and abstract, geometric color plates supplement the text. Num Pages: 85 pages, 17 color & 11 b/w photos. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 196 x 8. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887400643
- ISBN
- 9780887400643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.23
€ 18.99
€ 14.23
Paperback. A classic study of the profound effect of color in the places we inhabit, our homes, offices, factories, hospitals and schools. The author shares his findings and the practical applications toward healthier and more creative environments. This revised edition includes a chapter on the changing environment caused by the computer. Num Pages: 128 pages, 16 color plates, 42 line drawings. BIC Classification: ABA; AK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Edition
- 2 Rev Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887401312
- ISBN
- 9780887401312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.35
€ 31.99
€ 21.35
Paperback. Features recipes for ice cream on the moon; candied atmospheric electricities; nocturnal love feasts; sculpted meats. Translator(s): Brill, Suzanne. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141391649
- ISBN
- 9780141391649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816644353
- ISBN
- 9780816644353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.84
€ 20.99
€ 20.84
paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; ABA; ACV; ACX; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271018270
- ISBN
- 9780271018270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.94€ 43.93
€ 50.94
€ 43.93
Hardback. A ground-breaking rethink of the radical Situationist art movement drawn from a life's worth of research. Series: Marxism and Culture. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745335278
- ISBN
- 9780745335278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.82€ 84.13
€ 100.82
€ 84.13
Paperback. The senses play a vital role in our health, social interactions, and in enjoying food, music and the arts. The book provides a unique interdisciplinary overview of the senses, ranging from the neuroscience of sensory processing in the body, to cultural influences on how the senses are used in society, to the role of the senses in the arts. Editor(s): Bacci, Francesca; Melcher, David. Num Pages: 676 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, printed music items, colour plates. BIC Classification: ABA; JMM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 676
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199674978
- ISBN
- 9780199674978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.46
€ 90.46
Paperback. This revised edition of Pollock and After features ten new articles and is fully updated to take account of new critical approaches to post-war American art. Editor(s): Frascina, Francis. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; ACXD9; ACXJ8; AFC; AGB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415228671
- ISBN
- 9780415228671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.51
€ 48.51
Paperback. In premodern China, elite painters used imagery not to mirror the world around them, but to evoke unfathomable experience. Considering their art alongside the philosophical traditions that inform it, this book explores the "nonobject" - a notion exemplified by paintings that do not seek to represent observable surroundings. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ABA; ACBP; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226415314
- ISBN
- 9780226415314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.34
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Hardcover. In premodern China, elite painters used imagery not to mirror the world around them, but to evoke unfathomable experience. Considering their art alongside the philosophical traditions that inform it, this title explores the 'nonobject' - a notion exemplified by paintings that do not seek to represent observable surroundings. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 colour plates. BIC Classification: ABA; AFC; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226415307
- ISBN
- 9780226415307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.89€ 78.93
€ 94.89
€ 78.93
Paperback. Explores colour through time, using never-before-seen infographics and other visuals. Num Pages: 276 pages, 300 colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 209 x 23. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Publisher
- ORO Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939621351
- ISBN
- 9781939621351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.21
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€ 25.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 136 x 53. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Diaphanes AG
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037342091
- ISBN
- 9783037342091
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.60
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Paperback. An overview of the theories of color from antiquity to the present. An indispensable study for all who work with color including artists, glazers, architects, decorators, designers, ceramic and textile artists, and the student of color theory. Num Pages: 88 pages, hundreds of b/w and color illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887401435
- ISBN
- 9780887401435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.23
€ 18.99
€ 14.23
Paperback. Hegel's "Aesthetics" gives full expression to his theory of art. He considers the nature of art, surveys the history of art from the ancient world through to the romantic movement, criticizes major works, probing their meaning and significance and deals individually with different art forms. Translator(s): Knox, T. M. Num Pages: 690 pages, index. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 41. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Volume 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198238171
- ISBN
- 9780198238171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.04
€ 80.04
Paperback. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152013
- ISBN
- 9780231152013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149389
- ISBN
- 9780231149389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.54€ 57.11
€ 73.54
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Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, 24 colour plates, 1 halftone, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ABA; ACQ; AFC; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226309705
- ISBN
- 9780226309705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77