Theory of art
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Theory of art
Paperback. In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics. Num Pages: 254 pages, 8 pp. colour plates, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192853677
- ISBN
- 9780192853677
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.99
€ 18.99
€ 14.99
Paperback. Explores the construction of identities in the psychical space between perception and consciousness, drawing upon psychoanalytic theories to describe the constitution and maintenance of 'self' and 'us' - in imaginary spatial and temporal relations to 'other' and 'them' - through the all-important relay of images. Num Pages: 329 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520202993
- ISBN
- 9780520202993
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Condition: New
€ 48.87
€ 48.87
Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrated in colour and b&w. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; 3JM; ABA; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783863356552
- ISBN
- 9783863356552
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Condition: New
€ 33.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. Translator(s): Monges, L.D.; Moore, V. Num Pages: 116 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 203 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Anthroposophic Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880101547
- ISBN
- 9780880101547
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.48
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€ 18.48
Paperback. This study argues that the meaning of colour lies in the particular historical contexts in which it is experienced. Three essays introduce the subject, and the remaining chapters follow themes of colour chronologically, from the early Middle Ages to the 20th century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 137 illustrations, 37 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 190 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500282151
- ISBN
- 9780500282151
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.33
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€ 24.33
Paperback. What was the golden secret known to Leonardo da Vinci, Kepler, Plato and the ancient magicians? Can there really be a key to nature and life itself? This book aims to unravel a mystery, a code that seems to underly life, the universe and everything, a pattern we instinctively recognise as beautiful, and which nature herself uses at every scale. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; ABA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 52 x 114 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
- Publisher
- Wooden Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263470
- ISBN
- 9781904263470
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Condition: New
€ 10.26
€ 10.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 456. Contemporary Art Theory. 240 pages, Illustrationsstrations (black and white). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 209 x 152 x 26. Weight: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- Publisher
- JRP Ringier
- Number of pages
- 240
- SKU
- V9783037642382
- ISBN
- 9783037642382
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.46
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€ 18.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 109 x 10. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Sternberg Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933128429
- ISBN
- 9781933128429
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Condition: New
€ 21.47
€ 21.47
Paperback. The first major survey of photography's place in recent art history. Editor(s): Campany, David. Num Pages: 220 pages, 220. BIC Classification: ABA; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 250 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714863924
- ISBN
- 9780714863924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.91
€ 19.99
€ 14.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 260 pages, 160 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AF; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 240. .
- Publisher
- Hirmer Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783777424989
- ISBN
- 9783777424989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.65
€ 57.65
Paperback. Part of the acclaimed series of anthologies which document major themes and ideas in contemporary art. Series: Documents of Contemporary Art. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Whitechapel Gallery
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780854882526
- ISBN
- 9780854882526
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Hardback. One of the most influential books on colour ever published, Josef Albers' "Interaction of Color" is a masterwork. This book replicates Albers' revolutionary exercises, explaining concepts such as colour relativity and vibrating and vanishing boundaries through the use of colour, shape, die-cut forms, and movable flaps. Num Pages: 300 pages, 150 colour images + 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 425 x 315 x 69. Weight in Grams: 4124.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Complete Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300146936
- ISBN
- 9780300146936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.88€ 178.51
€ 230.88
€ 178.51
Paperback. Concerned with the complex and sophisticated relationship between economics, social context, and aesthetics as represented in the contested space of the art gallery, this book raises the question of how artists must construe their work in relation to the gallery space and system. Num Pages: 113 pages, 28 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ABA; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 207 x 12. Weight in Grams: 410. The Ideology of the Gallery Space. 113 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. Concerned with the complex and sophisticated relationship between economics, social context, and aesthetics as represented in the contested space of the art gallery, this book raises the question of how artists must construe their work in relation to the gallery space and system. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA; GM. Dimension: 202 x 207 x 12. Weight: 418.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 113
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Expanded Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520220409
- ISBN
- 9780520220409
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.49
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€ 26.49
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
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
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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
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Condition: New
€ 57.37
€ 57.37
Paperback. Exploring the world of portraiture from a number of vantage points and asking key questions about its nature this book considers issues of identity, modernity and gender within a cultural and historical context. West uncovers much detail about a genre which has often been seen as purely representational. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, numerous colour and halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192842589
- ISBN
- 9780192842589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.11
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€ 23.11
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Wooden Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263883
- ISBN
- 9781904263883
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Condition: New
€ 9.28
€ 9.28
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
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.15
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Paperback. Includes interlocking essays that uncover art as an active force in the world - neither elitist or remote, present to those who want it, affecting even those who don't. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; ABA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099590019
- ISBN
- 9780099590019
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
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Hardback. Thijs Lijster considers the thought of Walter Benjamin and Theodor Adorno on such key topics as the relationship between art and historical experience, between avant-garde art and mass culture, and between the intellectual and the public. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789462981409
- ISBN
- 9789462981409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.29
€ 213.29
Paperback. What is it to be a work of art? Part philosophical monograph and part memoiristic meditation, this book challenges the popular interpretation that art is an indefinable concept, instead bringing to light the properties that constitute universal meaning. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205718
- ISBN
- 9780300205718
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.68
€ 16.99
€ 13.68
Paperback. Punctuation offers playful interpretations of punctuation in relation to aesthetics, performance, and experimental art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342359
- ISBN
- 9780822342359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.63
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Paperback. Following an analysis of the theories and poetics that traversed the historical avant-gardes and the neo-avant-gardes of the twentieth century, the author explains the principal artistic phenomena that starting in 1980, marked the period defined as post-modern, which was characterised by performance and a system of economic-financial art. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 213 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Skira Italy
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857214085
- ISBN
- 9788857214085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.05
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€ 24.05
Paperback. Part of the acclaimed series of anthologies which document major themes and ideas in contemporary art. Editor(s): Cook, Sarah. Series: Documents of Contemporary Art. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Whitechapel Gallery
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780854882489
- ISBN
- 9780854882489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.54
€ 23.99
€ 17.54