Theory of art
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Theory of art
Hardback. This text offers an overview and critique of the conventions surrounding artistic creativity and intellectual endeavor which began with the decline of feudalism in the church. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 half-tones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 577.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728423
- ISBN
- 9780804728423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.23
€ 183.23
Paperback. Virilio discusses the relationship of war trauma and art and the failure of visual art to reinvent itself when confronted with technology. Translator(s): Taormina, Mike. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Autonomedia United States
- Edition
- First US edition.
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584350200
- ISBN
- 9781584350200
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.12
€ 18.99
€ 15.12
Paperback. An intriguing insight into the working practice of this Krzysztof Wodiczko and the political and social concepts infused throughout his work. With an extended essay by Wodiczko as the starting point for discussions on war and war-related history and memory, the book is further supported by texts from theorists and critics in the field. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 colour and b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344. 144 pages, 80 colour and b/w illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA; JP. Dimension: 208 x 148 x 13. Weight: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Black Dog Publishing
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907317668
- ISBN
- 9781907317668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.03
€ 26.99
€ 23.03
Paperback. The A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts were begun in 1952 at the National Gallery of Art in order to bring the best in contemporary scholarship to the public. This illustrated documentary volume tells the story of the genesis of the lectureship, featuring essays by a variety of scholars. Editor(s): Cropper, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 255 pages, 63 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; AF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 205 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300099614
- ISBN
- 9780300099614
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Body art or eyesore, tattoos provide fertile ground for philosophical discussion Whether seen as a celebration of individuality or as a conversation piece, tattoos raise intriguing philosophical questions, from aesthetics to feminism, from semiotics to the philosophy of the person. Editor(s): Arp, Robert. Series: Philosophy for Everyone. Num Pages: 294 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470672068
- ISBN
- 9780470672068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Wilson, Andrew; Bickers, Patricia. Num Pages: 588 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Publisher
- Ridinghouse, Art Monthly
- Number of pages
- 588
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905464562
- ISBN
- 9781905464562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.13
€ 26.99
€ 20.13
Hardback. What happens when we look at a painting? What do we think about? What do we imagine? How can we explain, even to ourselves, what we see or think we see? And how can art historians interpret with any seriousness what they observe? This title deals with these questions. Translator(s): Waters, Alyson. Num Pages: 176 pages, 43 color illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 177 x 16. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151540
- ISBN
- 9780691151540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardback. A companion volume to "Symmetries of Culture", this book applies the method of symmetry analysis to actual case studies from cultures around the world. It explores how cultural information is embedded in the symmetrical structure of pattern. It is intended as a reference for anthropologists, archaeologists, art historians, and mathematicians. Editor(s): Washburn, Dorothy K. Num Pages: 392 pages, 204 illus., 19 in color. BIC Classification: ABA; ACBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983660
- ISBN
- 9780295983660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.95
€ 70.95
Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 176 pages, 72 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; PBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173252
- ISBN
- 9780691173252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.25
€ 19.99
€ 16.25
Paperback. Why on earth do cars have the same symmetry as dragonflies? Is there really a beautiful swirling pattern lurking in every dripping tap? What do insect eggs have in common with planets, and why? This book introduces the main principles of symmetry, and shows how symmetry can be found in almost every corner of science, nature and human culture. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; ABA; ACVN; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
- Publisher
- Wooden Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263517
- ISBN
- 9781904263517
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Condition: New
€ 9.28
€ 9.28
Paperback. Presents the development and aesthetic theories of the symbolist movement in art and literature. This book traces symbolism and its roots from artist to artist and critic to critic from the 1860s to the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 396 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520077683
- ISBN
- 9780520077683
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
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€ 29.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Kokoli, Alexandra M. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 388. Selected Texts and Talks 1977-2007. 160 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. Editor(s): Kokoli, Alexandra M. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 211 x 152 x 24. Weight: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- Publisher
- JRP Ringier
- Number of pages
- 160
- SKU
- V9783905829563
- ISBN
- 9783905829563
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.38
€ 23.99
€ 21.38
Hardback. The sixteen essays in this collection explore the surface as a site where complex forces meet, thorugh a wide range of subjects including avante garde fashion, the faking of antiques, postmodern architecture and design, and film costume. The book provides insights into the whole lifecycle of objects, not just their condition when new. Editor(s): Adamson, Glenn; Kelley, Victoria. Series: Studies in Design. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 black & white halftones, 39 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719087516
- ISBN
- 9780719087516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.40
€ 162.40
Paperback. An original readable, understandable (and brief) discussion of the need for arts, one of the great philosophical mysteries, and one which offers a persuasive and satisfying answer. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wilmington Square Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908524409
- ISBN
- 9781908524409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.22
€ 16.99
€ 15.22
Paperback. Series: Afterall. Num Pages: 104 pages, 32 color illus. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ8; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Afterall Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846381638
- ISBN
- 9781846381638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.46
€ 24.99
€ 18.46
Hardcover. Series: Page-Barbour Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 178. .
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937007
- ISBN
- 9780813937007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.19
€ 44.19
Paperback. Editor(s): Ede, Sian. Num Pages: 200 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494. Science and the Contemporary Visual Arts. 200 pages, 60 illustrations. Editor(s): Ede, Sian. This work is one of the first books to examine the relationship between science and contemporary art and to chart the new work beginning to emerge from artist/scientist collaborations. Contributors include distinguished art historian Martin Kemp and artist Andrea Duncan. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 15. Weight: 492.
- Publisher
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780903319874
- ISBN
- 9780903319874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.42
€ 15.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. Elkins's intimate history of art demonstrates persuasively that there can never be one story of art. The story of art is the story of different cultures, and our own different experiences of art - perspectives that art history usually ignores. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415939430
- ISBN
- 9780415939430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.78
€ 49.78
Paperback. When the "Mona Lisa" was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, thousands of people flocked to see where it had once been on display. What could have drawn these crowds to an empty space? Taking the intriguing story of the "Mona Lisa's" two year disappearance as his starting point, the author explores the psychology of looking at visual art. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JMAF; JMRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Darian Leader
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001874
- ISBN
- 9780571212637
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 165 x 11. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780980361605
- ISBN
- 9780980361605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.68
€ 34.99
€ 25.68
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rudolf Steiner Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880104975
- ISBN
- 9780880104975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.71
€ 40.99
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Hardback. Situated at the interface of philosophy, aesthetics and art history, this collection brings together a series of creative responses to the recent speculative turn in Continental philosophy. Editor(s): Van Tuinen, Sjoerd. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474421058
- ISBN
- 9781474421058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Editor(s): Shrigley, Gordon. Series: Language of Line S. Num Pages: 150 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 116. How Drawing Changed the World. Series: Language of Line S. 150 pages, 38 illustrations. Editor(s): Shrigley, Gordon. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 217 x 129 x 12. Weight: 116.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Marmalade
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954659707
- ISBN
- 9780954659707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.31
€ 10.31
hardcover. First book to examine how the theories of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing have affected individual artists and their works. Editor(s): Lippert, Sarah. Series: International Library of Modern and Contemporary Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 integrated bw. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784533458
- ISBN
- 9781784533458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 9.66
€ 39.99
€ 9.66