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Theory of art

Paperback. This volume is the first sourcebook to provide, through original critical writings and artists' statements, a genealogy of sonic pathways into the arts; philosophical reflections on the meanings of noise and silence; dialogues between art and music; investigations of the role of listening and acoustic space; and a comprehensive survey of sound work Editor(s): Kelly, Caleb. Series: Documents of Contemporary Art. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Whitechapel Art Gallery United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854881871
ISBN
9780854881871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. The last twenty years or so have seen a surge of interest in the philosophy of music. However there is comparatively little philosophical literature devoted specifically to songs, singing and vocal music in general. Series: Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 6. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118524671
ISBN
9781118524671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.32

Hardcover. A comprehensive overview of the sociology of art and an authoritative work of scholarship by a leading expert in the field. The book synthesizes the various theoretical models of art sociology, and provides empirical examples as well as stimulating exemplars of sociological work on the arts. Num Pages: 392 pages, 11. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230397
ISBN
9780631230397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.77

Hardcover. This is an original study of the sociological imagination in regard to visual culture. It explores the reflexive dimensions of choice over seeing or not seeing in relation to paintings, images and islands. Bourdieu, Goffman and Simmel provide the basis for insights into how reflexivity in sociology has unexplored theological implications. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; DSB; HRLP5; JFCX; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230002654
ISBN
9780230002654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.61

Hardback. Americans, on average, spend between six and ten seconds looking at individual artworks in museums or galleries. This book dwells upon various media-photography, painting, sculpture, "living pictures," film, video, digital and performance art - and even light, time, and space, from both the present and past. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 color photographs, 99 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285507
ISBN
9780520285507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.43
€ 46.67

Paperback. An inspiring collection of drawings and articles exploring the sketchbooks and artistic practices of 50 talented character artists. Editor(s): 3DTotal Publishing. Series: Sketching from the Imagination. Num Pages: 320 pages, Color and B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AFF; AGH; AGHF; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 216. Weight in Grams: 985.
Publisher
3DTotal Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909414396
ISBN
9781909414396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.58

Paperback. This work documents the network of ideas that has been labelled conceptual art. Including texts by and taped discussions among and with the artists involved, the book is arranged as an annotated chronology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 104. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ABA; ACXJ4; ACXJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520210134
ISBN
9780520210134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.38

Paperback. Six Stories is a radically new look at the intersection of science and art through "failed" images. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 figures, 71 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804741484
ISBN
9780804741484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.35

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

€ 25.78

Paperback. States that where prayer is concerned, it is simply a matter of trying to turn to God as honestly as the person you are in the circumstances you find yourself in. This book offers a biographical sketch about being a nun and at the same time one of the art world's most acute and revered commentators and a TV personality. Num Pages: 184 pages, 12 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HRCR1; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 172 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826483898
ISBN
9780826483898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.74

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
€ 31.93

Hardcover. A collection of essays written in affectionate tribute to Gombrich. Editor(s): Onians, John. Num Pages: 420 pages. Dimension: 248 x 178 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714829715
ISBN
9780714829715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2002nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333961209
ISBN
9780333961209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.25

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472526625
ISBN
9781472526625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.69

Paperback.
Publisher
University of Huddersfield United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862181014
ISBN
9781862181014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 163 color illus. BIC Classification: ABA; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 213 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1293.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300216844
ISBN
9780300216844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.97

Hardback. A study of archaeological evidence for Shamanism in North America and how it links to the archaeology of the mind. Series: Archaeology of Religion. Num Pages: 208 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: ABA; HDA; HDDA; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759101555
ISBN
9780759101555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.16

Paperback. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557536044
ISBN
9781557536044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.75

Paperback. An exploration of the arts as a catalyst to spiritual growth, developing a theology of aesthetics that stresses the mutually enhancing dynamic between artistic appreciation and spirituality. Num Pages: 148 pages, 6 colour images, 2 black & white images, 2 diagrams. BIC Classification: ABA; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718894177
ISBN
9780718894177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.94

Paperback. Editor(s): Backstrom, Per; Johansson, Troels Degn. Num Pages: 242 pages, illus. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nordisk sommeruniversitet NSU Press Sweden
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9789188484246
ISBN
9789188484246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.75

Hardback. Criteria and methods of a structural analysis of pictorial language as a way of understanding the semiotic system of the visual arts. This is presented with a discussion of an information-processing model for optical illusions and computer simulations. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: ABA; CFA; GTE; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880334891
ISBN
9780880334891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.04

paperback. Including over 100 illustrations from mainstream film to independent film, video art, performance and the visual arts, this book explores how technology has affected artist's abilities and forms to express themselves. It makes a companion to studies of contemporary art history, and media and cultural studies in the post-1960 period. Num Pages: 280 pages, 101 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415345224
ISBN
9780415345224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.46

Paperback. Provides a philosophical interpretation of a significant twentieth-century painter - Wassily Kandinsky. This work shows that Kandinsky separates colour and line from the constraints of visible form and, in so doing, conveys the invisible intensity of life - a force rooted in the corporeity and pathos of all living beings. Translator(s): Davidson, Professor Scott. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847064479
ISBN
9781847064479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.22

Paperback. .
Publisher
Black Dog Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910433225
ISBN
9781910433225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.34

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