Theory of art
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Theory of art
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
€ 95.17€ 79.85
€ 95.17
€ 79.85
Paperback. Ten grids that changed the world: the emergence and evolution of the most prominent visual structure in Western culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 62 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262512404
- ISBN
- 9780262512404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.12
€ 47.99
€ 34.12
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823225415
- ISBN
- 9780823225415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Paperback. A revealing study into the relationship between psychology and the arts. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 505. A Study in the Psychology of Artistic Imagination. 336 pages, illustrations. A revealing study into the relationship between psychology and the arts. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 214 x 142 x 20. Weight: 416.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520038455
- ISBN
- 9780520038455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.26
€ 31.99
€ 23.26
Hardback. The Impact of Africa looks at changes in Western perspectives on African art and representations of Africans, and their paradoxical interpretation as both primitive and modern. Topics include photography, African influences on Picasso and Josephine Baker, and the contribution of artists from the Caribbean and Latin American diasporas. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJ; ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 258 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2004.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052673
- ISBN
- 9780674052673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.87€ 94.85
€ 99.87
€ 94.85
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892362745
- ISBN
- 9780892362745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.79
€ 25.99
€ 19.79
paperback. Larry Shiner challenges our conventional understanding of art and asks us to reconsider its history entirely, arguing that the category of fine art is a modern invention. Num Pages: 352 pages, 87 halftones, 3 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226753430
- ISBN
- 9780226753430
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Hardback. Presents a blueprint for revitalizing labs with 'artscience' creative thought that erases conventional boundaries between art and science to produce innovations that otherwise might never see the light of day. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; JNF; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057197
- ISBN
- 9780674057197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; CF; GTC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Pap/Cdr
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415595278
- ISBN
- 9780415595278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.77
€ 71.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 79 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press Journals
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226532158
- ISBN
- 9780226532158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.45
€ 21.99
€ 18.45
Hardcover. Reinterprets key phases and figures in 20th-century art, focusing on the way artists and critics negotiate philosophically significant ideas. The text aims to illuminate a language of 20th century art that cuts across boundaries set out by such conventional notions as avant-garde and postmodernism. Num Pages: 260 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300072419
- ISBN
- 9780300072419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.56€ 40.40
€ 50.56
€ 40.40
Hardcover. It is often assumed that reading about the lives of artists enhances our understanding of their work. This book contains a collection of essays, by a number of respected art historians that attempt to address this relationship by looking at the life and works of such artists as Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Leonardo da Vinci. Editor(s): Salas, Charles G. Num Pages: 200 pages, 31 colour & 44 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AGB; AVH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Getty Research Institute
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892368235
- ISBN
- 9780892368235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. In this classic meditation on the problem of style in art history, Henri Focillon describes how art forms change over time. Translator(s): Kubler, George. Num Pages: 192 pages, 24. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299571
- ISBN
- 9780942299571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. The attraction of a wink, a nod, a discarded snapshot - such feelings permeate our lives, yet we usually dismiss them as insubstantial. Jean Paul Ricco argues through the medium of modern art that it is precisely such fleeting experiences that will create a queer aesthetic, and notion of ethics. Num Pages: 184 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 123 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226711010
- ISBN
- 9780226711010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. A new book from Reaktion best-selling author and artist, David Batchelor, The Luminous and the Grey is a unique study of the places where colour comes into being and where it fades away. Num Pages: 128 pages, 5 colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 147 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780232805
- ISBN
- 9781780232805
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.98
€ 19.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. Part of the acclaimed series of anthologies which document major themes and ideas in contemporary art. Contextualizes the impact of the artist's magazine as an alternative medium and critical space from the early avant-gardes to the present. Editor(s): Allen, Gwen. Series: Documents of Contemporary Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 145. .
- Publisher
- Whitechapel Gallery United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780854882434
- ISBN
- 9780854882434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.70
€ 23.99
€ 17.70
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
€ 92.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 71 halftone illustations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 337. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- SKU
- KAK0003387
- ISBN
- 9780571096589
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Explores the emergence of the theme of migration as a dominant subject in the world of art, as well as the ways in which the mobilities of our globalized world have radically reshaped art's conditions of production, reception, and display. Editor(s): Mathur, Saloni. Series: Clark Studies in the Visual Arts. Num Pages: 256 pages, 75 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300134148
- ISBN
- 9780300134148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.49
€ 29.99
€ 6.49
Paperback. The author combines a lifetime of anthropological research with the most recent neurological insights in this text. Illuminating glimpses into the ancient mind are interwoven with the self-evolving story of modern-day cave discoveries and research. Num Pages: 320 pages, 94 illustrations, 27 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 85 x 32. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500284650
- ISBN
- 9780500284650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.31
€ 26.99
€ 20.31