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Theory of art

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

€ 15.99
€ 15.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Sternberg Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9783943365429
ISBN
9783943365429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.09

Paperback. Addresses questions such as: Why do we find ourselves returning to certain pictures time and again? What is it we are looking for? And how does our understanding of an image change over time? Num Pages: 192 pages, 17 b&w illustrations + 33 colour images. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300137583
ISBN
9780300137583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Petersen, Nils Holger; Christffersen, Svein Aage. Num Pages: 138 pages, b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DND; 2ACSD; ABA; ACB; ACG; HPN; HRAB; HRCC1; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
138
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763504959
ISBN
9788763504959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.19

Hardcover. Why do we need new art? How free is the artist in making? And why is the artist, and particularly the poet, a figure of freedom in Western culture? This book explores and celebrates the freedom of artists who, working under finite conditions, make considered choices and shape surprising consequences. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226773865
ISBN
9780226773865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226774473
ISBN
9780226774473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.72

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.58

paperback. Editor(s): Scott, Susan C. Series: Papers in Art History. Num Pages: Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780915773084
ISBN
9780915773084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.37

Paperback. Is exile a falling away from a source of creativity associated with the wholeness of home and one's own language, or is it a spur to creativity? This book examines the complexities of exile and the diversity of its experiences. It is suitable for those who are interested in the problems of displacement and diaspora and the European Holocaust. Editor(s): Suleiman, Susan Rubin. Num Pages: 456 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ADF; ABA; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822322153
ISBN
9780822322153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415578004
ISBN
9780415578004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.26

Paperback. "It actually gave me what I expected to learn in college. I learned a great deal about life. " "A strong and important underlying philosophy, the knowledge of which will be useful in the real world. This knowledge is very important to anyone who aspires to be artistic as well as anyone who just aspires to be. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 121 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405155632
ISBN
9781405155632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 202 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874776317
ISBN
9780874776317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.30

Paperback. Entertaining non-fiction from the number one bestselling writer now reissued with a new cover in B format and supported by a marketing campaign for King's entire back catalogue. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DNF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
9781444723267
ISBN
9781444723267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.56

Paperback. Mimesis is one of the oldest, most fundamental concepts in Western aesthetics. This book offers a searching treatment of its long history at the center of theories of representational art. Moving between ancient and modern traditions, it contends that the history of mimesis hinges on problems that are of concern for contemporary aesthetics. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691092584
ISBN
9780691092584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.84

Paperback. Offers a subtle, yet uncompromising analysis of the iconic photographs of torture from the prison at Abu Ghraib. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AJ; JFFE; JPVH; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861896469
ISBN
9781861896469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 398 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 254 x 28. Weight in Grams: 986.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226380193
ISBN
9780226380193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.64

Hardcover. Editor(s): Papapetros, Spyros; Rose, Julian. Num Pages: 288 pages, 105 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 982.
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262027595
ISBN
9780262027595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.09

Hardback. .
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785901270
ISBN
9781785901270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Independent Curators International (ICI)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916365868
ISBN
9780916365868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.32

Hardback. * Provides a critical overview of Western visual art theory from a wide range of perspectives. * Helps students to pursue questions about the nature and ambitions of theory in the context of art. * Can be used alongside the three a Art in Theorya anthologies also published by Blackwell. . Editor(s): Smith, Paul; Wilde, Carolyn. Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 552 pages, 30. BIC Classification: ABA; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 189 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1152.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631207627
ISBN
9780631207627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 274.82

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

€ 33.99
€ 30.67

Paperback. Leading figures in the Deleuzean philosophy of art criticism field contribute chapters that explore the extensive writings on art, art history, and aesthetics in the realm of contemporary art, of Deleuze and Guattari. Editor(s): O'Sullivan, Simon; Zepke, Stephen. Series: Deleuze Connections. Num Pages: 336 pages, 39 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748638383
ISBN
9780748638383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.25

Paperback. Closes in on intense make-or-break turning points in the lives of eight great artists who, under extreme stress, created something unprecedented, altering the course of art for ever. This title features Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, David, Turner, Van Gogh, Picasso and Rothko. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1392.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847921185
ISBN
9781847921185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. Asks the art lover to look at familiar works of art and their artists - and embrace a new way of seeing. This volume contains pieces on artists as diverse as David Hockney, Rembrandt and Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and on such subjects as the 'unforgettable peculiarity' of Stanley Spencer. It is of interest to lovers of both art and social history. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
BBC Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780563522898
ISBN
9780563522898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.86

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