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Theory of art

Paperback. The classic work of art criticism, in a beautiful new edition Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298. 288 pages, illustrations. A work of art criticism that contains advice, critical comment and inspiration to a student of the arts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 20. Weight: 294.
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465002634
ISBN
9780465002634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Fresh attention to contemporary black British art, exploring its political power through phenomenological attention to art and embodied experience, the senses and perception, affectivity and the emotions. Series: Value: Art: Politics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 45, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ABA; ACX; AF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781384176
ISBN
9781781384176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. Series: Beginnings. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719067891
ISBN
9780719067891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.79

Hardcover. Theory--an embattled discourse for decades--faces a new challenge from those who want to model the methods of all scholarly disciplines on the sciences. What is urgently needed, says D. N. Rodowick, is a revitalized concept of theory that can assess the limits of scientific explanation and defend the unique character of humanistic understanding. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416673
ISBN
9780674416673
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 44.93

Paperback. In addition to the 22 original essays, this edition includes 9 new ones as well as new introductory material. All help expand the book's scope while retaining its central goal of stimulating discussion of theoretical issues in art history and making it accessible. Num Pages: 536 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226571683
ISBN
9780226571683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Slade, Kathy. Series: Documents. Num Pages: 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Publisher
JRP Ringier
Number of pages
Ringier
Edition
Documents
SKU
V9783037641972
ISBN
9783037641972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.73

Hardback. In The Book of Circles, his companion volume to the popular Book of Trees, Manuel Lima takes us on a lively tour through millenia of information design. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 275. .
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616895280
ISBN
9781616895280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.18

Paperback. These essaysexplore the relationship between artistic and technological advances from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. Together they provide a broad definition of technology for this period and address the influence of technological shifts on the history of early modern art. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; ABA; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 277 x 16. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119291688
ISBN
9781119291688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.29

Paperback. Explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, bringing together philosophy, art theory, and many examples. This work discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, sex, web sites, and research on the brain's role in perceiving art. It is suitable for the public, introductory students, and teachers in the arts. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 116 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804631
ISBN
9780192804631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Postmodernism has been a buzzword of contemporary society for the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler challenges and explores the key ideas of postmodernists, and their engagement with theory, literature, the visual arts, film, architecture, and music. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192802392
ISBN
9780192802392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801497940
ISBN
9780801497940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.80

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

Paperback. Shows that any of us can appreciate art. Based on his hugely popular BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures and full of pictures, this title presents the author's personal journey through the art world that answers the basic questions that might occur to us in an art gallery but seem too embarrassing to ask. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 181 x 111. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141979618
ISBN
9780141979618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. Uses the writing of Freud, Lacan, the Surrealists, and Roland Barthes to elaborate a theory of art beyond the pleasure principle. Lacan was in close contact with the Surrealists and, early in his career, exchanged ideas with Dali. This book offers a reading of Dali's "paranoiac-critical" tour de force, "The Tragic Myth of Millet's Angelus". Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 colour/12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271029719
ISBN
9780271029719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.97
€ 43.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Amended ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837618037
ISBN
9783837618037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.39
€ 41.99

Paperback. "The texts by John McHale that comprise this volume were first published in a variety of different publications." Editor(s): Kitnick, Alex. Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 illus., b&w. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 118 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
GSAPP Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883584702
ISBN
9781883584702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Hardback. White is not a book about colors. It is rather Kenya Haras attempt to explore the essence of "White," which he sees as being closely related to the origin of Japanese aesthetics - symbolizing simplicity and subtlety. The central concepts discussed by Kenya Hara in this publication are emptiness and the absolute void. Num Pages: 64 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers Switzerland
Number of pages
64
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037781838
ISBN
9783037781838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ABA; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226774534
ISBN
9780226774534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.30

Hardcover. The book proposes a novel theorisation of what happened in art after the demise of postmodernism in the 1990s, exploring select instances in art's and theory's shift of emphasis from cultural to economic relations. Editor(s): Dimitrakaki, Angela; Lloyd, Kirsten. Series: Value: Art: Politics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381380
ISBN
9781781381380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 361 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AJC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837636246
ISBN
9783837636246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.94

Paperback. Offers a way of understanding what art is and why human beings create it. This book asserts that humans create things in order to work out ideas. It draws on examples from several societies to argue that the art-making impulse is primarily cognitive and only secondarily aesthetic. It is intended for those who creates or thinks about works of art. Num Pages: 264 pages, 145 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 278 x 15. Weight in Grams: 874.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292706910
ISBN
9780292706910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.23

Paperback. The third in the unique series of anthologies which aims to collect important key writings by and on the most significant artists in contemporary culture. The definitive resource of Warhol in his own words, and in the words of others. Editor(s): Williams, Gilda. Series: On&By. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ1; AGB. 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
V9780854882458
ISBN
9780854882458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Scheer, Edward. Series: Outline Studies in Biology. Num Pages: 334 pages, b&w images. BIC Classification: 2ADF; ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
University of Sydney Australia
Number of pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781864872910
ISBN
9781864872910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.56

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

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