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New Art Historyby Jonathan Harris
Routledge 2001; US$ 36.95The New Art History explores the fundamental changes which have occurred both in the institutions and practice of art history over the last thirty years. more...
Myth of Primitivismby Susan Hiller
Routledge 1991; US$ 48.95This work is a controversial critique of art theory, practice and politics, and a major enquiry into the history of primitivism and its implications for contemporary culture. more...
Telematic Embraceby Roy Ascott; Edward A. Shanken
University of California Press 2003; US$ 15.95Long before e-mail and the Internet permeated society, Roy Ascott, a pioneering British artist and theorist, coined the term "telematic art" to describe the use of online computer networks as an artistic medium. In Telematic Embrace Edward A. Shanken gathers, for the first time, an impressive compilation of more than three decades of Ascott's philosophies on aesthetics, interactivity, and the sense of self and community in the telematic world of cyberspace. more...
Art Historyby Dana Arnold
Oxford University Press 2004; US$ 12.99This clear and concise introduction examines all the major debates and issues using a wide range of well-known examples. Importantly, this book explains how the traditional emphasis on periods and styles originates in western art production and can obscure other approaches, as well as art from non-western cultures. more...
A Companion to Art Theoryby Carolyn Wilde; Paul Smith
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2008; US$ 209.95The Companion provides an accessible critical survey of Western visual art theory from sources in Classical, Medieval and Renaissance thought through to contemporary writings. more...
Key Writers On Artby Chris Murray
Taylor & Francis 2002; US$ 26.95A unique and authoritative guide to theories of art from Ancient Greece to the end of the Victorian era, this is an invaluable book for both students and general readers with an interest in art history, aesthetics and visual culture. more...
Key Writers On Artby Chris Murray
Taylor & Francis 2002; US$ 26.96A unique and authoritative guide to modern responses to art. Featuring 48 essays, and written by a panel of expert contributors, it introduces readers to the key approaches and analytical tools of contemporary art study and debate. more...
Edges of Empireby Jocelyn Hackforth-Jones; Mary Roberts
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2008; US$ 110.95Edges of Empire is a timely reassessment of the history and legacy of Orientalist art and visual culture through its focus on the intersection between modernization, modernism and Orientalism. Covers indigenous art and agency, contemporary practices of collection and display, and a survey of key Orientalist tropes Contains original essays on new perspectives for scholars and students of art history, architecture, museum studies and cultural and postcolonial studies Highlights contested identities and new definitions of self through topics such as 19th century monuments to Empire, cultural cross-dressing, performance and display at the international exhibitions, and contemporary museological practice. more...
The Lively Artsby Michael Kammen
Oxford University Press 1996; US$ 54.00This work traces significant changes in 20th-century American culture through the career of Gilbert Seldes. Seldes' book "The Seven Lively Arts" produced a wide debate among intellectuals about the so-called "popular arts" (film, broadcasting, cartoons) and their importance to American culture. more...
Painter IX Creativityby Jeremy Sutton
Elsevier 2005; US$ 56.95Painter IX Creativity is a comprehensive creative guide to Corel's Painter IX Software. It explains the basics of setting up, understanding, customizing, and applying Painter to create original works, paintings, generating painterly animations, manipulating and transforming photographic images, and constructing evocative photo-collage. The projects include advanced techniques and creative strategies. The book gives visual artists-digital designers, multimedia artists, photographers, illustrators, animators, and graphic artists-the explanations they need in order to maximize the sophisticated, creative Painter tool. The book teaches the artist how to transfer traditional art skills and techniques to the computer. It teaches the animator how... more...









