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Telematic Embrace
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... more...
Art History
Oxford University Press 2004; US$ 9.99This 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...
Edges of Empire
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... more...
The Lively Arts
Oxford University Press 1996; US$ 59.99This 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...
Digital Art History
Intellect 2005; US$ 10.00This book looks at the transformation that Art and Art history is undergoing through engagement with the digital revolution. Since its initiation in 1985, CHArt (Computers and the History of Art) has set out to promote interaction between the rapidly developing new Information Technology and the study and practice of Art. It has become increasingly... more...
Compelling Visuality
University of Minnesota Press 2003; US$ 75.00Takes up the commonly unexplored question of what is actually present in art?what aspects have survived the vicissitudes of time. International and interdisciplinary, this volume conducts readers into a discussion of the significance of personal response to works of art. more...
The State of Art Criticism
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 37.95Art criticism is spurned by universities, but widely produced and read. It is seldom theorized and its history has hardly been investigated. The State of Art Criticism presents an international conversation among art historians and critics that considers the relation between criticism and art history and poses the question of whether criticism may... more...
Photoshop Studio with Bert Monroy
Pearson Education 2008; US$ 39.99This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. One of the most talented digital artists working in the medium shares his secrets for creating stunning art using Adobe Photoshop. A master class for the experienced Photoshop artist, this beautifully illustrated... more...
Computergrafik
Springer 2007; US$ 39.99"Computergrafik" ist ein innovativer Beitrag zur ungeschriebenen Geschichte der Computergrafik der 60er Jahre. Vor dem Hintergrund C. P. Snows "zwei Kulturen" Diskussion entwickelte sich in der Stuttgarter Schule um Max Bense eine neue Form generativer bzw. algorithmischer Kunst, die die Anfänge der digitalen Computergrafik markieren. Zentrale theoretische... more...
ART/WORK
Free Press 2009; US$ 17.99Find Out What They Didn't Teach You in Art School The most comprehensive guide of its kind, Art/Work gives artists of every level the tools they need to make it in an art world so competitive one dealer likens it to "The Sopranos, except nobody gets killed." Whether you're an art school grad looking for a gallery, a mid-career artist managing... more...









