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Theory. Philosophy. Aesthetics of the visual arts

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  • Man Rayby Patrick Bade

    Parkstone International 2011; US$ 3.50

    Man Ray, born Emmanuel Radnitzky on 27 August 1890 in Philadelphia, died on 18 November 1976 in Paris, was perhaps one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Painter, photographer and film producer, he was involved in the Dada movement in New York, then the Surrealist movement in Paris, where he lived for most of his life. Whilst he is mostly celebrated for his avant-garde photography, he considered himself to be a painter first and foremost. more...

  • Sociology and Visual Representationby Elizabeth Chaplin

    Routledge 1994; US$ 53.95

    With technological developments transforming our culture into a more visual one, this book sets a new standard for visual sociology. In this, Chaplin examines still images, diagrams and the visual representation of the written text. more...

  • Philosophy of Artby Noë Carroll; l

    Routledge 1999; US$ 36.95

    Philosophy of Art is a textbook for undergraduate students interested in the topic of philosophical aesthetics, introducing the techniques of analytic philosophy in addition to a selection of the major topics in this area. more...

  • Bohm-Biederman Correspondenceby Charles Biederman; David Bohm; Paavo Pylkkanen

    Routledge 1998; US$ 100.00

    The Bohm-Biederman Correspondence is a cultural document which, through letters, traces the fascinating exchange between art and science, creativity and theory, physicist and artist. more...

  • Feminism and Contemporary Artby Jo Anna Isaak

    Routledge 1996; US$ 35.95

    Looks at the work of a diverse range of artists and explores the effect of feminist theory on art practice. The book provides a provocative and valuable account of the diversity and revolutionary potential of women's art practice. more...

  • Reassessing Foucaultby Colin Jones; Roy Porter

    Routledge 1994; US$ 40.95

    This study critically examines the implications of Foucault's work for students and researchers in a wide selection of areas in the social and human sciences. more...

  • Art and the Performance of Memoryby ; Richard ndida Smith

    Routledge 2002; US$ 168.00

    This book investigates the role that the visual and performing arts play in our experience and understanding of the past. The essays highlight the role of oral history in the documentation of the visual and performing arts. more...

  • Symbol and Image in Celtic Religious Artby Miranda Green

    Routledge 1992; US$ 44.95

    `The variety of subjects is awesome, as is the sustained iconography of their symbols and emblems. A work of major importance.' - Choice more...

  • Bodyscapeby Nicholas Mirzoeff

    Routledge 1995; US$ 35.95

    This book seeks to put the bodies back into modern art. In a series of thematic historical studies, Mirzoeff argues that the perfect body of modern art theory can only exist in visual form. Studies include the work of Picasso, Manet and Madonna. more...

  • Art and Magic in the Court of the Stuartsby Vaughan Hart

    Routledge 1994; US$ 152.00

    Examines the influence of magic on Renaissance art in the context of the first Stuart Court. Here artists sought to represent magic as an expression of the Stuart King's Divine Right, and later of their policy of Absolutism. more...