Art Theory

Produktbeschreibung

Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy, art theory, and many engrossing examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, sex, web sites, and research on the brain's role in perceiving art. This clear, lively book will engage the public, introductory students, and teachers in the arts. Originally published as But Is It Art?: An Introduction to Art Theory. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
1: Blood and Beauty
2: Paradigms and Purposes
3: Cultural Crossings
4: Money, Markets, Museums
5: Gender, Genius, and Guerrilla Girls
6: Cognition, Creation, Comprehension
7: Digitizing and Disseminating
Conclusion
References
Further Reading
Index 

Kritik

Mouthwatering design-compact, colorful, sturdy. Can travel in one's pocket. Walks of Art, Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju 

Autoreninfo

Cynthia A. Freeland is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Houston. She has published on topics in the philosophy of art and film, ancient Greek philosophy, and feminist theory. She is also author of The Naked and the Undead: Evil and the Appeal of Horror (1999) and co-editor of Philosophy and Film (1995).