General Art category: 18772 books
What is Art?
"The Kingdom of God is Within You"
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2015
WHAT thoughtful man has not been perplexed by problems relating to art?
An estimable and charming Russian lady I knew, felt the charm of the music and ritual of the services of the Russo-Greek Church so strongly that she wished the peasants, in whom she was interested, to retain their blind...
The Art of Confession
The Performance of Self from Robert Lowell to Reality TV
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
The story of a new style of art—and a new way of life—in postwar America: confessionalism.
What do midcentury “confessional” poets have in common with today’s reality TV stars? They share an inexplicable urge to make their lives an open book, and also a sense that this book can never...
by Richard Eldridge
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2014
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Art is a clear and compact survey of philosophical theories of the nature and value of art, including in its scope literature, painting, sculpture, music, dance, architecture, movies, conceptual art and performance art. This second edition incorporates significant...
Visualizing Feeling
Affect and the Feminine Avant-garde
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2011
Is late modern art 'anti-aesthetic'? What does it mean to label a piece of art 'affectless'? These traditional characterisations of 1960s and 1970s art are radically challenged in this subversive art history. By introducing feeling to the analysis of this period, Susan Best acknowledges the radical...
Anywhere or Not at All
Philosophy of Contemporary Art
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
Contemporary art is the object of inflated and widely divergent claims. But what kind of discourse can open it up effectively to critical analysis? Anywhere or Not at All is a major philosophical intervention in art theory that challenges the terms of established positions through a new approach at...
Art
A Beginner's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Art has existed for as long as humankind, but defining it is notoriously difficult. In this whirlwind tour spanning from prehistory up to the present day and beyond, Laurie Schneider Adams explores how art and our views on it have evolved. Delving into fascinating issues such as why some artworks...
by Katja Kwastek
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
An art-historical perspective on interactive media art that provides theoretical and methodological tools for understanding and analyzing digital art.
Since the 1960s, artworks that involve the participation of the spectator have received extensive scholarly attention. Yet interactive artworks...
by Julian Stallabrass
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2006
Contemporary art has never been so popular - but what is 'contemporary' about contemporary art? What is its role today, and who is controlling its future? Bloody toy soldiers, gilded shopping carts, and embroidered tents. Contemporary art is supposed to be a realm of freedom where artists shock, break...
The Illustrated History of Football
Hall of Fame
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2017
‘A fresh look at the beautiful game’ - NME
Welcome back to the inimitable work of illustrator David Squires.
Most football fans can only dream of pulling on the shirt of their favourite team and running out in front of thousands of adoring fans. Pitch invaders aside, few of us get...
Color Expressions: an Art Educational Voyage
An Art Educational Voyage
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2009
Several years ago, I enrolled in a graduate course on educational research that focused on closing the achievement gap for African-American children. The course was structured to explore issues, causes and concerns for the achievement gap. Studying different educational outcomes, reading books and...
Beginner’s Guide to Redbubble
How to Sell Graphic Designed Products & Create Passive Income With Redbubble
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2017
Beginner’s Guide to Redbubble: How to Sell Graphic Designed Products & Create Passive Income With Redbubble
I always wanted to find a way to easily sell my graphic design products and create a passive income stream which would free up even more time for me to get the most out of my creative...
by Mr Jamie Steane
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2015
The Principles & Processes of Interactive Design is aimed at new designers from across the design and media disciplines who want to learn the fundamentals of designing for interactive media. This book is intended both as a primer and companion guide on how to research, plan and design for increasingly...
by Iain Robertson
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2008
By the time you read this book, the art world may have witnessed the sale of its first $500 million painting. Whilst for some people money is anathema to art this is clearly a wealthy international industry, and a market with its own conventions and pressures.
Drawing on the vast experience...
Art Smart
The Intelligent Guide to Investing in the Canadian Art Market
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007
Art Smart is a comprehensive guide to the Canadian art market for both novice and experienced collectors. It is full of advice that can give anyone the tools to determine the value of a piece of art and to not be intimidated by the often mystifying world of art. This informative and helpful volume...