Theory of Art

A classic work on radical aesthetics by one of the great philosophers of the early twentieth century No work of philosopher and essayist José Orteg...

This volume assesses how current approaches to iconology and iconography break new ground in understanding the signification and reception of medie...

To write about works that cannot be sensually perceived involves considerable strain. Absent the object, art historians must stretch their methods ...

Darwin and Theories of Aesthetics and Cultural History is a significant contribution to the fields of theory, Darwin studies, and cultural history....

Nahezu 200 Jahre schlummerte der in diesem Band erstmals vorgestellte Kunstschatz unerkannt in den Depots der Tiroler Landesmuseen. Bekanntere graf...

Future Bodies from a Recent Past brings to life a hitherto little-noticed phenomenon in art and sculpture in particular: the reciprocal interpenetr...

Amongst recent contemporary art and museological publications, there have been relatively few which direct attention to the distinct contributions ...

The Image of Christ in Modern Art explores the challenges presented by the radical and rapid changes of artistic style in the 20th century to artis...

The Image of Christ in Modern Art explores the challenges presented by the radical and rapid changes of artistic style in the 20th century to artis...

The idea of 'flirting' with space is central to this book. Space is conceptualised as being in constant flux as we make our way through various con...

Despite the wonders of the digital world, people still go in record numbers to view drawings and paintings in galleries. Why? What is the magic tha...

In this new and accessible book, Italy's best known feminist philosopher examines the moral and political significance of vertical posture in order...

Aesthetics: A Reader in Philosophy of the Arts, fourth edition, contains a selection of ninety-six readings organized by individual art forms as we...

Art historian George A. Kubler (1912-1996) was a foundational scholar of ancient American art and archaeology as well as Spanish and Portuguese arc...

The texts in this volume represent Kristin Ross's attempt to think the question of the everyday across a range of discourses, practices and knowled...

Who spoke of the modern in Southeast Asia? When and where was the modern written? How was it written? How was it received? This collection brings t...

Although the arts of incense and perfume making are among the oldest of human cultural practices, it is only in the last two decades that the use o...

Aby Warburg is regarded as one of the great pioneers of modern cultural studies. This book brings together texts by many of the most renowned resea...

Explores color theory through hands-on student activities Color Workbook presents a wide-ranging overview of color theory and design combined with ...

Winner of the 2022 Charles Rufus Morey Award from the College Art Association Winner of the 2023 Otto Gründler Book Prize from Western Michigan Uni...

Gustave Caillebotte was more than a painter: he collected and researched postage stamps; designed and built yachts; administered and participated i...