Theory of Art


"Art and Thought"

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"New Interventions in Art History" series; This work explores the relationship between the discipline of art history and important movements in the history of western thought from the Renaissance onwards. With 0. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 378g.
Author:  (Arnold, Dana, ed.)
ISBN:  0631227156
Publisher:  Blackwell Publishers
Date:  2003  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Theory of Art

"Art in Modern Culture"

An Anthology of Critical Texts

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"Open University Set Book" series; This reader for the Open University's course on Modern Art: Practices and Debates presents a selection of key texts, including classic works from the 1930s to the 1960s, alongside contemporary writings, that introduce the reader to many issues on which critics and art historians have focused. With 56 b&w illustrations. Paperback, 352 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 716g.
Author:  (Frascina, Francis, ed.)
ISBN:  0714828408
Publisher:  Phaidon Press Ltd
Date:  1992  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Theory of Art

"Art in Theory 1648-1815"

An Anthology of Changing Ideas

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Provides a comprehensive collection of documents on the theory of art from the founding of the French Academy until the end of the Napoleonic Wars. This work also provides French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Latin sources. With 0. Paperback, 1248 pages. Size: 246 x 171 mm. Weight: 1581g.
Author:  (Harrison, Charles, ed.)
ISBN:  0631200649
Publisher:  Blackwell Publishers
Date:  2001  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Theory of Art

"Art in Theory, 1815-1900"

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A wide-ranging collection of documents on 19th-century theories of art. As with its companion volume Art in Theory 1900-1990, the book's primary aim is to provide students and teachers with the documentary material for informed and up-to-date study. With 0. Paperback, 1120 pages. Size: 246 x 171 mm. Weight: 1228g.
Author:  (Harrison, Charles, ed.)
ISBN:  0631200665
Publisher:  Blackwell Publishers
Date:  1998  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Theory of Art

"Art in Theory 1900-2000"

An Anthology of Changing Ideas

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This work offers comprehensive representation of the theories which underpinned developments in the visual arts during the 20th century. As well as writings by artists, the anthology includes texts by critics, philosophers, politicians and literary figures. With 0. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 1288 pages. Size: 246 x 171 mm. Weight: 1644g.
Author:  (Harrison, Charles, ed.)
ISBN:  0631227083
Publisher:  Blackwell Publishers
Date:  2002  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Theory of Art

"Art of the Avant-Gardes"

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"Open University Art of the Twentieth Century" series; Discussing the development of modern art in the first third of the 20th century, this volume opens with an essay that introduces the main themes of art in the period and summarizes the political context in which it developed. With 279 colour illustrations. Paperback, 352 pages. Size: 258 x 197 mm. Weight: 1394g.
Author:  (Wood, Paul, ed.)
ISBN:  0300102305
Publisher:  Yale University Press
Date:  2004  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Theory of Art

"Art of the Twentieth Century"

A Reader

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"Open University Art of the Twentieth Century" series; This is the companion volume to a series of four books relating to the Open University course, 'Art of the Twentieth Century'. This reader reflects the diversity of art-historical interpretations and of different theoretical approaches to 20th-century art. With 40 b&w illustrations. Paperback, 352 pages. Size: 234 x 165 mm. Weight: 636g.
Author:  (Gaiger, Jason, ed.)
ISBN:  0300101449
Publisher:  Yale University Press
Date:  2003  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Theory of Art

"Art, Technology, Consciousness"

Mind @ Large

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This text presents an overview of the debate about the intersection between art, technology, and consciousness. It documents work from those connected with the CAiiA-STAR centre including aspects of: artificial life, robotics, technoetics, performance, computer music and telematic art. With 48 illustrations. New ed. Paperback, 224 pages. Weight: 320g.
Author:  (Ascott, Roy, ed.)
ISBN:  1841500739
Publisher:  Intellect Books
Date:  2002  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Theory of Art

"Arts in Society"

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Reprint of a classic collection of observations from major writers, artists and commentators. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 300 pages. Size: 196 x 125 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author:  (Barker, Paul, ed.)
ISBN:  1905512074
Publisher:  Five Leaves Publications
Date:  2006  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Theory of Art

"Buddha Mind in Contemporary Art"

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Documents the growing presence of Buddhist perspectives in contemporary culture. With 80 colour & 20 b/w illustrations. Hardback, 264 pages. Size: 254 x 197 mm. Weight: 1148g.
Author:  (Baas, Jacquelynn, ed.)
ISBN:  0520243463
Publisher:  University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date:  2004  (United States)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Theory of Art

"Buffalo Heads"

Media Study, Media Practice, Media Pioneers, 1973-1990

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Presents not just a tribute to a famous media department; an inventory of primary texts, works that will improve our understanding of media, amplify our cultural memory. This book offers a perspective on contemporary issues. With 900 illustrations in colour & b/w. Paperback, 800 pages. Size: 279 x 216 mm. Weight: 3498g.
Author:  (Vasulka, Woody, ed.)
ISBN:  0262720507
Publisher:  Mit Press Ltd
Date:  2008  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Theory of Art

"C/Id: Visual Identity and Branding for the Arts"

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Following the explosion of identity design in the arts and the reinvention of the art gallery/museum as a brand, this book provides a survey of design work for cultural clients, including galleries, museums, theatres and auditoriums. Thirty case studies express what good design can do to improve the fortunes and/or image of an institution. With 420 illustrations, 370 in colour. Hardback, 176 pages. Size: 265 x 210 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author:  (Hyland, Angus, ed.)
ISBN:  1856694089
Publisher:  Laurence King Publishing
Date:  2006  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Undergraduate Theory of Art

"Collectivism After Modernism"

The Art of Social Imagination After 1945

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With 80 halftones. Paperback, 304 pages. Size: 254 x 178 mm. Weight: 718g.
Author:  (Stimson, Blake, ed.)
ISBN:  0816644624
Publisher:  University of Minnesota Press
Date:  2007  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Theory of Art

"Color Chart"

Reinventing Color 1950 to Today

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Reinventing Colour 1950 to Today. With 280 colour illustrations. Hardback, 248 pages. Size: 229 x 191 mm. Weight: 1751g.
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ISBN:  0870707310
Publisher:  Museum of Modern Art
Date:  2008  (United States)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Theory of Art

"Contemporary Debates in Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art"

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"Contemporary Debates in Philosophy" series; Features 22 essays by leading authors in aesthetics and the philosophy of art. This book contains a pair of contrasting essays that addresses each of eleven distinct issues, including the nature of beauty, aesthetic experience, artistic value, and the nature of our emotional responses to art. With 8 illustrations. Paperback, 384 pages. Size: 245 x 174 mm. Weight: 149g.
Author:  (Kieran, Matthew, ed.)
ISBN:  1405102403
Publisher:  Blackwell Publishers
Date:  2005  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Theory of Art

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