But Is It Art?

An Introduction to Art Theory
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-19-285367-7
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 122 mm x 173 mm, Gewicht: 254 g

In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many fascinating examples.

She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics, clarifying contemporary and historical accounts of the nature, function, and interpretation of the arts. Freeland also propels us into the future by surveying state-of-the-art web sites, along with cutting-edge research on the brain's role in perceiving art.

This clear, provocative book engages with the big debates surrounding our responses to art and should prove an invaluable introduction to anyone interested in thinking about art.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Freeland

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ästhetik
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunsttheorie, Kunstphilosophie

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

Über Autor(innen)

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).