Desmond Ideas About Art

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-9600-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten, E-Book

Ideas About Art is an intelligent, accessible introductorytext for students interested in learning how to think aboutaesthetics. It uses stories drawn from the experiences ofindividuals involved in the arts as a means of exposing readers tothe philosophies, theories, and arguments that shape and drivevisual art.
* An accessible, story-driven introduction to aesthetic theoryand philosophy
* Prompts readers to develop independent ideas about aesthetics;this is a guide on how to think, not what to think
* Includes discussions of non-western, contemporary, anddiscipline-specific theories
* Examines a range of art-based dilemmas across a widevariety of disciplines - from art and design and law to visual andmuseum studies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Desmond, Kathleen K.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements.
List of Illustrations.
Preface.
1. Public Opinion/Public Art.
2. Non-Western Ideas.
3. Western Ideas.
4. Beauty.
5. Expression & Aesthetic Experience.
6. Art & Ethics.
7. Political Art, Censorship & Pornography.
8. Art & Economics.
9. Feminist Art, Aesthetics & Art Criticism.
10. Postmodern Art & Attitudes.
11. Photography & New Media.
12. (Re)Discovering Design.
13. Art & Aesthetic Education.
14. Artists, Art Critics, Art Historians, Curators, Museums& Viewers.
References.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Kathleen Desmond is Professor of Art History and Byler Distinguished Faculty at the University of Central Missouri where she teaches aesthetics, art criticism and art history and writes about contemporary art and artists.