The Islamic world has created a wealth of art treasures, and this book explores that rich heritage. The diversity of decorative Islamic art forms is simply breath-taking, extending from the Arabic c……続きを見る
Evelyn Waugh's first book: a portrait of one of the greatest artists of the nienteenth century, from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth
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著者:Grant H. Kester
出版社: Duke University Press
発売日: 2023年11月17日
In Beyond the Sovereign Self Grant H. Kester continues the critique of aesthetic autonomy begun in The Sovereign Self, showing how socially engaged art provides an alternative aesthetic with greater……続きを見る
Disclosing the interconnectedness of human and nonhuman bodies, understood here as more/than/human entanglements, this book makes a crucial intervention into the field of contemporary artistic studie……続きを見る
A comprehensive, authoritative account of the development Greek Art through the 1st millennium BC.
An invaluable resource for scholars dealing with the art, material culture and history of the post……続きを見る
著者:Emily Brady
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2015年11月10日
In The Sublime in Modern Philosophy: Aesthetics, Ethics, and Nature, Emily Brady takes a fresh look at the sublime and shows why it endures as a meaningful concept in contemporary philosophy. In a r……続きを見る
What is contemporary art? What makes it contemporary? What is it for? And why is it so expensive? The contemporary art world can be a baffling place, but Kyung An and Jessica Cerasi are on hand to b……続きを見る
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art stares into the dark heart of Australia's brutal colonial history and offers new insights into the first art of this country. Long before Britain's in……続きを見る
This book is an exploratory adventure to defamiliarize calligraphy, especially Persian Nastaliq calligraphic letterforms, and to look beyond the tradition that has always considered calligraphy as p……続きを見る
著者:Nicholas Thomas
出版社: Thames and Hudson Ltd
発売日: 2022年09月01日
The arts of Africa, Oceania and native America famously inspired twentieth-century modernist artists such as Picasso, Matisse and Ernst. The politics of such stimulus, however, have long been highly……続きを見る
著者:Aldo Cazzullo
出版社: HaperCollins Italia
発売日: 2024年09月24日
I nostri padri erano convinti di vivere sotto l’occhio di Dio: la sua esistenza era certa come quella del sole che sorge e tramonta. Oggi abbiamo smesso di crederci, o anche solo di pensarci. E la B……続きを見る
Mid-Century Modern Interiors explores the history of interior design during arguably its most iconic and influential period.
The 1930s to the 1960s in the United States was a key moment for interior……続きを見る
Modern history is a history of aesthetizations – and every aesthetization raises a claim of protection. We aestheticize and want to protect almost everything, including Earth, oceans, the atmosphere……続きを見る
This book offers a diverse understanding and practical approach towards the growing area of atmosphere research, in the context of philosophy, geography and architecture.
It begins by tracing back t……続きを見る
Art history encompasses the study of the history and development of painting, sculpture and the other visual arts. In this Very Short Introduction, Dana Arnold presents an introduction to the issues……続きを見る
著者:Grant H. Kester
出版社: Duke University Press
発売日: 2023年06月13日
In The Sovereign Self, Grant H. Kester examines the evolving discourse of aesthetic autonomy from its origins in the Enlightenment through avant-garde projects and movements in the nineteenth and tw……続きを見る
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“The stories in this book make for a fascinating and remarkably complete pantheon of just about every common despair and every joy related to game development.” ー Rami Ismail, c……続きを見る
At the crossroads of art and science, Beautiful Brain presents Nobel Laureate Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s contributions to neuroscience through his groundbreaking artistic brain imagery.
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The cult of the Christ Child flourished in late medieval Europe across lay and religious, as well as geographic and cultural boundaries. Depictions of Christ's boyhood are found throughout popular c……続きを見る
The reception of art and performance is changing. Smartphones and social media have troubled the old model of individual appreciation and close looking, giving rise to new forms of mediated percepti……続きを見る
著者:Donald Wigal
出版社: Parkstone International
発売日: 2025年09月16日
Sargent was born in Florence, in 1856, the son of cultivated parents. When Sargent entered the school of Carolus-Duran he attained much more than the average pupils. His father was a retired Massach……続きを見る
In "Religion and Art in Ancient Greece," Ernest Arthur Gardner deftly explores the intricate relationship between spirituality and artistic expression in ancient Hellenic culture. Through a meticulo……続きを見る
Essays on media systems and contemporary art by a leading theorist of modern visual culture
Tricks of the Light brings together essays by critic and art historian Jonathan Crary, internationally kno……続きを見る
Franz Marc (1880-1916) was a key figure in the German Expressionist movement of the early 20th century. Marc was a founding member of the expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter along with other great ……続きを見る
For more than four centuries, Macau was the centre of Portuguese trade and culture on the South China Coast. Until the founding of Hong Kong and the opening of other ports in the 1840s, it was also ……続きを見る
著者:James Harold
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2023年09月01日
This volume is about how and whether art can be morally bad (or morally good). Politicians, media pundits, and others frequently complain that particular works of art are morally dangerous, or, some……続きを見る
"Landscape Painting" by Lovell Birge Harrison is a seminal text that explores the techniques, philosophies, and aesthetics of painting landscapes. Written in the early 20th century, Harrison's work ……続きを見る
We love and strongly recommend this beautifully curated book. Celebrating the massive and lasting global impact of LGBTQI+ artists, a book like this is long overdue! Russell Tovey & Robert Diament, ……続きを見る
A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art’s central role in culture today
“This lively volume is ideal for the precocious high-schooler, the lazy col……続きを見る