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What can philosophy reveal about painting and how might it deepen our understanding of this enduring art form? Philosophy of Painting investigates the complex relationship between the painted surfac……続きを見る

With over 200 color illustrations, Byzantine Silk on the Silk Roads examines in detail the eclectic iconography of the Byzantine period and its impact on design and creativity today. Through an exam……続きを見る

Neste livro, Paula Braga divide com os leitores o prazer de circular pelo universo da arte contemporânea ー um imenso prazer, a julgar pelos dezenove capítulos que você tem em mãos. Os "modos de usa……続きを見る

How to develop an ethical design practice and build a better world. The choices made by designers have a significant effect on the world. Yet so much of the discourse on design focuses on aesthetics……続きを見る

During the prosperous, forward-thinking era after the Second World War, a growing number of men, women, and children across the United States were wearing fashions that evoked the Old West. Westernw……続きを見る

Colours of Art takes the reader on a journey through history via 80 carefully curated artworks and their palettes. For these pieces, colour is not only a tool (like a paintbrush or a canvas) but the……続きを見る

During the 1960s and 1970s, Workerism and Autonomia were prominent Marxist currents. However, it is rarely acknowledged that these movements inspired many visual artists such as the members of Archi……続きを見る

In Feeling Media Miryam Sas explores the potentialities and limitations of media theory and media art in Japan. Opening media studies and affect theory up to a deeper engagement with works and theor……続きを見る

Living through the Covid-19 global pandemic has changed the way that we experience our lives, the way that we relate to one-another, and the way that we engage with the world. Focusing contextually ……続きを見る

What do we really mean when we call something "graphic"? In American Graphic, Rebecca Clark examines the "graphic" as a term tellingly at odds with itself. On the one hand, it seems to evoke the gro……続きを見る

In A Time of One’s Own Catherine Grant examines how contemporary feminist artists are turning to broad histories of feminism ranging from political organizing and artworks from the 1970s to queer ar……続きを見る

World watch production today is concentrated in three countries: Switzerland, Japan and China. Former centres such as Great Britain, France, the United States and Russia saw the industrial manufactu……続きを見る

Following the success of Writings on Art 19802005, HENI presents the highly anticipated final volume to complete a two-volume collection of writings on art by Robert Storr, one of the world’s leadin……続きを見る

Originally published in 1934 this book became recognised as one of the principal standard works on industrial design and industrial architecture. The chapters explain the complete operation, charact……続きを見る

Consuming the Body examines contemporary consumerism and the commodified construction of ideal gendered bodies, paying particular attention to the new forms of interaction produced by social network……続きを見る

Criticism of contemporary art is split by an opposition between activism and the critical function of form. Yet the deeper, more subterranean terms of art-judgment are largely neglected on both side……続きを見る

Originally published in 1943, The Place of Glass in Building is a comprehensive and compact survey of the structural uses of glass in 20th Century architecture. It gives the facts about the physical……続きを見る

This book is a study of the history, role and significance of copying art. Copies have enjoyed a different status from authentic artworks and though often acknowledged, very rarely have they been co……続きを見る

Este libro se propone introducir un desvío en la comprensión habitual de la imaginación, expandir el término para que no se repliegue a los límites que han determinado su uso, en un momento históric……続きを見る

Covering the 1960s and 1970s, this volume explores new ways of investigating, comparing and interpreting the different domains of design culture across the Nordic countries. Challenging the traditio……続きを見る

¿Qué es el cine clásico? No trataremos aquí de establecer algunos "clásicos del cine" o de discutir un canon. Lo que este libro busca es interrogar ciertas formas, estilos y funciones que suelen, en……続きを見る

In "Lovis Corinth" beleuchtet Georg Biermann das Leben und Werk des bedeutenden deutschen Malers und Grafikers Lovis Corinth, der maßgeblich zur Entwicklung der modernen deutschen Kunst des späten 1……続きを見る

Counterfactual thinking has become an established method to evaluate decisions in a range of disciplines, including history, psychology and literature. Elke Reinhuber argues it also has valuable app……続きを見る

Entre 2001 et 2003, les trois tomes prétendument inadaptables du Seigneur des anneaux, écrits près de cinquante ans plus tôt par J. R. R. Tolkien, se sont métamorphosés en une trilogie de films d’un……続きを見る

This book focuses on the phenomenon of art interventionーan expression of local initiatives by artists, collectives, and art centers wishing to influence the design of the space or make a change in ……続きを見る

The artwork of Maria Bussmann, a trained academic German philosopher and a significant visual artist, provides an ideal test case for a philosophical study of visual art. Bussmann has internalized t……続きを見る

This edited volume is about the application of design-led approaches for developing interventions that have the intention of addressing real-world issues and problems. The book documents the realiti……続きを見る

Os filmes pensam o mundo é muito mais do que uma coletânea de artigos de fôlego sobre filmes relevantes, a grande maioria do século XXI. Também é uma reflexão ímpar sobre imagens, sons e ideias pres……続きを見る

Con la Invención de la Imprenta de tipos móviles para el estampado de letras y del grabado en madera y metal para las imágenes se consolidó le tecnología editorial. La tecnología libresca de este pe……続きを見る

El papel ha sido el principal soporte de la escritura a lo largo de la historia, por lo que los materiales y las técnicas para su elaboración se han adaptado a las necesidades, los recursos y el des……続きを見る