Philosophy of Painting: Ancient, Modern, Contemporary

Philosophy of Painting: Ancient, Modern, Contemporary - Hardcover

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Philosophy of Painting: Ancient, Modern, Contemporary - Hardcover

Philosophy of Painting: Ancient, Modern, Contemporary - Hardcover

by Jason Gaiger
$180.00
$180.00

Book Overview

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 surface and the depicted subject, opening up current debates to address questions concerning the historicality of art. Embracing contemporary painting, it examines topics such as the post-medium condition and the digital divide, and the work of artists such as Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Amy Sillman and Katharina Grosse.

Illustrated with 24 colour plates and highly readable throughout, Philosophy of Painting provides a philosophically rigorous defence of the relevance of painting in the 21st century, making an original contribution to the major ideas informing painting as an art. Here is a clear and coherent account of the contemporary significance of painting and the pressures and possibilities that distinguish it from other art forms.
ISBN9781350104914
Author Jason Gaiger
PublisherBloomsbury Academic
GenreArts and Philosophy
FormatHardcover
PublishedNovember 2022
Edition2
LanguageENG- English
Pages232
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Jason Gaiger

Charles Harrison is Professor of History and Theory of Art at the Open University. He is author of Essays on Art & Language (1991, 2001), Modernism (1997), Conceptual Art and Painting (2001) and Painting the Difference (2005). Paul Wood is Senior Lecturer in Art History at the Open University. He is the author of Conceptual Art (2002) and has contributed to various publications in the history of modern art. Jason Gaiger is Lecturer in Art History at the Open University. He is the editor and translator of Herder's Sculpture: Some Observations on Shape and Form from Pygmalion's Creative Dream (2002) and has published widely in the field of art history and aesthetics.

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