Theory of art Books

John Ruskin was a writer and artist who had a profound impact on Victorian England. This book is a compilation of his works, including essays on art, architecture, and social issues. His unique voice and insight into the world around him continue to be...

Le rapport entre l'art et sa valeur marchande est un thème qui divise les artistes et les amateurs d'art. Dans cet ouvrage, Guillaume Dubufe essaie de répondre à la question de savoir ce qui donne de la valeur à une œuvre d'art. Une lecture passionnante...

Women have been making art for centuries, yet their work has been seen as secondary or has gone unrecognised altogether. Women Making Art asks why this is so, and what it would take for us to realise the extent of women's extraordinary contribution to...

Drawing on recent theoretical frameworks from critical disability studies and art education including normalcy, ableism, disability and Crip theory, this book offers an analysis of the conceptualisation of ability in art education and its relationship...

Die Ausstellung NEUERE DEUTSCHE KUNST war die letzte große Auslandsausstellung der Weimarer Republik. Von Mitarbeitern der Berliner Nationalgalerie konzipiert und durchgeführt, gab die Ausstellung einen Überblick über die Kunst der ersten dreißig Jahre...

Die Frage nach der eigenen Identität besitzt in Brasilien eine besondere Brisanz und wird seit dem 19. Jahrhundert sehr kontrovers diskutiert, ohne dass bislang ein allgemeiner Konsens darüber erreicht worden wäre. Die Brasilianer definieren sich selbst...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...

WILD ZONES: PORNOGRAPHY, ART AND FEMINISMREVISED AND UPDATED, WITH NEW ILLUSTRATIONS <P> Kelly Ives explores the worlds sexual representation in art and pornography, from a feminist viewpoint. </P>  <P> The book includes...

This is the first single-authored book in English on the photographer Claude Cahun, whose work was rediscovered in the 1980s. Doy moves beyond standard postmodern approaches, instead repositioning the artist, born Lucy Schwob, in the context of the...

The Iron Founder Supplement: A Complete Illustrated Exposition Of The Art Of Casting In Iron (1893) is a comprehensive guide to the art of casting iron. Written by Bolland and Simpson, the book provides a detailed overview of the techniques and processes...

The Art Of Looking At Pictures: An Introduction To The Old Masters (1916) is a book written by Carl Hammond Philander Thurston. This book is a comprehensive guide for art enthusiasts who want to learn how to appreciate and analyze old masterpieces. The...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

""Spanish Pictures: Drawn With Pen And Pencil"" is a book written by Samuel Manning and published in 1870. The book is a collection of sketches and descriptions of Spain, its people, history, and culture. The author uses pen and pencil to illustrate the...

Early Wood Carving: Twenty Examples Selected From The Misereres In The Choir Of The Cathedral Of St. Peter (1849) is a book written by John William Hewett. The book features twenty examples of early wood carving, specifically selected from the misereres...

Blank Verse Pastels is a book of poetry written by Clinton Scollard and originally published in 1907. The collection includes a series of poems written in blank verse, a form of poetry that does not rhyme but instead relies on the natural rhythm of the...

Bejn Sħab u Duħħan (Between Clouds and Smoke) brings together the body of work in video, photography and drawing-painting entitled Terrain Vague by artist Vince Briffa, and a reflective essay entitled Tryst as a reaction to the work by philosopher...

« Non, Van Gogh n’était pas fou, mais ses peintures étaient des feux grégeois, des bombes atomiques », ainsi l’objectif de cet essai est de réhabiliter Van Gogh. Van Gogh n’était pas...

For half a century, feminism and New Criticism have sought to reframe the art of women. Portrayed as neglected or suppressed, women's art has recently been subject of widespread research. But has the feminist narrative simply replaced the commonplace...

It is thought that every work of art possesses multiple interpretations, depending on each viewer. Analyzing personal assessments of artwork can help enable us to gain an understanding of one another, as well as broaden our own opinions and views...

By looking at the later Wordsworth's ekphrastic writings about visual art and his increased awareness of the printed dimension of his work, Simonsen calls attention to what is uniquely exciting about this neglected body of work, and argues that it...

This volume pursues a new line of research in cultural memory studies by understanding memory as a performative act in art and popular culture. The authors take their cue from the observation that art and popular culture enact memory and generate...

The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain Volume 3 is a book written by Leonard Williams and published in 1908. This volume is part of a series that explores the various art forms and crafts of Spain during the medieval and Renaissance periods. The book is...

The Art of Illustration is a book written by Henry Blackburn and originally published in 1894. It is a comprehensive guide to the techniques and styles of illustration, covering everything from the history of the art form to practical advice on materials...

Le livre intitul����� ""Le Temple Des Arts Ou Le Cabinet De M. Braamcamp"" a �����t����� �����crit par Jean Francois De Bastide en 1766. Ce livre est une description compl�����te du cabinet de M. Braamcamp, qui �����tait un collectionneur d'art...

Das Buch ""Der Zusammenhang der K�����nste: Philosophisch-Praktisch Abgehandelt"" wurde im Jahr 1766 von Willhelm Lewis ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine philosophische Abhandlung �����ber den Zusammenhang der verschiedenen K�����nste, wie...

""Della Pittura Friulana: Saggio Storico"" ����� un libro scritto da Girolamo De' Renaldis nel 1798. Questo saggio storico si concentra sulla pittura della regione del Friuli, in Italia, dal XIV al XVIII secolo. L'autore esamina le opere di artisti...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...

The Gallery of Portraits V6-7: With Memoirs (1836) is a two-volume book written by Arthur Thomas Malkin. It is a collection of biographical sketches and portraits of notable individuals from the 18th and 19th centuries. The book features a diverse range...

In this book, McMahon argues that a reading of Kant's body of work in the light of a pragmatist theory of meaning and language (which arguably is a Kantian legacy) leads one to put community reception ahead of individual reception in the order of...

This book focuses on a dimension of art which the philosophical tradition (from Plato to Hegel and even Adorno) has consistently overlooked, such was its commitment - explicit or implicit - to mimesis and the metaphysics of truth it presupposes. De...

 With the emerging dominance of digital technology, the time is ripe to reconsider the nature of the image. Some say that there is no longer a phenomenal image, only disembodied information (0-1) waiting to be configured. For photography, this...

First published in 1984. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries represent not only era of rapidly changing artistic methods but a crucial evolution in art criticism. This book gathers together a wide-range of the criticism that greeted the...

""Scoperta della Chironomia ossia dell'arte di gestire con le mani"" ����� un libro scritto da Vincenzo Requeno nel 1797. Questo testo ����� una guida completa sull'arte di comunicare attraverso i gesti delle mani, nota come Chironomia. Il libro �����...

"Unlock Your Inner Artist: Embracing Creativity for Self-Empowerment" is an empowering guide that helps readers tap into their boundless creative energy and embrace their true artistic potential. Through thought-provoking exercises and practical advice,...

Nothing But reveals the disruptions-welcome or unsettling-to our stream of consciousness that occur when we encounter the unexplainable. In these poems, such suspensions of linear thought become a beckoning toward transcendence, an opening both deeper...

“Giles Auty was one of only four outstanding art critics in Britain in the past forty years” -- Paul Johnson , The Spectator,  February 17, 1996When I switched course in mid-career from being a painter to a writer I certainly...

From Banksy to Extinction Rebellion, artivism (activism through art) is the art of our era. From international biennale to newspaper pages, artivism is everywhere. Both inside museums and on the streets, global artivism spreads political messages and...

The Black Album: Writings on Art and Culture is a collection of writing by painter and writer Bradley Rubenstein. There was once a time when art, technology, science, and poetry collided with politics. Zola and Cézanne. Fénéon and...

The Russian School of Painting, written by Alexandre Benois and published in 1916, is a comprehensive study of the history and development of Russian art. Benois, a prominent Russian artist, art historian, and critic, provides a detailed account of the...

""Pen And Ink Portraits Of The Senators, Assemblymen, And State Officers, Of The State Of New York"" is a book written by George Washington Bungay in 1857. The book contains a collection of pen and ink portraits of the senators, assemblymen, and state...

""On The Making Of Etchings"" is a comprehensive guide to the art of etching, written by Frank Short and first published in 1888. The book provides a detailed overview of the etching process, from preparing the plate to printing the final image. Short...

Notes On Prominent Mezzotint Engravers Of The Eighteenth Century is a book published in 1904 by M. Knoedler And Company Publisher. It is a comprehensive guide that provides detailed information on the most notable mezzotint engravers of the eighteenth...