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1 online resource (176 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Dedication; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Plates; Introduction; 1. What is art? Yves Klein's Anthropometries; 2. The value of art: Lucian Freud's Hotel Bedroom; 3. Expression: Mark Rothko's Black on Maroon; 4. Forgeries, copies and variations: Gerhard Richter's Dead 2; 5. Intention and interpretation: Louise Bourgeois's Maman; 6. Beauty and ugliness: Francis Bacon's Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion; 7. Art and knowledge: Edward Hopper's Nighthawks; 8. Art and morality: Balthus's Thérèse Dreaming. |
| Note |
Further readingBibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Derek Matravers introduces students to the philosophy of art through a close examination of eight famous works of twentieth-century art. Each work has been selected in order to best illustrate and illuminate a particular problem in aesthetics. Each artwork forms the basis of a single chapter and readers are introduced to such issues as artistic value, intention, interpretation, and expression through a careful analysis of the artwork. Questions considered include what does art mean in contemporary art practice? Is the artistic value of a painting the same as how much you like it? If a painting. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Art -- Philosophy.
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Art -- Philosophy. |
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Art -- Philosophy -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Aesthetics.
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Aesthetics. |
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Matravers, Derek. Introducing Philosophy of Art : In Eight Case Studies. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2014 9781844655366 |
| ISBN |
9781317547327 (electronic book) |
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1317547322 (electronic book) |
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9781317547310 (ePub ebook) |
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1317547314 (ePub ebook) |
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9781315729909 (e-book ; PDF) |
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1315729903 (e-book ; PDF) |
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9781844655366 9781844655373 |
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