Aesthetics and Painting (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780826485205)

Aesthetics and Painting introduces and opens up current debates and ideas in the aesthetics of painting. At the book's center is an investigation of the complex relationship between what a painting depicts and the means by which it is depicted. The book looks at: how and why painting may be distinguished from other art forms; the relationship between the painted surface and the depicted subject; the "rules of representation" specific to painting; abstract art and nonrepresentational painting; the most recent technological and aesthetic developments and their implications; the role of the artist-and that of the spectator. A sophisticated treatment of major ideas in art and philosophy, Aesthetics and Painting remains highly readable throughout, offering a clear and coherent account of the nature of painting as an art form.

Author: Jason Gaiger
ISBN-10: 0826485200
ISBN-13: 9780826485205
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 12/23/2008
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.67h x 5.32w x 0.78d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2009 pg. 256