{"product_id":"aesthetics-and-painting-jason-gaiger-9780826485205","title":"Aesthetics and Painting","description":"\u003ci\u003eAesthetics and Painting \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces 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, \u003ci\u003eAesthetics and Painting \u003c\/i\u003eremains highly readable throughout, offering a clear and coherent account of the nature of painting as an art form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason Gaiger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826485200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826485205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/23\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.67h x 5.32w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 256","brand":"Jason Gaiger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059909390591,"sku":"9780826485205","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b8244803-26fa-40b3-a090-2a5263961791.jpg?v=1685060966","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aesthetics-and-painting-jason-gaiger-9780826485205","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}