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This book reviews past practice and theory in critical studies and discusses various trends; some papers keenly advocate a re-conceptualisation of the whole subject area, while others describe aspects of current and past practice which exemplify the "symbiotic" relationship between practical studio work and critical engagement with visual form.
Rod Taylor, who has done much to promote and develop critical studies in the UK, provides us with examples...
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Participan en este libro especialistas destacados en la materia de diferentes países. Han colaborado varias Universidades (Complutense de Madrid, Santiago de Compostela, Granada, Girona, Valladolid, Oviedo, Barcelona, València, University of East Anglia), así como entidades de referencia del ámbito internacional (ICOM, Engage) y museos con un amplio potencial educativo (Centre Pompidou, de París, Centre d'Art La Panera, de Lleida). Los textos...
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As The Gay and Lesbian Review crosses another milestone-the publication of its 150th issue - we mark the occasion with a book that features some of the contributing artist Charles Hefling's best illustrations of the past decade.
Casual Outings brings to fruition a collection of illustrations by the brilliant contributing artist, Charles Hefling, who's been dazzling us with his caricatures and portraits for most of our 27+ years.
In that...
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Este volumen recoge las conferencias realizadas en marzo de 2007 en el MuVIM, con motivo de la conmemoración del 250 aniversario de la creación de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia. Coordinada por el profesor Romà de la Calle, la publicación recoge los coloquios en torno al nacimiento y posterior evolución de esta histórica institución valenciana.
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When ordinary people have done, seen, or failed to prevent something that betrays their deeply held sense of right and wrong, it may shake their moral foundation. They may feel that what they did was unforgivable. In this thoughtful book culled from a wide range of experiences, Alice and Staughton Lynd introduce readers to what modern clinicians, philosophers, and theologians have attempted to describe as "moral injury."
Moral injury, if not overcome,...
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This new ebook edition of the very successful hardback, published in association with The Artist magazine, provides practical solutions to many of the most common painting problems encountered by amateur artists.
This book features the work of 10 well-known artists, looks at some of the most common problems that leisure painters face and shows how to tackle them in a practical and straightforward way.
The range of subjects is diverse: from landscapes...
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Estética y teoría del arte son disciplinas -y actividades- que desarrollan su marco teórico en el Siglo de las Luces, en estrecho contacto con la historia y la crítica de arte, con la progresiva difusión y popularización de las obras en salones y exposiciones, el auge del periodismo, etc. Fenómenos que hoy son cotidianos tuvieron entonces su punto de partida e incidieron de manera decisiva en la configuración de las diferentes teorías. Este...
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Los textos que componen este libro dan cuenta de lo tratado durante diferentes sesiones en las que participaron activamente los estudiantes, se incluyen también algunas elaboraciones independientes de los profesores. Pensar críticamente y elaborar discursos críticos en estos momentos, cuando varios sectores han anunciado la muerte de la crítica es una prioridad histórica. Por esta razón, contribuir a la consolidación de discursos críticos...
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The year-long Morality program at Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art was structured as a series of interrelated Acts that began in the Fall of 2009 and ran until November 2010. After years of contemplation, deliberation and retrospection, this book Morality in Fragments, is the final Act that summarizes and concludes the loaded Morality project.
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Eleven contributors to this volume reflect upon the unprecedented ways in which digital media have been transforming art practice, study and education. The authors—researchers, teachers, custodians of art collections and picture libraries, and an artist—cover a wide range of issues, arguing for a more profound understanding of digital culture. With the benefit of hindsight it is now possible to look at the future’s past and assess the disparities...
12) Modern Asian Art
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The Guggenheim Reader Series: Modern Asian Art is the second installment in an ongoing series collecting out-of-print and hard-to-find essays from past Guggenheim publications and lectures to illuminate focused topics in art history. Much like last fall's Russia reader, Modern Asian Art examines five decades of the museum's interest in the region, culminating in this spring's simultaneous presentation of four separate exhibitions on Asian art in the...
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El desarrollo de la estética y las teorías del arte en el siglo xx adquiere una fisonomía directamente condicionada por la evolución de los movimientos artísticos y literarios. Siendo habitual que las ideas estéticas respondan a los problemas planteados por las obras, su recepción e interpretación, es rasgo propio de nuestro siglo el creciente interés de los creadores, artistas, poetas, etc., por la reflexión sobre su propia actividad. El...
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Moments of reflection, moments of change. Surprise, discomfort. Tenacious hope. Life-altering grief. Five stories by Elizabeth Bowen, Maryann D'Agincourt, W. Somerset Maugham, and Edith Wharton bring a full spectrum of human experience and emotion together in the second of Portmay Press's collections of art fiction. Each piece in this volume was chosen for the unique way in which the author paints with words and, whether from the perspective of the...
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El volumen recoge una serie de artículos que reflexionan sobre la arquitectura universitaria de Fernando Moreno Barberá, en su contexto histórico, político y socio-cultural. Se analizan las transformaciones en los paradigmas de la arquitectura y las artes plásticas, en la época de los años cincuenta y sesenta, coetánea a la arquitectura académica de Moreno Barberá y los antecedentes y los modelos de la arquitectura racional y moderna. Se...
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Bradford R. Collins is Associate Professor of Art History at the University of South Carolina.
Bradford Collins has assembled here a collection of twelve essays that demonstrates, through the interpretation of a single work of art, the abundance and complexity of methodological approaches now available to art historians. Focusing on Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, each contributor applies to it a different methodology, ranging from the more...
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How does South Africa deal with public art from its years of colonialism and apartheid? How do new monuments address fraught histories and commemorate heroes of the struggle? Across South Africa, statues commemorating figures such as Cecil Rhodes have provoked heated protests, while new works commemorating icons of the liberation struggle have also sometimes proved contentious. In this lively volume, Kim Miller, Brenda Schmahmann and an international...
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Folk art proves that producing utilitarian objects can provide an opportunity for self-expression. From decoys to sea chests, folk art is not only rooted in the useful but in the realities of living. Some folk art makes daily chores more fun, while others, such as mourning art, help people face life's saddest occasions. This volume is an introduction for the novice and a treasure for the collector.
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This singular collection displays pairs of letters, transforming ornamental initials into Art Nouveau masterpieces. Undulating lines, sensuous curves, writhing vines, and tendrils of leafy flora decorate every two-character combination, from A to Z. Featuring 990 imaginative illustrations, this treasury is perfect for tracing and copying. The marvelous monograms will also be enjoyed for their fine aesthetic beauty, and are sure to provide a wealth...
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