Author: Francis Hutcheson
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Category : Aesthetics
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Meaning of Modern Art
Author: Karsten Harries
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 0810105934
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
That modern art is different from earlier art is so obvious as to be hardly worth mentioning. Yet there is little agreement as to the meaning or the importance of this difference. Indeed, contemporary aestheticians, especially, seem to feel that modern art does not depart in any essential way from the art of the past. One reason for this view is that, with the exception of Marxism, the leading philosophical schools today are ahistorical in orientation. This is as true of phenomenology and existentialism as it is of contemporary analytic philosophy. As a result there have been few attempts by philosophers to understand the meaning of the history of art—an understanding fundamental to any grasp of the difference between modern art and its predecessors. Art expresses an ideal image of man, and an essential part of understanding the meaning of a work of art is understanding this image. When the ideal image changes, art, too, must change. It is thus possible to look at the emergence of modern art as a function of the disintegration of the Platonic-Christian conception of man. The artist no longer has an obvious, generally accepted route to follow. One sign of this is that there is no one style today comparable to Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, or Baroque. This lack of direction has given the artist a new freedom. Today there is a great variety of answers to the question, "What is art?" Such variety, however, betrays an uncertainty about the meaning of art. An uneasiness about the meaning of art has led modern artists to enter into dialogue with art historians, psychologists and philosophers. Perhaps this interpretation can contribute to that dialogue.
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 0810105934
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
That modern art is different from earlier art is so obvious as to be hardly worth mentioning. Yet there is little agreement as to the meaning or the importance of this difference. Indeed, contemporary aestheticians, especially, seem to feel that modern art does not depart in any essential way from the art of the past. One reason for this view is that, with the exception of Marxism, the leading philosophical schools today are ahistorical in orientation. This is as true of phenomenology and existentialism as it is of contemporary analytic philosophy. As a result there have been few attempts by philosophers to understand the meaning of the history of art—an understanding fundamental to any grasp of the difference between modern art and its predecessors. Art expresses an ideal image of man, and an essential part of understanding the meaning of a work of art is understanding this image. When the ideal image changes, art, too, must change. It is thus possible to look at the emergence of modern art as a function of the disintegration of the Platonic-Christian conception of man. The artist no longer has an obvious, generally accepted route to follow. One sign of this is that there is no one style today comparable to Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, or Baroque. This lack of direction has given the artist a new freedom. Today there is a great variety of answers to the question, "What is art?" Such variety, however, betrays an uncertainty about the meaning of art. An uneasiness about the meaning of art has led modern artists to enter into dialogue with art historians, psychologists and philosophers. Perhaps this interpretation can contribute to that dialogue.
An Inquiry Into the Original of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue
Author: Francis Hutcheson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aesthetics
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aesthetics
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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An Inquiry Into the Beauties of Painting
Author: Daniel Webb
Publisher:
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Category : Painting
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Painting
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Hogarth's Blacks
Author: David Dabydeen
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719023170
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719023170
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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Sources in Irish Art
Author: Fintan Cullen
Publisher: Cork University Press
ISBN: 9781859181546
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
"The publication of these texts in a single volume enables the reader to create useful historical comparisons as well as facilitating the careful examination of historical documents. Sources in Irish Art: A Reader will be an ideal text for Irish Studies and relevant Art History courses both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Cork University Press
ISBN: 9781859181546
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
"The publication of these texts in a single volume enables the reader to create useful historical comparisons as well as facilitating the careful examination of historical documents. Sources in Irish Art: A Reader will be an ideal text for Irish Studies and relevant Art History courses both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels."--BOOK JACKET.
An Inquiry Into the Beauties of Painting, and Into the Merits of the Most Celebrated Painters, Ancient and Modern
Author: Daniel Webb
Publisher:
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Category : Painting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Publisher:
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Category : Painting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Diderot as a Disciple of English Thought
Author: Robert Loyalty Cru
Publisher:
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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A Catalogue of Books
Author: Henry George Bohn
Publisher:
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 2130
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 2130
Book Description
List[s] of Books and Pamphlets in the National Art Library ...
Author: National Art Library (Great Britain)
Publisher:
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Category : Anatomy, Artistic
Languages : en
Pages : 1296
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anatomy, Artistic
Languages : en
Pages : 1296
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Diderot and the Encyclopaedists
Author: John Morley
Publisher:
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Category : Encyclopedists
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedists
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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