Phenomenology of the Visual Arts (even the frame)

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Phenomenology, Aesthetics
Cover of the book Phenomenology of the Visual Arts (even the frame) by Paul Crowther, Stanford University Press
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Author: Paul Crowther ISBN: 9780804772983
Publisher: Stanford University Press Publication: September 16, 2009
Imprint: Stanford University Press Language: English
Author: Paul Crowther
ISBN: 9780804772983
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication: September 16, 2009
Imprint: Stanford University Press
Language: English

Why are the visual arts so important and what is it that makes their forms significant? Countering recent interpretations of meaning that understand visual artworks on the model of literary texts, Crowther formulates a theory of the visual arts based on what their creation achieves both cognitively and aesthetically. He develops a phenomenology that emphasizes how visual art gives unique aesthetic expression to factors that are basic to perception. At the same time, he shows how various artistic media embody these factors in distinctive ways. Attentive to both the creation and reception of all major visual art forms (picturing, sculpture, architecture, and photography), Phenomenology of the Visual Arts also addresses complex idioms, including abstract, conceptual, and digital art.

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Why are the visual arts so important and what is it that makes their forms significant? Countering recent interpretations of meaning that understand visual artworks on the model of literary texts, Crowther formulates a theory of the visual arts based on what their creation achieves both cognitively and aesthetically. He develops a phenomenology that emphasizes how visual art gives unique aesthetic expression to factors that are basic to perception. At the same time, he shows how various artistic media embody these factors in distinctive ways. Attentive to both the creation and reception of all major visual art forms (picturing, sculpture, architecture, and photography), Phenomenology of the Visual Arts also addresses complex idioms, including abstract, conceptual, and digital art.

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