Ausgehend von der These, dass das Wirkliche an sich geheimnisvoll und seine Wahrheit spekulativ ist, stellt dieser Text zur europäischen Kunst, Literatur und Musik den Versuch dar, den politischen und wissenschaftlichen Horizont zu erschließen, in dem es mit verheerenden Folgen aus dem Blick geraten war, und die religiösen Voraussetzungen freizulegen, welche dazu beitragen, es wieder einzublenden.
In ›Die Erfindung des Astralkörpers‹ begibt sich der Leser auf eine faszinierende Reise durch die schillernde Welt des metaphysischen Phänomens, das seit Jahrhunderten die menschliche Vorstellungskraft beflügelt – den Astralkörper.
A thought-provoking study of how knowledge of provenance was not transferred with enslaved people and goods from the Portuguese trading empire to Renaissance ItalyIn the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Renaissance Italy received a bounty of goods from Portuguese trading voyagesfruits of empire that included luxury goods, exotic animals and even enslaved people.
"In diesem sehr lesenswerten Buch schlägt Dorothea Winter den großen Bogen vom geschichtlichen Wandel des Kunstbegriffes bis hin zu konkreten Vorschlägen, wie die Möglichkeiten heutiger KI zu einer Demokratisierung von Kunst(schaffen) führen könnten.
An exploration of public performance in everyday life, by the leading cultural and social thinkerThe Performer explores the relations between performing in art (particularly music), politics and everyday experience.
El proyecto más ambicioso de Max Raphael consistió en refundar la historia del arte como "ciencia empírica", una fórmula con la que se refería a un acceso al arte basado en una concepción experiencial de la visión como acto productivo, que convierte al espectador en émulo del pintor y reconstructor del cuadro.
Von »Die Kunst der Entzweiung« (1987) bis »Spiele der Sprache« (2023): Martin Seels Texte mischen die Karten von theoretischer, praktischer und ästhetischer Reflexion neu und schlagen Brücken zwischen scheinbar unversöhnlichen philosophischen Traditionen.
Tradicionalmente, los estudios sobre la imagen han estado dominados por temas como la copia, el parecido, la semejanza, el realismo, pero la reflexión en los últimos tiempos ha tomado otros caminos que cuestionan incluso la noción misma de imagen, nombre que abarca una amplia variedad de cosas, incluso ideas.
An important new examination of Islamic themes in the art of Albrecht DurerAlbrecht Durer's depictions of Muslim figures and subjects are considered by many to be among his most perplexing images.
El objetivo de este libro es contextualizar el problema del arte en el pensamiento de Martin Heidegger y analizar el lugar que ocupa el ensayo "El origen de la obra de arte" en su itinerario intelectual.
Lejos de ser una historia de la estética al uso, este descomunal libro de Terry Eagleton debería entenderse como una peculiar genealogía de la idea de lo estético, una contundente regresión a sus orígenes, un recorrido extremo desde el siglo de las Luces a la era del neón, desde las esperanzas burguesas a las ilusiones posmodernas.
Christoph Menke (*1958), Professor für Philosophie an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, beschäftigt sich in seinem Essay mit der Frage, wie oder wo Gleichheit zwischen den Menschen besteht.
An unmissable essay from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Don't Touch My Hair and What White People Can Do Next'A magnificent text' KATY HESSEL'This is so sharp, and funny, and will be so generously liberating for so many - read it!
The classic work on the sublime interplay between the arts and poeticsThis book explores the rich and complex relationship between art and poetry, shedding invaluable light on what makes each art form unique yet wholly interdependent.
A magisterial exploration of poetry's place in the fine arts by one of the twentieth century's leading poetsIn this book, eminent poet Anthony Hecht explores the art of poetry and its relationship to the other fine arts.
An acclaimed art historian explains how to identify excellence in artIn this book, Jakob Rosenberg takes up the timeless problem of how to make a valid judgment about artistic quality.
A landmark study of the nude in art-from the ancient Greeks to Henry Moore-by a towering figure in art historyIn this classic book, Kenneth Clark, one of the most eminent art historians of the twentieth century, examines the ever-changing fashion in what constitutes the ideal nude as a basis of humanist form, from the art of the ancient Greeks to that of Renoir, Matisse, and Henry Moore.
*A Financial Times and Waterstones Book of the Year 2025*Many artists are unaware of the mathematics that bubble beneath their craft, while some consciously use it for inspiration.
A landmark study of the nude in art-from the ancient Greeks to Henry Moore-by a towering figure in art historyIn this classic book, Kenneth Clark, one of the most eminent art historians of the twentieth century, examines the ever-changing fashion in what constitutes the ideal nude as a basis of humanist form, from the art of the ancient Greeks to that of Renoir, Matisse, and Henry Moore.
One of the twentieth century's most influential texts on philosophical aestheticsPainting as an Art is acclaimed philosopher Richard Wollheim's encompassing vision of how to view art.
A classic study of the art of painting and its relationship to reality In this book, Etienne Gilson puts forward a bold interpretation of the kind of reality depicted in paintings and its relation to the natural order.
The classic study of the timeless relationship between literature and the visual artsIn his search for a common link between literature and the visual arts, Mario Praz draws on the abundant evidence of mutual understanding and correspondence they have long shared.
One of the twentieth century's most influential texts on philosophical aestheticsPainting as an Art is acclaimed philosopher Richard Wollheim's encompassing vision of how to view art.
A classic study of the art of painting and its relationship to reality In this book, Etienne Gilson puts forward a bold interpretation of the kind of reality depicted in paintings and its relation to the natural order.
An acclaimed art historian explains how to identify excellence in artIn this book, Jakob Rosenberg takes up the timeless problem of how to make a valid judgment about artistic quality.
How ornamentation enables a direct and immediate encounter between viewers and art objectsBased on universal motifs, ornamentation occurs in many artistic traditions, though it reaches its most expressive, tangible, and unique form in the art of the Islamic world.
The classic study of the timeless relationship between literature and the visual artsIn his search for a common link between literature and the visual arts, Mario Praz draws on the abundant evidence of mutual understanding and correspondence they have long shared.
How ornamentation enables a direct and immediate encounter between viewers and art objectsBased on universal motifs, ornamentation occurs in many artistic traditions, though it reaches its most expressive, tangible, and unique form in the art of the Islamic world.
A magisterial exploration of poetry's place in the fine arts by one of the twentieth century's leading poetsIn this book, eminent poet Anthony Hecht explores the art of poetry and its relationship to the other fine arts.
The classic work on the sublime interplay between the arts and poeticsThis book explores the rich and complex relationship between art and poetry, shedding invaluable light on what makes each art form unique yet wholly interdependent.
Las reflexiones de este libro nacen de la preocupación sobre las dificultades y limitaciones en la producción y en las posibilidades e intenciones de desarrollo que se presentan en Colombia en el campo de la animación durante los últimos años, evidenciadas y experimentadas de manera directa a través del ejercicio inmersivo que el autor ha tenido como animador y docente del área; asímismo, de la certeza acerca de la animación como insumo de un proceso de diseño capaz de conformar y consolidar conocimiento.
Christoph Menke (*1958), Professor für Philosophie an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, beschäftigt sich in seinem Essay mit der Frage, wie oder wo Gleichheit zwischen den Menschen besteht.
Este libro intenta dilucidar lo que Tomás de Aquino pensó sobre la belleza, acudiendo para ello al «Index Thomisticus» del sacerdote jesuita Roberto Bussa.
Hegel, herausragender Vertreter der goldenen Ära der europäischen Philosophie, war fasziniert von den Gemälden Rembrandts und der goldenen Ära der niederländischen Malerei.
A provocative case for why immortalizing Greek and Roman culture as ';classical' marginalizes and devalues Black lifeGreek and Roman antiquity has been enshrined in disciplines and curricula at all levels of education, perpetuating what the historian of political thought J.
