Theory of art

The seventeenth-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza-also known as Benedict or Bento de Spinoza-spent the most intense years of his short life writing.

High modernism is now as far from us as antiquity was for the Renaissance.

On the New looks at the economies of exchange and valuation that drive modern culture's key sites: the intellectual marketplace and the archive.

In this fascinating work of cultural theory and philosophy, Robert Pfaller explores the hidden cost of our contemporary approach to pleasure, belief and illusion.

Hal Foster, author of the acclaimed Design and Crime, argues that a fusion of architecture and art is a defining feature of contemporary culture.

Winner of the 2014 Annual Book Prize of the Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present (USA).

The definitive statement on aesthetics and the history of modernism from one of France's most renowned philosophers.

"e;We benefit from Saltz's rare ability to articulate the mysterious alchemy of great art.

"e;The Colour Bible is one to return to again and again.

What is contemporary art, and how did art come to be what it is today?

'the mundane becomes special as soon as you pay attention to it' - Susan HillerThis essential guide delves into the techniques, routines and mindsets of boundary-shifting artists, and the ways in which seeing differently can lead to creating something original.

A new study of the early Renaissance portraitIn fourteenth-century Italy, ever more women and mennot only clergy but also laityintroduced their own portraits into sacred paintings.

Using a simple four-stage process, the world-renowned artist shows how to build a portrait, from the basic shape right to finished faces.

This book argues that the films of David Lynch pose a radical challenge to conservative and absolutist ideologies.

The Awakening Artist invites artists to discover their relationship to the greatest source of creativity the world has ever known.

Charting new directions for cultural theory and practice and offering alternatives to the project of neoliberal class restoration.

The Politics of Aesthetics rethinks the relationship between art and politics, reclaiming "e;aesthetics"e; from the narrow confines it is often reduced to.

The Politics of Aesthetics rethinks the relationship between art and politics, reclaiming "e;aesthetics"e; from the narrow confines it is often reduced to.

Print is an exciting and dynamic design area, with new analogue and digital technologies opening up a wealth of creative possibilities for designers in textile and non-textile media.

William Hogarth wrote his Analysis of Beauty in 1753, during the Age of Enlightenment.

An intimate, revealing biography of a talented artist who lived life on her own terms.

Delve into the rich and mysterious history of geishas with our latest book: "e;The History of Geishas in Japan - A Excursion through Japan's Cultural History"e;.

Why have some of the most interesting artists of our time committed themselves to some of the most devastating conflicts on Earth?

"Gabriela Goldstein y Carlos Weisse, dos prestigiosos y avezados psicoanalistas, intentan en este amplio y profundo escrito, acercar una vez más el psicoanálisis al arte, siguiendo la estela de muchos antecesores ilustres, S.

Western civilization is grappling with a profound crisis of unity and meaning, as analytical methods and intense specialization have fragmented knowledge and severed its connection to the holistic purpose of life: enabling humanity to embrace existence more fully.

A guide to choosing, completing, and sharing a 100-day creative project.

A Beautiful Anarchy is a vulnerable, honest, and insightful book about the human longing to create, whether you're creating a family, a business, a book, or a photograph.

A Beautiful Anarchy is a vulnerable, honest, and insightful book about the human longing to create, whether you're creating a family, a business, a book, or a photograph.

Imaginarium: The Process Behind the Pictures is a compendium of practical advice and information covering the photographic process-from idea cultivation through execution.

When photographing people, you can have a great composition, perfect light, and the right camera settings, but if your subject doesn't look rightif the pose is offthe shot will not be a keeper.

What can Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) learn from art?

A much-needed corrective to the history of single authorship, this timely volume offers new insight into the lives and practices of the artist couples, friendships and communities that shaped postwar art in Italy.

As the first volume of a two-volume set on traditional Chinese art, this book outlines the history of Chinese art spanning several millennia.

Durante el año 2000 invito a Susana Espinosa, especialista en Ecología Acústica, a dar un módulo de la formación que estábamos realizando en Francia a través de la Asociación Arbres de Vie.

Interior Design on Edge explores ways that interiors both constitute and upset our edges, whether physical, conceptual or psychological, imagined, implied, necessary or discriminatory.

In 2008 an Iraqi artist was waterboarded as performance art.

Two centuries after Napoleon Bonaparte's death, this edited volume brings together a diverse group of historians, art historians, and museum professionals to critically examine the enduring power of visual and material culture in the making of Napoleonic memory.

For novices and experienced collectors alike, Collecting and Care of Fine Art is a thorough examination of the intricacies of the art market.

Considering how culturally indispensable digital technology is today, it is ironic that computer-generated art was attacked when it burst onto the scene in the early 1960s.

Considering how culturally indispensable digital technology is today, it is ironic that computer-generated art was attacked when it burst onto the scene in the early 1960s.

In this follow-up to his hugely popular The Book of Trees and Visual Complexity, Manuel Lima takes us on a lively tour through millennia of circular information design.

The Next Thing: Art in the Twenty-first Century is a highly visual collection of essays about the future of art and the art of the future.

The 3rd edition of Color Studies introduces students from all concentrations of visual arts to color theory, the physiology and psychology of color perception, and the physics of color.

What can Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) learn from art?

The Art Instinct combines two of the most fascinating and contentious disciplines, art and evolutionary science, in a provocative new work that will revolutionize the way art itself is perceived.

Incorporate inquiry-based practices into your early childhood classroom or family child care program.

Colleges and universities used to teach art history to encourage connoisseurship and acquaint students with the riches of our artistic heritage.

Major changes are affecting the cultural sector around the world, and there is a need for new skills and knowledge in arts and cultural administration.