What drawing and painting really mean : the phenomenology of image and gesture / Paul Crowther.
By: Crowther, Paul [author]
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BookSeries: Routledge advances in art and visual studies: Publisher: London : Routledge, 2019Copyright date: ©2017Description: ix, 168 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780367331443 (paperback).Subject(s): Drawing -- Philosophy | Painting -- Philosophy | Phenomenology and art | Aesthetics | Art -- PhilosophyDDC classification: 741 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 741 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 00232213 | Checked out | 07/03/2024 | 00232213 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
There are as many meanings to drawing and painting as there are cultural contexts for them to exist in. But this is not the end of the story. Drawings and paintings are made , and in their making embody unique meanings that transform our perception of space-time and sense of finitude. These meanings have not been addressed by art history or visual studies hitherto, and have only been considered indirectly by philosophers (mainly in the phenomenological tradition). If these intrinsic meanings are explained and further developed, then the philosophy of art practice is significantly enhanced. The present work, accordingly, is a phenomenology of how the gestural and digital creation of visual imagery generates self-transformation through aesthetic space .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: drawing and painting in the age of networks -- 1. The cognitive function of the image -- 2. Gestural origins of drawing and painting: from pre-history to aesthetic space -- 3. The phenomenology of drawing and painting -- 4. Aesthetic space: drawing, painting, and the meaning of everything -- 5. Art's eternalization of the moment -- 6. Meaning in abstract art -- 7. Conditions of creativity: drawing and painting with computers -- Conclusion: drawing and painting at the limits of art.
"There are as many meanings to drawing and painting as there are cultural contexts for them to exist in. But this is not the end of the story. Drawings and paintings are made, and in their making embody unique meanings that transform our perception of space-time and sense of finitude. These meanings have not been addressed by art history or visual studies hitherto, and have only been considered indirectly by philosophers (mainly in the phenomenological tradition). If these intrinsic meanings are explained and further developed, then the philosophy of art practice is significantly enhanced. The present work, accordingly, is a phenomenology of how the gestural and digital creation of visual imagery generates self-transformation through aesthetic space" - back cover.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- List of Figures (p. viii)
- List of Plates (p. x)
- Acknowledgments (p. xi)
- Introduction: Drawing and Painting in the Age of Networks (p. 1)
- 1 The Cognitive Function of the Image (p. 16)
- 2 Gestural Origins of Drawing and Painting: From Pre-History to Aesthetic Space (p. 33)
- 3 The Phenomenology of Drawing and Painting (p. 47)
- 4 Aesthetic Space: Drawing, Painting, and the Meaning of Everything (p. 79)
- 5 Art's Eternalization of the Moment (p. 105)
- 6 Meaning in Abstract Art (p. 119)
- 7 Conditions of Creativity: Drawing and Painting with Computers (p. 132)
- Conclusion: Drawing and Painting at the Limits of Art (p. 154)
- Bibliography (p. 158)
- Index (p. 162)