Art in Context: Understanding Aesthetic Value - Couverture souple

Fenner, David E. W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0804011052 ISBN 13 : 9780804011051

Editeur : Swallow Press, 2008

Synopsis

The various lenses--ethical, political, sexual, religious, and so forth--through which we may view art are often instrumental in giving us an appreciation of the work. In Art in Context: Understanding Aesthetic Value, philosopher David Fenner presents a straightforward, accessible overview of the arguments about the importance of considering the relevant context in determining the true merit of a work of art.

Art in Context is a systematic, historically situated, and historically evidenced attempt to demonstrate the importance of considering contexts that will, in the vast majority of cases, increase the aesthetic experience. While focusing on distance, detachment, aestheticism, art for art's sake, and formalism can at times be instructive and interesting, such approaches risk missing the larger and often central issue of the piece.

Based on the findings of philosophers and critics, and on artwork throughout
history, Art in Context provides a solid foundation for understanding and valuing a work of art in perspective as well as within the particular world in which it exists.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David E. W. Fenner is dean of the Graduate School at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida. He is the author of The Aesthetic Attitude and Introducing Aesthetics and the editor of Ethics and the Arts and Ethics in Education.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Swallow Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0804011052
• ISBN 13: 9780804011051
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible