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Title: BUT IS IT ART?
AN INTRODUCTION TO ART THEORY
By: Cynthia A. Freeland
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0192853678
ISBN 13: 9780192853677
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Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 7 February, 2002
Pages: 254
Description: Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy, art theory, and many engrossing examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, sex, web sites, and research on the brain's role in perceiving art. This clear, lively book will engage the public, introductory students, and teachers in the arts.
Synopsis: In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many fascinating examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics, clarifying contemporary and historical accounts of the nature, function, and interpretation of the arts. Freeland also propels us into the future by surveying cutting-edge web sites, along with the latest research on the brain's role in perceiving art. This clear, provocative book engages with the big debates surrounding our responses to art and is an invaluable introduction to anyone interested in thinking about art.
Illustrations: 8 pp. colour plates, 24 halftones
Publication: UK
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Returns: Returnable
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