The Aesthetic Illusion in Literature and the Arts, Paperback - Jiri Koten

DescriptionThe notion of aesthetic illusion relates to a number of art forms and media. Defined as a pleasurable mental state that emerges during t...

Reducere. Art is all around you. Yet few of us can effectively explain why certain movies, books, plays, and songs resonate so profoundly within us, and more...

The volume offers a substantial and innovative appraisal of the role of the female voice from the perspective of twentieth-century performance prac...

Reducere. Arts of Engagement focuses on the role that music, film, visual art, and Indigenous cultural practices play in and beyond Canada's Truth and Reconc...

Reducere. "Revel in the brilliant world of Rinpa, the origin of Japanese decoration and the aesthetic consciousness the world has fallen in love with. Becaus...

Reducere. It was the season of the blockbuster. Between August 12 and November 26 1991, a whole slew of acts released albums that were supposed to sell milli...

In Jamaican dancehalls competition for the video camera's light is stiff, so much so that dancers sometimes bleach their skin to enhance their visi...

Examines JM Coetzee's writings about Elizabeth Costello, and the ways in which philosophers have responded to them. This book considers the relatio...

Reducere. In Austin, Texas, in 2002, a group of artists, activists, and academics led by performance studies scholar Omi Osun Joni L. Jones formed the Austin...

Theodor Adorno (1903-69) was undoubtedly the foremost thinker of the Frankfurt School, the influential group of German thinkers that fled to the US...

Provides an engaging study of American racialization of Chinese and Asians, Asian American writing, and contemporary Chinese cultural production, s...

This book draws on aesthetic theory, including ideas from the history of painting, music and dance, to offer a fresh perspective on the video game ...

Cutting-edge examples of the use of optical illusion in design-from trompe l'oeil to anamorphosis-to solve various challenges, be they space or bud...

Arts publication Vino fatale contains almost 200 black and white and colourful drawings, litographs, etchings, and paintings with the wine topics s...

A stunning look at the profound impact of the jet plane on the mid-century aesthetic, from Disneyland to Life magazine Vanessa R. Schwartz engaging...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

DescriptionWritten in the 1950s and '60s, the "action poems" comprising a A User's Manual were published in their complete form in 1969 when they w...

Reducere. The book provides a comparison of the work of Tracey Emin and He Chengyao in a global contemporary art context. It demonstrates why their work cons...

Publisher: Edinburgh University PressAuthor(s): Drew (University of Tennessee Knoxville) PaulIllustration(s): 15 Illustrations, black and whiteNumb...

Publisher: MartelloAuthor(s): Kevin RafterIllustration(s): 16 colour illustrationsNumber of pages: 242Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 131 x 196 x...

This collection categorizes aesthetic avant-garde art as art that seeks to politically transform society and argues that such art is essential for ...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Dr Patrick TreacyIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 233 x 156 ...

Despite influential contemporary British playwright and director Howard Barker's active involvement in the design of set, costume, lighting and sou...

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Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Now, for the first time, a philosopher undertakes a systematic investigation of the moral and aesthetic issues to which cultural appropriation give...

Traces the development of Disney animation, explains what made Disney's style unique, and features original sketches and drawings revealing the ori...

Publisher: Columbia University PressAuthor(s): Anat PickNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 208 x 138 x 13Cover type: Paperback /...

This collection categorizes aesthetic avant-garde art as art that seeks to politically transform society and argues that such art is essential for ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Dr Patrick TreacyIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 161 x 239 ...

This book explores the relationship between modern technological progress and classical liberalism. The compatibility of classical liberalism and t...

Discover how artists have been tricking the human eye for centuries in this gorgeous and wide-ranging exploration of the art of illusion.Illustrati...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Stephen David RossThis anthology has been significantly expanded for this edition to include a wider range of contemporary ...

Presents a history of fashion on film, with classic moments from film favourites and a host of untold stories about the creative talent working beh...