Oxford University Press | ISBN:0192853678 | File Type: PDF, 256 pages | File size: 33.Mb | Apr. 4th, 2002
Aesthetics: An Introduction to Art Theory From Andy Warhol s Brillo boxes to provocative dung splattered madonnas in today s art world many strange even shocking things are put on display This often leads exasperated viewers to exclaim is this really art In this invaluable primer on aesthetics Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are so highly valued in art weaving together philosophy and art theory with many engrossing examples Writing clearly and perceptively she explores the ctural meanings of art in different contexts and highlights the continuities of tradition that stretch from modern often sensational works back to the ancient halls of the arthenon to the medieval cathedral of Chartres and to African nkisi nkondi fetish statues She explores the difficties of interpretation examines recent scientific research into the ways the brain perceives art and looks to the still emerging worlds of art on the web video art art museum CD ROMS and much more She also guides us through the various theorists of art from Aristotle and Kant to Baudrillard Throughout this nuanced account of theories artists and works Freeland provides us with a rich understanding of how ctural significance is captured in a physical medium and why challenging our perceptions is and always has been central to the whole endeavor It is instructive to recall that Henri Matisse himself was originally derided as a wild beast To horrified critics his bold colors and distorted forms were outrageous A century later what was once shocking is now considered beautif And that writes Freeland is art
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