Art and Phenomenology

ISBN: 0415774497

Author: Parry, Joseph

Condition: New

Philosophy of art is traditionally concerned with the definition, appreciation and value of art. Through a close examination of art from recent centuries, Art and Phenomenology is one of the first books to explore visual art as a mode of experiencing the world itself, showing how in the words of Merleau-Ponty Painting does not imitate the world, but is a world of its own.An outstanding series of chapters by an international group of contributors examine the following questions: Paul Klee and the body in art colour and background in Merleau-Pontys phenomenology of art self-consciousness and seventeenth-century painting Vermeer and Heidegger philosophy and the painting of Rothko embodiment in Renaissance art sculpture, dance and phenomenology.Art and Phenomenology is essential reading for anyone interested in phenomenology, aesthetics, and visual culture.