Discusses the various theorists of art, from aristotle and kant to baudrillard. Cynthia freeland, but is it art an introduction to art. Cynthia freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many examples. Freeland provides a unique and inclusive view of the past by discussing it from the vantage point of contemporary art. A very short introduction very short introductions. Freeland born 1951 is an american philosopher of art. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading art theory. Pdf cynthia freeland but is it art an introduction to. A very short introduction by cynthia freeland initially published as but is it art an introduction to art theory. A very short introduction philpapers very short introductions 1 10 of books. Freeland, 9780192853677, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
Feb, 2003 in todays art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. A companion to contemporary art is a major survey covering the major works and movements, the most important theoretical developments, and the historical, social, political, and aesthetic issues in contemporary art since 1945, primarily in the euroamerican context. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics, clarifying contemporary and historical accounts of the nature, function, and. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics, clarifying contemporary and historical accounts of the nature, function, and interpretation of the arts. A short introduction freeland, cynthia but is it art. Art theories and the people behind them, with vocabulary as well. A very short introduction cynthia freeland very short introductions profoundly refreshing and satisfying. It would be wrongheaded to overlook gender and sexuality in commenting on mapplethorpes work or judy chicagos dinner party. She has published three monographs, over two dozen of articles and edited several books. Blood and beauty examines why blood has been used in so much art. An introduction to art theory paperback april 4, 2002 by cynthia freeland author 4.
Cynthia freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy, art theory, and many engrossing examples. Cynthia freelands informed and informative essay addresses, in seven pointed chapters, the central poser about modern art today what is it. Chapter one considers the ritual theory of art and the theories of hume and kant. By kelli nothing is an artwork without an interpretation that constitutes it as such. Evil and the appeal of horror 1999 and coeditor of philosophy and. In this very short introduction cynthia freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and.
The theory of art as communal ritual fails to account for the value and effects of much contemporary art. This often leads exasperated viewers to exclaimis this really. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume provides trenchant and provocative. Cynthia freeland is professor of philosophy at the university of houston, texas. Freeland overall, the essays in this volume represent a welcome addition to the second wave of feminist criticism and reappraisal of aristotelian thought on central concern to feminism such as biological and metaphysical essentialism, standpoint theory, the normativity of science, and feminist ethics and aesthetics. Cynthia freeland 2009 journal of aesthetics and art criticism 67 2. An introduction to art theory by cynthia a freeland online at alibris. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, sex, web sites, and research on the brains role in perceiving art.
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