Phenomenology of the Visual Arts (even the frame)

Download or read book Phenomenology of the Visual Arts (even the frame) written by Paul Crowther and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2009-09-16 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are the visual arts so important and what is it that makes their forms significant? Countering recent interpretations of meaning that understand visual artworks on the model of literary texts, Crowther formulates a theory of the visual arts based on what their creation achieves both cognitively and aesthetically. He develops a phenomenology that emphasizes how visual art gives unique aesthetic expression to factors that are basic to perception. At the same time, he shows how various artistic media embody these factors in distinctive ways. Attentive to both the creation and reception of all major visual art forms (picturing, sculpture, architecture, and photography), Phenomenology of the Visual Arts also addresses complex idioms, including abstract, conceptual, and digital art.