Essays on the nature of art
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Essays on the nature of art
State University of New York Press, c1996
- : pbk
Available at 4 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this newest book, the author presents a theory of art which is at once universal in its general conception and historically-grounded in its attention to aesthetic practices in diverse cultures. The author argues that especially today art not only enjoys a special kind of autonomy but also has important social and political responsibilities.
Deutsch posits that an art work has as its intentionality the striving to be aesthetically forceful, meaningful, and beautiful, with each of these dimensions culturally situated. Working from traditional imitation and expression theories, he argues that the manner of an artwork's coming into being and one's experience of it constitutes an integral whole.
Selected aspects of painting, poetry, dance, architecture, films, and music are offered to deepen an understanding of the concepts presented. Also included are several inter-connected themes focusing on the difficult and controversial issues of interpreting art, truth in art, and the relations between art and morality, and art and religion.
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I
1. On the Question "What is Art?"
2. Art is Imitation
3. Art is Expression
4. Aesthetic Experience and the Artwork
5. Summary Definition of a Work of Art
Part II
6. Time in the Visual Arts
7. Mallarme and Valery and the Essence of Poetry
8. Where is a Dance?
9. Form in Architecture
10. Music as Silence-and-Sound
Part III
11. Interpreting Art
12. Truth in Art
13. Art and Morality
14. Religion and Art
Notes
Index
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