Book The Secret Lives of Art Works : Exploring the Boundaries Between Art and Life (2015, Paperback) FB2, EPUB, DOC
9789087281397 English 9087281390 Over the centuries, viewers have attributed life and agency to many works of art: they claim that portraits stare back or that statues move, breathe, and speak. The first volume to examine this phenomenon in detail, "The Secret Lives of Art Works" presents case studies from the visual arts, architecture, and beyond and engages critically with theoretical perspectives from art history, psychology, anthropology, and aesthetics. Combining historical research with an exploration of current approaches to the topic, "The Secret Lives of Art Works" offers a unified account of a fascinating experience in which art seemingly comes alive and engages its beholders., The Secret Lives of Artworks is a collection of essays on the phenomenon that viewers treat works of art as living beings: they attribute life, personhood and agency to them, kiss them, beat them, or claim that portraits look at viewers, and that statues move, breathe and speak. This volume engages in existent theories of these phenomena in art history, psychology, aesthetics and anthropology developed by the members of the Leiden 'Art, Agency and Living Presence' group. The Secret Lives of Art Works identifies new areas of research and presents the theoretical and historical account exploring the boundaries between 'Art and Life'.
9789087281397 English 9087281390 Over the centuries, viewers have attributed life and agency to many works of art: they claim that portraits stare back or that statues move, breathe, and speak. The first volume to examine this phenomenon in detail, "The Secret Lives of Art Works" presents case studies from the visual arts, architecture, and beyond and engages critically with theoretical perspectives from art history, psychology, anthropology, and aesthetics. Combining historical research with an exploration of current approaches to the topic, "The Secret Lives of Art Works" offers a unified account of a fascinating experience in which art seemingly comes alive and engages its beholders., The Secret Lives of Artworks is a collection of essays on the phenomenon that viewers treat works of art as living beings: they attribute life, personhood and agency to them, kiss them, beat them, or claim that portraits look at viewers, and that statues move, breathe and speak. This volume engages in existent theories of these phenomena in art history, psychology, aesthetics and anthropology developed by the members of the Leiden 'Art, Agency and Living Presence' group. The Secret Lives of Art Works identifies new areas of research and presents the theoretical and historical account exploring the boundaries between 'Art and Life'.