{"product_id":"aesthetics-and-painting-9780826485205","title":"Aesthetics and Painting","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jason Gaiger\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Continuum\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Continuum\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Aesthetics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAesthetics and Painting \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces and opens up current debates and ideas in the aesthetics of painting. At the book's center is an investigation of the complex relationship between what a painting depicts and the means by which it is depicted. The book looks at: how and why painting may be distinguished from other art forms; the relationship between the painted surface and the depicted subject; the \"rules of representation\" specific to painting; abstract art and nonrepresentational painting; the most recent technological and aesthetic developments and their implications; the role of the artist-and that of the spectator. A sophisticated treatment of major ideas in art and philosophy, \u003ci\u003eAesthetics and Painting \u003c\/i\u003eremains highly readable throughout, offering a clear and coherent account of the nature of painting as an art form.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Continuum","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45081998917783,"sku":"9780826485205","price":16465.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780826485205.webp?v=1767262948","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/aesthetics-and-painting-9780826485205","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}