How the materiality of paint is intrinsic to the work of art :: an explanation of the meaningful placement of the medium of painting in contemporary art theory /

With the invention and ascendance of photography, film and telematics art, has the art of painting become redundant? This book centers on the argument that oil painting, as art-making, remains viable and necessary as a contemporary medium. It does so by examining the materiality present in paint and...

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Main Author: Lawrence, Sharon Orleans
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lewiston, New York : Edwin Mellen Press, [2013]
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:With the invention and ascendance of photography, film and telematics art, has the art of painting become redundant? This book centers on the argument that oil painting, as art-making, remains viable and necessary as a contemporary medium. It does so by examining the materiality present in paint and how it contributes to a viewer's engagement with a painting. Materiality is, literally, the embodiment of the painting's ontology, distilled from the characteristics of the paint, the painter's experience with the paint, and its presentation to the viewer in such a way as to evoke a visceral respon.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 288 pages .)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780773407381
0773407383

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