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Art Theory Books

Ways of Seeing
On Photography
The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media
Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
Interaction of Color
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
Art and Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation
Relational Aesthetics
About Looking
Art and Fear
The Story of Art
After the End of Art
The Society of the Spectacle
Art in Theory, 1900–2000: An Anthology of Changing Ideas
The Return of the Real: Art and Theory at the End of the Century
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Mythic Adventures by Ayn Cates SullivanWhat Comes After Farce by Hal FosterPotential History by Ariella Aïsha AzoulayWhat Art Is by Arthur C. DantoWhat Is Art? by Leo Tolstoy
Art Philosophy Books
98 books — 11 voters
Vincent Van Gogh by Ingo F. WaltherLeonardo. The Complete Drawings by Frank ZöllnerMichelangelo by Frank ZöllnerLeonardo Da Vinci The Complete Paintings by Frank ZöllnerMichelangelo. The Graphic Work by Thomas Ppper
Taschen Bibliotheca Universalis
110 books — 8 voters

Who Hears Here? by Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr.Mythologies by Roland BarthesThe Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Friedrich EngelsThe Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by Walter BenjaminThe Left Hemisphere by Razmig Keucheyan
Critique of cultural studies from within.
110 books — 20 voters
Ethereal by Phillip BainbridgeSeven Beyond by Stella AtriumThe Consolation of Philosophy by BoethiusPhilosophy of Evil by Lars Fredrik Händler SvendsenThe Art of War and Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy by Sun Tzu
books with ‘philosophy’ in title
253 books — 26 voters

The Judgment of Paris by Ross KingOf the Standard of Taste by David HumeThe Abuse of Beauty by Arthur C. DantoThe Transfiguration of the Commonplace by DantoWhat Art Is by Arthur C. Danto
My Exploration on Art Theory
24 books — 3 voters
River of Shadows by Rebecca SolnitMatter and Memory by Henri BergsonPhotography, Cinema, Memory by Damian SuttonShort Nights of the Shadow Catcher by Timothy EganCreative Evolution by Henri Bergson
Photographic Time
33 books — 2 voters

Quotes Tagged “Art Theory”

Pablo Picasso
“ Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? No. Just as one can never learn how to paint. ”
― Pablo Picasso
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Julie Abe
“ When I begin, I draw rougher, more jagged lines to get out my excess energy before I can focus on what I see before me. Before I can study the angles and get them right, before my practice and proper theory sets in. ”
― Julie Abe, The Charmed List
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Videos Tagged “Art Theory”

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Groups Tagged "Art Theory"

A group for discussing the best art book releases and recommending your favourites to give other…more
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How drawing is an extension of the non-verbal language of internal thought; making is a form of …more
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Contemporary Art Discourse Dedicated to the reading and discovering of outstanding literature on contemporary art.
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The Art Book Club by Range Creative Welcome to the Art Book Club by Range Creative. We have a book of the month, but let's also dis…more
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