Still Life
Virtually everyone knows what kinds of things are represented in still life, but we all have difficulty explaining precisely what still life is. We ar
Special-Effects and Topical Alphabets
Lettering that reinforces what you are selling: letters aflame, made with chopsticks, frozen with ice, etc. 100 fonts plus many lowercase and/or numer
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
Wassily Kandinsky was one of the most influential painters of the twentieth century, and this text, in which he laid out the tenets of painting as he
Salve Regina: The Story of Mary
The Virgin Mary is one of the most revered women in the history of the world, and yet amazingly, there is relatively little known about the details of
The Philosophy of the Visual Arts
Most instructors who teach introductory courses in aesthetics or the philosophy of arts use the visual arts as their implicit reference for “art” in g
Caribbean Art
The complex and colorful world of Caribbean art reflects the region’s African, European, Asian, and native heritage. Despite the ethnic, linguistic, a
Sticky Sublime
6 1/4 x 9 1/4 50 black-and-white illustrations North American Distribution art criticism An enthralling anthology of introspective thoughts from toda
The Aesthetic Function Of Art
How can we understand art and its impact? Gary Iseminger argues that the function of the practice of art and the informal institution of the artworld
New Essays on the Psychology of Art
Thousands of readers who have profited from engagement with the lively mind of Rudolf Arnheim over the decades will receive news of this new collectio
Revealing Art
Why does art matter to us, and what makes good art? Why is the role of imagination so important in art? Illustrated with carefully chosen color and