Four Arts of Photography explores the history of photography through the lens of philosophy and proposes a new scholarly understanding of the art form for the 21st century. Re–examines the history of art photography through four major photographic movements and with case studies of representative images Employs a top–down, theory to case approach, as well as a bottom–up, case to theory approach Advances a new theory regarding the nature of photography that is grounded in technology but doesn t place it in opposition to painting Includes commentaries by two leading philosophers of photography, Diarmuid Costello and Cynthia A. Freeland INDICE: List of Illustrations xi .Notes on Author and Contributors xii .Preface xiii .Wonderment to Puzzlement 1 .How to Do Things with Theory 17 .To Possess Other Eyes: The First Art 36 .Thinking Through Photographs: The Second Art 48 .A New Theory of Photography 65 .Lyricism: The Third Art 87 .The Knowing Eye 105 .Abstraction: The Fourth Art 114 .Crosscurrents and Boundary Conditions 125 .Appendix: The Skeptic s Argument 133 .Comments .Doing Justice to the Art in Photography 135Diarmuid Costello .Four Thoughts about Four Arts of Photography 147Cynthia A. Freeland .Notes 157 .Index 174
- ISBN: 978-1-119-05317-0
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 200
- Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2016
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés