Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Event of Encounter in Art and Philosophy The Event of Encounter in Art and Philosophy Kuisma Korhonen,Pajari Räsänen The event of an encounter is singular, unrepeatable and unpredictable. It marks not only a unique moment of temporary contact, but also the past and the future, makes them meaningful, defines them an… OL15691866W
Avant-nostalgia Avant-nostalgia John Baldacchino *Avant-nostalgia* brings together textual and visual narratives scattered around four themes: knowledge, memory, touch, and return. The text starts where the image ends. The image originates where th… OL2774781W
The narrow gate The narrow gate Stewart, Robert The Narrow Gate presents 19 short essays that explore ways in which literary writing and visual art affirm and clarify values, in our personal lives and in art, itself, with topics ranging from "resi… OL28606582W
The murder of art The murder of art Thomas Crombez The murder of art. It sounds like the title of a thriller. That is exactly what the history of aesthetics is. Western philosophical tradition begins with a condemnation of art. The Greek philosopher … OL32767796W
L'horizon L'horizon Céline Flécheux 44 planches couleur OL33071520W
Wabi Sabi Wabi Sabi Andrew Juniper Developed out of the aesthetic philosophy of cha-no-yu (the tea ceremony) in fifteenth-century Japan, wabi sabi is an aesthetic that finds beauty in things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. … OL8444848W