Colorful Images -- The Cultural Dimensions of Visual Art

Author: Ding Ning
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Publish Date: 2005-10-19
Features: The greatest thing human souls can do in this world is to see things. —[British] J. Ruskin, Modern Painters
Vision without abstraction is blind; abstraction without vision is empty. —[American] R. Arnheim, Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye
Today, our eyes are dimmed. —[French] Jacques Attali, Noise: The Political Economy of Music
Based on extensive research in hand studies and personal insights into original artworks, the author, from a broad perspective of cultural studies, delves into some lesser-known yet highly significant propositions within traditional aesthetics. The book offers unique perspectives on issues such as the ownership of art as cultural property, the theft and restoration of artworks, and the role of art museums. It provides fresh and incisive analyses of related artistic phenomena and works, revealing the rich connotations and profound effects of art itself in a novel and thought-provoking manner. This book will contribute groundbreaking insights into how people can approach art from a "cultural" perspective.