Art Sociology Description

Author: Teng Shouyao
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book reveals the various relative properties of art and the corresponding social factors. Therefore, the focus of "sociology of art" is not a predetermined outcome but a relative process, making it difficult to quickly establish a rigorous theoretical system. Instead, it adopts the "descriptive" method. The book first introduces the category of "sociology of art," its position in "aesthetics," its historical development, and the major natural and social factors that influence art. It then describes the sociological origins of historical art movements such as primitive art, romantic art, impressionist art, and surrealism, with a focus on the postmodern art that moves "towards the process." It attempts to reveal that "art moves towards life, and life moves towards art" is the current trend in society.