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Author : Cynthia Freeland
Release : 2010-06-17
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 981/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Portraits and Persons by : Cynthia Freeland
Download or read book Portraits and Persons written by Cynthia Freeland. This book was released on 2010-06-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `A boundary-breaking book, mobilizing art for philosophical purposes with exciting and enlightening results.' Ivan Gaskell, Harvard University --
Author : Cynthia Freeland
Release : 2010-06-17
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 657/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Portraits and Persons by : Cynthia Freeland
Download or read book Portraits and Persons written by Cynthia Freeland. This book was released on 2010-06-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portraits have for centuries been one of the most important art forms. But what do portraits tell us? What do they mean? And what makes a picture into a portrait? In this book, leading art philosopher Cynthia Freeland addresses these questions and more. As she shows, portraits have served two fundamental functions throughout the ages. Firstly, they preserve identity, bringing us closer to loved ones who are either absent or dead. And secondly, they tell us something about the subject being portrayed: not just external things such as what they are wearing, but also about the subject's emotions and inner state. Along the way, she addresses a whole host of fascinating problems posed by the art of portraiture. Can a picture of an animal truly be a portrait? How exactly have artists through the ages managed to depict the inner state of the subject being portrayed? Is it in fact possible for an artist to capture someone's individual 'air', their unique aura? And how has science been used to help in this quest? As Freeland shows, portraits are far more than just pretty pictures. They are a fundamental way of looking at ourselves and others, raising profound questions about our identity, how it is revealed, and how it can be preserved even after death.
Author : Mike Tyka
Release : 2019-09
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 414/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Portraits of Imaginary People by : Mike Tyka
Download or read book Portraits of Imaginary People written by Mike Tyka. This book was released on 2019-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portraits of Imaginary People highlights a series of portraits produced by artist Mike Tyka utilizing a generative adversarial network (GAN).
Author : Hans Maes
Release : 2019-11-20
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 254/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Portraits and Philosophy by : Hans Maes
Download or read book Portraits and Philosophy written by Hans Maes. This book was released on 2019-11-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portraits are everywhere. One finds them not only in museums and galleries, but also in newspapers and magazines, in the homes of people and in the boardrooms of companies, on stamps and coins, on millions of cell phones and computers. Despite its huge popularity, however, portraiture hasn’t received much philosophical attention. While there are countless art historical studies of portraiture, contemporary philosophy has largely remained silent on the subject. This book aims to address that lacuna. It brings together philosophers (and philosophically minded historians) with different areas of expertise to discuss this enduring and continuously fascinating genre. The chapters in this collection are ranged under five broad themes. Part I examines the general nature of portraiture and what makes it distinctive as a genre. Part II looks at some of the subgenres of portraiture, such as double portraiture, and at some special cases, such as sport card portraits and portraits of people not present. How emotions are expressed and evoked by portraits is the central focus of Part III, while Part IV explores the relation between portraiture, fiction, and depiction more generally. Finally, in Part V, some of the ethical issues surrounding portraiture are addressed. The book closes with an epilogue about portraits of philosophers. Portraits and Philosophy tangles with deep questions about the nature and effects of portraiture in ways that will substantially advance the scholarly discussion of the genre. It will be of interest to scholars and students working in philosophy of art, history of art, and the visual arts.
Author : Christine Sneed
Release : 2010
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 583/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Portraits of a Few of the People I've Made Cry by : Christine Sneed
Download or read book Portraits of a Few of the People I've Made Cry written by Christine Sneed. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories that explore the tragicomic aspects of romantic love.
