Art and Essence

Art and Essence

Author: Stephen Davies

Publisher: Praeger

Published: 2003-10-30

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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This exceptional new collection comprises 13 new essays on the nature and definability of art. Presenting a wide offering of contemporary philosophical perspectives—including theoretical, historical, cross-cultural, and evolutionary—Art and Essence offers thorough critical discussion on the extensive contemporary philosophical literature on the subject. The work here contrasts the idea of theorizing about why we make and consume art with that of defining it; furthermore, the authors consider the possibility that art has no definable essence and discusses differences and connections between art and nature. More historical chapters focus on ancient and medieval approaches to art, while others discuss the work of philosophers such as Hume, Kant, and Nietzsche. Non-Western cultures cultivated their own, distinctive art practices and philosophies, as discussed in chapters on India and Japan, and contemporary philosophers have added their own unique perspectives. The authors are among the leading philosophers on the subjects they cover, making Art and Essence an invaluable tool for scholars of a wide variety of fields.


Capturing the Essence

Capturing the Essence

Author: William T Cooper

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published: 2011-05-12

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 0643103392

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Capturing the Essence is a step-by-step personal guide – by one of Australia's greatest living bird artists – to observing, retaining the essential information and then painting birds from field notes and sketches, photographs and other field observations. The author takes the reader through the processes involved in oil painting, watercolour and acrylic techniques, and a piece of art is built up in stages to demonstrate the skills required in each of these media. While the book covers some of the general basics relevant to various kinds of painting of natural history subjects, the concentration is very much on birds. Painting or drawing any subject well, gives great satisfaction. In this book the author hopes to help the reader become competent at drawing and painting birds, or at least to enjoy trying!


Essence of Watercolour

Essence of Watercolour

Author: Hazel Soan

Publisher: Rizzoli Publications

Published: 2017-08-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1849944601

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A paperback reissue Hazel Soan's classic practical art book. Hazel Soan is a well-known and popular artist and an enthusiastic and inspirational teacher. In The Essence of Watercolour Hazel shows how wonderfully versatile and beguiling the medium of watercolour is and how to get the most out of it. Hazel stresses how important it is to understand the characteristics of the medium in order to exploit it to the full. She encourages the reader to explore the properties of watercolour and to be unafraid of strength of colour and brushstroke. Hazel shows through demonstration and projects that tone is king in watercolour and illustrates how to paint light with the use of shade. Armed with this understanding she demonstrates that watercolour is not such an unforgiving medium after all: accidents and mistakes can be disguised, overridden and corrected. The Essence of Watercolour is a culmination of many years of Hazel's teaching and demonstrating, in which she offers inspirational insights into the secrets of watercolour painting and encourages artists to take their art to the next level.


Drawing and Painting Animals

Drawing and Painting Animals

Author: Edward Aldrich

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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Showing how to depict some of nature's most dazzling creatures, this book's careful demonstrations simplify the process of painting and drawing wildlife. Instruction is geared to working with pencil, oil, and watercolor, utilizing the particular properties of each medium to portray hair, fur, and feathers, and more. 150 color and 50 b&w illustrations.


Die Essenz der Dinge

Die Essenz der Dinge

Author: Mathias Schwartz-Clauss

Publisher: Vitra Design Stiftung

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 9783931936501

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The Essence of Things seeks to investigate the motifs and motivations of reduction in design. Beginning with a look at the broad horizons of the theme, this richly illustrated catalogue


The Essence of Line

The Essence of Line

Author: Jay McKean Fisher

Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 0271026820

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Rarely seen drawings and watercolors by some of the most influential French artists of the nineteenth century are the subject of this richly illustrated publication from The Baltimore Museum of Art and the Walters Art Museum. From revealing preparatory sketches to exquisite finished watercolors, more than 100 works by artists such as Eugene Delacroix, Honore Daumier, Paul Cezanne, and Edgar Degas illuminate the range of French art over the course of a century of innovation. The BMA and the Walters have combined holdings of more than 900 French drawings from the nineteenth century, one of the nation's strongest and richest collections of French art from this period. The publication also includes works from the Peabody Institute Art Collection of the Maryland State Archives. The Essence of Line offers the first comprehensive discussion of the formation of these collections and their significance for the history of French art. The catalogue includes essays by Jay McKean Fisher, William R. Johnston, and Cheryl K. Snay that provide insights into the artistic, commercial, and social functions that drawings served for their creators and collectors, as well as how collecting patterns influenced the development of modernism. Conservator Kimberly Schenck bridges the worlds of the collector and of the artist by examining the production and the use of drawing materials in an epoch of radical changes in technique as well as style. Published on the occasion of an exhibition jointly organized by The Baltimore Museum of Art and the Walters Art Museum, this book presents a panorama of sketches, watercolors, and presentation drawings, many of them little known outside a small circle of experts. It is correlated with an online database of more than 900 nineteenth-century French drawings in the holdings of these Baltimore museums.


The Essence of Chinese Painting

The Essence of Chinese Painting

Author: Roger Goepper

Publisher:

Published: 1963

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13:

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Seeks to bring the Western spectator with little or no previous knowledge closer to the phenomenon of Chinese painting.


The Art of Being

The Art of Being

Author: Elizabeth Dixon

Publisher:

Published: 2017-09-30

Total Pages: 95

ISBN-13: 9780998556123

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Attitude. Personality. Mindset. Spirit. Essence. Regardless of how you define your state of being, it is the basis for your existence and how you experience life. The Art of Being lays the foundation for your first impressions because if you get this part wrong not much else matters. All other efforts may be diminished or wasted. Your way of being sets the tone for how people relate to you, behave toward you, and engage with you. The more positively centered and grounded you are in your authentic being, the more people may be drawn to you. Becoming the person you want to be includes being your best, doing your best, and allowing your personality, passions, and purpose to shine through.This book is Book 1 of 8 from the Susan Young's mastery manual The Art of First Impressions for Positive Impact¿8 Ways to Shine Bright to Transform Relationship Results.