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The Phenomenology of Painting Book

In this book Nigel Wentworth tackles some of the central questions of the philosophy of art. To what extent can a painting and its meaning be understood to result from the artist's intentions? In what way can the painting be understood as an expressive object? What does it mean for a painting to be a representation of something? And what is the nature of aesthetic quality in painting? In offering responses to these questions, Wentworth offers a new theory on aesthetic quality.Read More

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    Nigel Wentworth tackles key questions concerning the philosophy of art in this analysis. To what extent can the meaning of a painting be conveyed by the artist's intentions? In what way can it be understood expressively? How does a painting represent something? What does "aesthetic quality" refer to in relationship to painting? Wentworth's responses to these questions demonstrate the emergence of a new theory of aesthetic quality.

  • 0521819997
  • 9780521819992
  • Nigel Wentworth
  • 17 June 2004
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 296
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