Landscape Natural Beauty And The Arts

Author : Salim Kemal,Ivan Gaskell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521558549

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Landscape, Natural Beauty and the Arts by Salim Kemal,Ivan Gaskell Pdf

Landscape, Natural Beauty and the Arts offers probing studies of the complex structure of aesthetic responses to nature. Each chapter refines and expands the terms of discussion, and together they enrich the debate with insights from art history, literary criticism, geography and philosophy. To explore the interrelation between our conceptions of nature, beauty and art, the contributors consider the social construction of nature, the determination of our appreciation by artistic media, and the duality of nature's determining in gardening. Showing that natural beauty is impregnated with concepts derived from the arts and from particular accounts of nature, the volume occasions questions of the distinction and relation between art and nature generally, and culminates in a set of philosophical studies of the role of scientific understanding, engagement and emotion in the aesthetic appreciation of nature.

Author : Ronald Moore
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781460401408

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Natural Beauty by Ronald Moore Pdf

Natural Beauty was selected for the Choice Outstanding Academic Title list for 2008! Natural Beauty presents a bold new philosophical account of the principles involved in making aesthetic judgments about natural objects. It surveys historical and modern accounts of natural beauty and weaves elements derived from those accounts into a “syncretic theory” that centers on key features of aesthetic experience—specifically, features that sustain and reward attention. In this way, Moore’s theory sets itself apart from both the purely cognitive and the purely emotive approaches that have dominated natural aesthetics until now. Natural Beauty shows why aesthetic appreciation of works of art and aesthetic appreciation of nature can be mutually reinforcing; that is, how they are cooperative rather than rival enterprises. Moore also makes a compelling case for how and why the experience of natural beauty can contribute to the larger project of living a good life.

Author : Raffaele Milani
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780773535084

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Art of the Landscape by Raffaele Milani Pdf

A detailed guide to the aesthetic experience of landscapes.

Author : Allen Carlson,Arnold Berleant
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2004-02-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1551114704

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The Aesthetics of Natural Environments by Allen Carlson,Arnold Berleant Pdf

The Aesthetics of Natural Environments is a collection of essays investigating philosophical and aesthetics issues that arise in our appreciation of natural environments. The introduction gives an historical and conceptual overview of the rapidly developing field of study known as environmental aesthetics. The essays consist of classic pieces as well as new contributions by some of the most prominent individuals now working in the field and range from theoretical to applied approaches. The topics covered include the nature and value of natural beauty, the relationship between art appreciation and nature appreciation, the role of knowledge in the aesthetic appreciation of nature, the importance of environmental participation to the appreciation of environments, and the connections between the aesthetic appreciation of nature and our ethical obligations concerning its maintenance and preservation. This volume is for scholars and students focussed on nature, landscapes, and environments, individuals in areas such as aesthetics, environmental ethics, geography, environmental studies, landscape architecture, landscape ecology, and the planning and design disciplines. It is also for any reader interested in and concerned about the aesthetic quality of the world in which we live.

Author : Allen Carlson,Sheila Lintott
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0231138865

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Nature, Aesthetics, and Environmentalism by Allen Carlson,Sheila Lintott Pdf

Nature, Aesthetics, and Environmentalism: From Beauty to Duty addresses the complex relationships between aesthetic appreciation and environmental issues and emphasizes the valuable contribution that environmental aesthetics can make to environmentalism. Allen Carlson, a pioneer in environmental aesthetics, and Sheila Lintott, who has published widely in aesthetics, combine important historical essays on the appreciation of nature with the best contemporary research in the field. They begin with the scientific, artistic, and aesthetic foundations of current environmental beliefs and attitudes. Then they offer views on the conceptualization of nature and the various debates on how to properly and respectfully appreciate nature. The book introduces positive aesthetics, the belief that everything in nature is essentially beautiful, even the devastation caused by earthquakes or floods, and the essays in the final section explicitly bring together aesthetics, ethics, and environmentalism to explore the ways in which each might affect the others. Book jacket.

Author : Barbara Novak
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007-02-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780195305869

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Nature and Culture by Barbara Novak Pdf

Explains that for fifty years, American society bestowed in the idea of Nature its cherished ideals.

Author : Allen Carlson
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 023114041X

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Nature and Landscape by Allen Carlson Pdf

The roots of environmental aesthetics reach back to the ideas of eighteenth-century thinkers who found nature an ideal source of aesthetic experience. Today, having blossomed into a significant subfield of aesthetics, environmental aesthetics studies and encourages the appreciation of not just natural environments but also human-made and human-modified landscapes. Nature and Landscape is an important introduction to this rapidly growing area of aesthetic understanding and appreciation. Allen Carlson begins by tracing the development of the field's historical background, and then surveys contemporary positions on the aesthetics of nature, such as scientific cognitivism, which holds that certain kinds of scientific knowledge are necessary for a full appreciation of natural environments. Carlson next turns to environments that have been created or changed by humans and the dilemmas that are posed by the appreciation of such landscapes. He examines how to aesthetically appreciate a variety of urban and rural landscapes and concludes with a discussion of whether there is, in general, a correct way to aesthetically experience the environment.

Author : Ronald Moore
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781551115030

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Natural Beauty by Ronald Moore Pdf

Natural Beauty was selected for the Choice Outstanding Academic Title list for 2008! Natural Beauty presents a bold new philosophical account of the principles involved in making aesthetic judgments about natural objects. It surveys historical and modern accounts of natural beauty and weaves elements derived from those accounts into a “syncretic theory” that centers on key features of aesthetic experience—specifically, features that sustain and reward attention. In this way, Moore’s theory sets itself apart from both the purely cognitive and the purely emotive approaches that have dominated natural aesthetics until now. Natural Beauty shows why aesthetic appreciation of works of art and aesthetic appreciation of nature can be mutually reinforcing; that is, how they are cooperative rather than rival enterprises. Moore also makes a compelling case for how and why the experience of natural beauty can contribute to the larger project of living a good life.

Author : Martin Warnke
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Art
ISBN : 0674686160

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Political Landscape by Martin Warnke Pdf

Whether considering the role of landscape in battle depictions; or investigating monumental figures from the Colossus of Rhodes to Mount Rushmore; or asking why gold backgrounds in paintings gave way to mountains topped with castles; Political Landscape reconfigures our idea of landscape, its significance, and its representations.

Author : William Howe Downes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Nature (Aesthetics)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044103111753

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Arcadian Days by William Howe Downes Pdf

Author : John Ruskin
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4057664656032

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Lectures on Landscape by John Ruskin Pdf

"Lectures on Landscape" by John Ruskin. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Lil Chrzan
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-20
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781039121942

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Towards Light by Lil Chrzan Pdf

TOWARDS LIGHT richly redefines the way we experience the scenic beauty of British Columbia. With each magical painting, artist Lil Chrzan informs the viewer that a landscape is not just about clouds and trees but rather the subtle quality of light and shadow in the spaces between. This book will captivate collectors and fans of Lil Chrzan’s work and lovers of the Canadian landscape. Thanks to Lil you will never again look at a landscape the same way. —Vicki Smith, Artist LIL CHRZAN is a Canadian Landscape painter known for her masterful depictions of golden light across luminous West Coast scenes. Viewers invited into her world experience a sense of calm transcendence when taking in the dramatic light-filled paintings. Chrzan’s paintings are not intended to be direct representations of nature, but rather a process of extracting the most essential elements in a scene. Her careful brushwork and critical awareness of humanity in relation to nature sets the scene for her own signature style and vision. These works hum with intensity while offering the viewer contemplative calmness. This body of work features more than eighty-five reproductions of Chrzan’s most outstanding landscape paintings as well as an essay by Dr. Michael Thoma, School of Motion Picture Arts, Capilano University. —Alissa Sexton, Art Consultant

Author : Denis Dutton
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780199539420

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The Art Instinct by Denis Dutton Pdf

The Dinka have a connoisseur's appreciation of the patterns and colours of the markings on their cattle. The Japanese tea ceremony is regarded as a performance art. Some cultures produce carving but no drawing; others specialize in poetry. Yet despite the rich variety of artistic expression to be found across many cultures, we all share a deep sense of aesthetic pleasure. The need to create art of some form is found in every human society.In The Art Instinct, Denis Dutton explores the idea that this need has an evolutionary basis: how the feelings that we all share when we see a wonderful landscape or a beautiful sunset evolved as a useful adaptation in our hunter-gather ancestors, and have been passed on to us today, manifest in our artistic natures. Why do people indulge in displaying their artistic skills? How can we understand artistic genius? Why do we value art, and what is it for? These questions have long been asked by scholars in the humanities and in literature, but this is the first book to consider the biological basis of this deep human need.This sparking and intelligent book looks at these deep and fundamental questions, and combines the science of evolutionary psychology with aesthetics, to shed new light on longstanding questions about the nature of art.

Author : Cathy Geier
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-17
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781440238437

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Lovely Landscape Quilts by Cathy Geier Pdf

Create beautiful landscape quilts using strips and scraps with these 15 lovely projects! In Lovely Landscape Quilts, Cathy Geier walks you through the process of creating amazing landscape quilts using simple techniques that anyone can try. Learn how to find inspiration and choose you fabrics, how to design and lay out your quilt, and how to use angles to create skies, water, hills and mountains. Learn tricks for embellishing your quilts with applique, marker and fabric to create shadows and highlights that will give your landscape quilts depth and perspective. Finally, learn the tips for finishing and quilting before trying any of the 15 beautiful projects designed by Cathy.

Author : Nick Zangwill
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0801438209

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The Metaphysics of Beauty by Nick Zangwill Pdf

He uses this principle to defend the notion of the aesthetic, to call for a version of aesthetic formalism, and to reconsider the reality of beauty."--BOOK JACKET.