Ornament Illusion

Author : Gülru Necipoğlu,Alina Payne
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780691167282

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Histories of Ornament by Gülru Necipoğlu,Alina Payne Pdf

This lavishly illustrated volume is the first major global history of ornament from the Middle Ages to today. Crossing historical and geographical boundaries in unprecedented ways and considering the role of ornament in both art and architecture, Histories of Ornament offers a nuanced examination that integrates medieval, Renaissance, baroque, and modern Euroamerican traditions with their Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Mesoamerican counterparts. At a time when ornament has re-emerged in architectural practice and is a topic of growing interest to art and architectural historians, the book reveals how the long history of ornament illuminates its global resurgence today. Organized by thematic sections on the significance, influence, and role of ornament, the book addresses ornament's current revival in architecture, its historiography and theories, its transcontinental mobility in medieval and early modern Europe and the Middle East, and its place in the context of industrialization and modernism. Throughout, Histories of Ornament emphasizes the portability and politics of ornament, figuration versus abstraction, cross-cultural dialogues, and the constant negotiation of local and global traditions. Featuring original essays by more than two dozen scholars from around the world, this authoritative and wide-ranging book provides an indispensable reference on the histories of ornament in a global context. Contributors include: Michele Bacci (Fribourg University); Anna Contadini (University of London); Thomas B. F. Cummins (Harvard); Chanchal Dadlani (Wake Forest); Daniela del Pesco (Universita degli Studi Roma Tre); Vittoria Di Palma (USC); Anne Dunlop (University of Melbourne); Marzia Faietti (University of Bologna); María Judith Feliciano (independent scholar); Finbarr Barry Flood (NYU); Jonathan Hay (NYU); Christopher P. Heuer (Clark Art); Rémi Labrusse (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre la Défense); Gülru Necipoğlu (Harvard); Marco Rosario Nobile (University of Palermo); Oya Pancaroğlu (Bosphorus University); Spyros Papapetros (Princeton); Alina Payne (Harvard); Antoine Picon (Harvard); David Pullins (Harvard); Jennifer L. Roberts (Harvard); David J. Roxburgh (Harvard); Hashim Sarkis (MIT); Robin Schuldenfrei (Courtauld); Avinoam Shalem (Columbia); and Gerhard Wolf (KHI, Florence).

Author : J.Nicholas Napoli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351544788

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The Ethics of Ornament in Early Modern Naples by J.Nicholas Napoli Pdf

The Carthusian monks at San Martino began a series of decorative campaigns in the 1580s that continued until 1757, transforming the church of their monastery, the Certosa di San Martino, into a jewel of marble revetment, painting, and sculpture. The aesthetics of the church generate a jarring moral conflict: few religious orders honored the ideals of poverty and simplicity so ardently yet decorated so sumptuously. In this study, Nick Napoli explores the terms of this conflict and of how it sought resolution amidst the social and economic realities and the political and religious culture of early modern Naples. Napoli mines the documentary record of the decorative campaigns at San Martino, revealing the rich testimony it provides relating to both the monks? and the artists? expectations of how practice and payment should transpire. From these documents, the author delivers insight into the ethical and economic foundations of artistic practice in early modern Naples. The first English-language study of a key monument in Naples and the first to situate the complex within the cultural history of the city, The Ethics of Ornament in Early Modern Naples sheds new light on the Neapolitan baroque, industries of art in the age before capitalism, and the relation of art, architecture, and ornament.

Author : C. Jean Campbell,Francesco De Carolis,Thomas Golsenne,Gianfranco Pocobene,Oliver Tostmann,Alison Wright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Decoration and ornament
ISBN : 1907372865

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Ornament & Illusion by C. Jean Campbell,Francesco De Carolis,Thomas Golsenne,Gianfranco Pocobene,Oliver Tostmann,Alison Wright Pdf

The work of Carlo Crivelli (c.1435-c.1495), one of the most original artists of the Italian Renaissance, is well represented in the art museums of North America. Although much admired by collectors, artists, and designers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, he has until recently been largely written out of the history of early Renaissance art, is little known to the public, and outside of some rare instances in Italy, has never been the focus of a monographic exhibition. The book, accompanying an exhibition at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, will reevaluate Crivelli s provincial status, presenting him as an experimental artist who provided an alternative to the influential new models of modern painting associated with Florence. He was an artist who aimed to dazzle through a repertoire of spectacular pictorial effects that combined luxuriant ornamental display with bravura illusionism the latter entailing a sophisticated, witty, and sometimes unsettling play with the limits of frames and fictive space.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1853263028

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The Wordsworth Thesaurus by Anonim Pdf

Arranged in alphabetical form, the entries in this thesaurus are suited to home, office and student use and are designed to provide the word being sought quickly. It contains over 150,000 entries with cross-referencing and both British and American English.

Author : Ashley Elston,Madeline Rislow
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000429824

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Hybridity in Early Modern Art by Ashley Elston,Madeline Rislow Pdf

This collection of essays explores hybridity in early modern art through two primary lenses: hybrid media and hybrid time. The varied approaches in the volume to theories of hybridity reflect the increased presence in art historical scholarship of interdisciplinary frameworks that extend art historical inquiry beyond the single time or material. The essays engage with what happens when an object is considered beyond the point of origin or as a legend of information, the implications of the juxtaposition of disparate media, how the meaning of an object alters over time, and what the conspicuous use of out-of-date styles means for the patron, artist, and/or viewer. Essays examine both canonical and lesser-known works produced by European artists in Italy, northern Europe, and colonial Peru, ca. 1400–1600. The book will be of interest to art historians, visual culture historians, and early modern historians.

Author : The Yakherds
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780197603673

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Knowing Illusion: Bringing a Tibetan Debate Into Contemporary Discourse by The Yakherds Pdf

"The two volumes of this study examine fundamental issues in Buddhist thought and practice, particularly the implications of the two truths (relative and ultimate). If, as Buddhist sources claim, all perceptions are overlaid with error, is it possible to have confidence in our knowledge of the world? If buddhas only perceive reality as it is, does this entail that they are incapable of relating to ordinary beings, who view their environment through a lens of false imaginings? Taktsang Sherap Rinchen, a 15th century Sakya scholar, explored the philosophical and practical ramifications of Madhyamaka antifoundationalism and accused Tsongkhapa, one of Tibet's most influential thinkers, of a fundamental incoherence that stems from an attempt to bring together the Epistemology tradition-which posits reliable epistemic instruments-and Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka-which rejects any attempt at foundationalism. Both Taktsang and Tsongkhapa claim to correctly interpret Nāgārjuna and Candrakīrti but draw vastly different conclusions from their respective readings. The controversy Taktsang sparked has its roots in Indian debates regarding the implications of the two truths. These were further developed in Tibet and engaged some of Tibet's best minds for centuries. Our study, the first book length discussion of this literature, situates it in philosophical perspective, drawing parallels with contemporary global philosophy, and it also draws out the implications of the debate for the entire Buddhist enterprise of making sense of the world and presenting a path capable of leading beings to buddhahood"--

Author : Jeffrey Hopkins
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520239081

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Emptiness in the Mind-Only School of Buddhism by Jeffrey Hopkins Pdf

"This is a scholarly tour de force, the likes of which are rarely seen in the academy."—José Ignacio Cabezón, Illif School of Theology "An exceptionally clear and detailed account of a central debate in Tibetan Buddhist scholastic philosophy."—Matthew Kapstein, University of Chicago "This is without question the finest and most complete discussion of the renowned Mind-Only school and its Tibetan context."—Anne C. Klein, author of Knowledge & Liberation, Path to the Middle "An important new contribution to our understanding of the development of Buddhist philosophical thought in Tibet."—Matthew T. Kapstein, author of The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism: Conversion, Contestation, and Memory

Author : Swami Anubhavananda
Publisher : Swami Anubhavananda
Page : 1015 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781938843013

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Chinmayi by Swami Anubhavananda Pdf

Author : Elie George Haddad
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781527588400

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Henry Van De Velde on Rational Beauty, Empathy and Ornament by Elie George Haddad Pdf

This book explores the different aspects of Henry van de Velde’s creative activity through a study of his writings and major works of his German period (1900-1916), including his unpublished manuscript on ornament. The study casts light on this major figure in Early Modern architecture, specifically on his aesthetic theory, centered around themes such as “rational conception” and “empathy”. This study focuses on this specific period of van de Velde’s work, as it constitutes the period of his greatest activity as a designer, teacher, and architect. While examining the relation between his writings and his built works, it thematically addresses the different architectural works realized by the architect during this period.

Author : Ewa Lajer-Burcharth,Beate Söntgen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9783110389609

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Interiors and Interiority by Ewa Lajer-Burcharth,Beate Söntgen Pdf

The book explores the historical connections between the notions of architectural interior, subjective space, human interiority, and represented space including virtual space. The contributions examine models of understanding of "interiority" as these were developed in relation to the notions of space and spatial experience. The scope of investigations is the broadly understood modern period, from the 18th century to the present.

Author : Edward Said
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781408846254

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On Late Style by Edward Said Pdf

On Late Style examines the work produced by great artists -Beethoven, Thomas Mann, Jean Genet among them - at the end of their lives. Said makes it clear that, rather than the resolution of a lifetime's artistic endeavour, most of the late works discussed are rife with contradiction and almost impenetrable complexity. He helps us see how, though these works often stood in direct contrast to the tastes of society, they were, just as often, announcements of what was to come in the artist's discipline - works of true artistic genius.

Author : Wen Xuan
Publisher : Funstory
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781647876999

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The Awaken Dragons by Wen Xuan Pdf

What efforts did the dragon awakening protagonist make what are the reasons for the extinction of the dragon race why are the dragons so afraid of a little wolf to see the protagonist with the wolf and the dragon in the magic of the land flying in the sky

Author : Daniel G. Donoghue,James Simpson,Nicholas Watson,Anna Wilson
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : Books and reading
ISBN : 9781843846413

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The Practice and Politics of Reading, 650-1500 by Daniel G. Donoghue,James Simpson,Nicholas Watson,Anna Wilson Pdf

A new look at how reading was practised and represented in England from the seventh century to the beginnings of the print era, finding many kinships between reading cultures across the medieval longue durée.

Author : Stephen Eric Bronner,Douglas Kellner
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0415900417

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Critical Theory and Society by Stephen Eric Bronner,Douglas Kellner Pdf

First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Glenn Parsons
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781509502196

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The Philosophy of Design by Glenn Parsons Pdf

The Philosophy of Design is an introduction to the fundamental philosophical issues raised by the contemporary practice of design. The first book to systematically examine design from the perspective of contemporary philosophy, it offers a broad perspective, ranging across key philosophical areas such as aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics and ethics. The first part of the book explores central issues about the nature of design and its products, and the rationality of design methods. A central theme is that Modernist ideas, such as those offered by Loos and Gropius, provide important responses to these philosophical issues. In the second part of the book, these Modernist ideas serve as touchstones in the exploration of key issues for design, including: the place of aesthetics in design; design's relation to personal expression; the meaning of function; and design's relation to consumerism. The social responsibility of designers, and the impact of design practice on ethical reasoning are also discussed. Written in an accessible style, The Philosophy of Design presents a new perspective on design and a provocative reassessment of the Modernist legacy. It will engage students and designers with current philosophical debates, helping them to bring into clearer focus the meaning of contemporary design, and its unique challenges and possibilities.