Cross-cultural issues in art : frames for understanding / Steven M. Leuthold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leuthold, Steven, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art and society.

Art--Cross-cultural studies.

Art.

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xx, 313 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Summary:

Cross-Cultural Issues in Art provides an engaging introduction to aesthetic concepts, expanding the discussion beyond the usual Western theorists and Western examples. Steven Leuthold discusses both contemporary and historical issues and examples, incorporating a range of detailed case studies from African, Asian, European, Latin American, Middle Eastern and Native American art. Individual chapters address broad intercultural issues in art, including Art and Culture, Primitivism and Otherness, Colonialism, Nationalism, Art and Religion, Symbolism and Interpretation, Style and Ethnicity, A Sense of Place, Art and Social Order, Gender, and the Self, considering these themes as constructs that frame our understanding of art. Cross-Cultural Issues in Art draws upon ideas and case studies from cultural and critical studies, art history, ethno-aesthetics and area studies, visual anthropology, and philosophy, and will be useful for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in these fields.

Contents:

Art, culture and hybridity

Primitivism and otherness

Colonialism

Nationalism

Art and religion

Symbolism, meaning and interpretation

Style and ethnicity

A sense of place

Art and social order

Gender

Self.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415577991

0415577993

9780415578004

0415578000

9780203835166

0203835166

OCLC:

641535825