Subjects and objects [electronic resource] : art, essentialism, and abstraction / by Jeffrey Strayer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strayer, Jeffrey.

Series:

Philosophy of history and culture ; v. 25.

Philosophy of history and culture, 0922-6001 ; v. 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Abstract.

Art, Modern--20th century.

Art, Modern.

Abstraction.

Art--Philosophy.

Art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (410 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill ; Biggleswade : Extenza Turpin [distributor], 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The subject matter of Subjects and Objects is the limits of Abstraction in art. The notion of Abstraction, its development in art history, and the relation of art and philosophy regarding Abstraction are considered in addition to identifying and examining things that are essential to artworks. Any artwork has an identity, and comprehension of that identity depends on a perceptual object. A subject’s apprehension of such an object creates an “artistic complex” of which the object, the subject, and the apprehension are constituents. The essential elements of this kind of complex are the subject of the final part of the work. Its concluding section considers these elements as ‘material’ to be used to determine the limits of Abstraction.

Contents:

pt. 1. Preliminary issues relevant to essentialist abstraction

pt. 2. On subjects and objects and works of art : general considerations and basic points of relevance to essentialist abstraction

pt. 3. On subjects and objects and artistic complexes : the material of essentialism

pt. 4. Identity and subjects, objects, and language : concluding remarks as a preamble to an essentialist investigation of the limits of abstraction.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-373) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-06038-8

9786613060389

90-474-1932-4

OCLC:

711004316

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004157149.i-390 DOI