A complex systems view on the visual arts / Paul van Geert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Geert, Paul van, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 457 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

This book presents a comprehensive and unexpected approach to the visual arts, grounded in the theories of complexity and dynamical systems. Paul van Geert shows how complexity and dynamical systems theories, originally developed in mathematics and physics, offer a novel perspective through which to view the visual arts. Diverse aspects of visual arts as a practice, profession, and historical framework are covered. A key focus lies in the unique characteristics of complex systems: feedback loops bridging short- to long-term temporal scales, self-organizing into creative emergent properties; dynamics which may be applied to a wide range of topics. By synthesizing theory and empirical evidence from diverse fields including philosophy, psychology, sociology, art history, and economics, this pioneering work demonstrates the utility of simulation models in deciphering a surprisingly wide range of phenomena such as artistic (super)stardom and shifts within art historical paradigms.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title page

Imprints page

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Preface

Part I Art as a Complex Process

Part II Entangled Timescales of Visual Arts

Part III Understanding Art Through Dynamic Models

References

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Mar 2025).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-009-37894-5

1-009-37898-8

1-009-37897-X

OCLC:

1514630823