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Art, Agency and Living Presence

From the Animated Image to the Excessive Object

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The book explores the historical and theoretical understanding of how viewers have interacted with art as if it were alive, expressing emotions like love or aggression. It aims to reconstruct significant moments in Western European thought regarding these responses, highlighting the increase in documented cases over the past two decades. By drawing on the works of Aby Warburg and Alfred Gell, it seeks to provide foundational insights into the complex relationship between viewers and art, contributing to a broader theoretical framework.

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Art, Agency and Living Presence, Caroline van Eck

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2015
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Titolo
Art, Agency and Living Presence
Sottotitolo
From the Animated Image to the Excessive Object
Lingua
Inglese
Editore
De Gruyter
Pubblicato
2015
Formato
Copertina rigida
Pagine
274
ISBN10
3110345412
ISBN13
9783110345414
Serie
Descrizione
The book explores the historical and theoretical understanding of how viewers have interacted with art as if it were alive, expressing emotions like love or aggression. It aims to reconstruct significant moments in Western European thought regarding these responses, highlighting the increase in documented cases over the past two decades. By drawing on the works of Aby Warburg and Alfred Gell, it seeks to provide foundational insights into the complex relationship between viewers and art, contributing to a broader theoretical framework.