The Aesthetics of Image and Cultural Form
The Formal Method
1st Edition
Published on 24. April 2024
138 pages
978-1-003-81597-6 (ISBN)
Description
Offering an alternative mode of visual cultural analysis to the prevalent discursive model, this book proposes to situate analysis of Image within 'formal' analyses of culture experience.
Specifically, the discussion draws on theories of affective aesthetics with the view of addressing the sensual form of culture (i.e. 'cultural form'). Therefore, the volume puts forward a mode of formalist analysis in visual cultural research which takes purchase on the idea of 'cultural form'. A continuum of formalist attention between Image analysis (visual media, industrial design) and probing of 'cultural forms' establishes the theoretical underpinning of the book. These concepts are expounded through a case study which looks at formal experimentations and debates arising from 1960s avant-garde artistic practices in London.
Specifically, the discussion draws on theories of affective aesthetics with the view of addressing the sensual form of culture (i.e. 'cultural form'). Therefore, the volume puts forward a mode of formalist analysis in visual cultural research which takes purchase on the idea of 'cultural form'. A continuum of formalist attention between Image analysis (visual media, industrial design) and probing of 'cultural forms' establishes the theoretical underpinning of the book. These concepts are expounded through a case study which looks at formal experimentations and debates arising from 1960s avant-garde artistic practices in London.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ebooks
Target group
College/higher education
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Reflowable
Illustrations
10 Halftones, color; 17 Halftones, black and white; 10 Illustrations, color; 17 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-003-81597-6 (9781003815976)
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Yi Chen is a Senior Lecturer in Contextual and Theoretical Studies at University of the Arts London.
Content
Introduction The Lively Form of 'Image'
Chapter 1 Towards a Theory of 'Image' and 'Cultural Form'
Chapter 2 An Environmental Definition of Image
Chapter 3 'Image' as The Sensual Form of Mass Media
Chapter 4 'The Prolific Image Makers of Our Times'
Conclusion: The 'Aesthetic Regime' of Visual Cultural Analysis
Bibliography
Index
Chapter 1 Towards a Theory of 'Image' and 'Cultural Form'
Chapter 2 An Environmental Definition of Image
Chapter 3 'Image' as The Sensual Form of Mass Media
Chapter 4 'The Prolific Image Makers of Our Times'
Conclusion: The 'Aesthetic Regime' of Visual Cultural Analysis
Bibliography
Index
