Subjects and objects : art, essentialism, and abstraction / / by Jeffrey Strayer.

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 a...

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Superior document:Philosophy of history and culture, v. 25
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Year of Publication:2007
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Philosophy of history and culture ; v. 25.
Physical Description:1 online resource (410 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of 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.