At the Edges of Vision - A Phenomenological Aesthetics of Contemporary Spectatorship Vall Renee van dePevná vazba
At the Edges of Vision - A Phenomenological Aesthetics of Contemporary Spectatorship Vall Renee van dePevná vazba In At the Edges of Vision, Renee van de Vall re-examines the aesthetics of…
Specifikacia At the Edges of Vision - A Phenomenological Aesthetics of Contemporary Spectatorship Vall Renee van dePevná vazba
At the Edges of Vision - A Phenomenological Aesthetics of Contemporary Spectatorship Vall Renee van dePevná vazba
In At the Edges of Vision, Renee van de Vall re-examines the aesthetics of spectatorship in terms of new-media art and visual culture. Recent developments in installation, video and computer art have foregrounded the bodily and affective engagement of the spectator and, in retrospect, throw into question the model of spectatorial distance for more traditional art forms as well. The aesthetic experience of visual art has traditionally been described in terms of the distanced contemplation and critical interpretation of the work's form and representational content.
Is art still capable of providing a critical counterpoint to the ubiquitous presence of sensational, yet short-lived media imagery when it speaks to the senses rather than to the mind? But what does this development entail for art's potential for reflective, imaginative and experiential depth? In a thorough examination of