The Phenomenology of Paint
Between Materiality and Illusion
Series: Aesthetics and Contemporary Art;
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Academic
- Date of Publication 12 June 2025
- Number of Volumes Hardback
- ISBN 9781350446915
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations 25 bw illus 700
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Short description:
Analyzing the different modes of appearance and application of the most ubiquitous medium in art and ritual, this book examines the aesthetics, anthropology, ethnography and history of paint.
MoreLong description:
Analyzing the different modes of appearance and application of the most ubiquitous medium in art and ritual, this book examines the aesthetics, anthropology, ethnography and history of paint. The result is a clearly articulated account of both the materiality and phenomenology of paint, as substance and idea.
Beginning with paint as ritual in prehistoric and ancient times, it discusses the provenance, politics and chemistry of pigments, the role of concealment and beautification as paint is applied to bodies, the stories and practices of hiding paint by artists, and efforts to isolate paint as an essential quantity, ending on the philosophical question as to whether paint is separable from colour.
A phenomenology of paint is in many respects an ontology of the ways we seek to represent and mediate our existence: it is the medium for both covering (house paint, make-up) to revealing (art). By exploring paint in a multitude of roles, from bodily substances to chemical engineering, this study provides a fresh understanding of ritual and representation through this medium that reveals through covering.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
1. Paint and Phenomenology
2. Body Fluids
3. Painted Bodies
4. Politics of Pigments
5. Serving Illusion
6. Isolating Colour
7. Virtual Paint
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
