An edition of Vie des formes (1934)

The Life of Forms in Art

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An edition of Vie des formes (1934)

The Life of Forms in Art

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In this text, Focillon insists that art and its meanings are an inherently dynamic system and that the history of art is one of instabilities, fluctuations and discontinuities. Artworks are never static empirical entities or pure optical presences but rather the virtual traces of a ceaseless process of becoming.

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Zone Books
Language
English
Pages
190

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Form (Philosophy) Form (Aesthetics) Hand Aesthetics Art Esthétique Main

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Cover of: The Life of Forms in Art
The Life of Forms in Art
September 9, 1992, Zone Books
Paperback in English
Cover of: The life of forms in art
The life of forms in art
1989, Zone Books
in English
Cover of: The life of forms in art.
The life of forms in art.
1948, Wittenborn, Schultz
in English - 2d English ed., enl.

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
190
Dimensions
8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
Weight
7.2 ounces

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Open Library
OL8443411M
ISBN 10
0942299574
ISBN 13
9780942299571
LibraryThing
434839
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1455293

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OL1178866W

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