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What Drawing and Painting Really Mean: The Phenomenology of Image and Gesture (Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies)
What Drawing and Painting Really Mean The Phenomenology of Image and Gesture - Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies Author:Paul Crowther There are as many meanings to drawing and painting as there are cultural contexts in which they exist. But this is not the end of the story. Drawings and paintings are made, and the process of making creates unique meanings that transform our perception of space-time and our sense of finitude. These meanings have not been addressed by art histor... more »y or visual studies hitherto, and have only been considered indirectly by philosophers (mainly in the phenomenological tradition). By explaining and developing them through a phenomenological approach, the understanding of art practice and its relation to particular historical and cultural contexts can be significantly enhanced.« less