| Title | : | Uncovering the Body: essays on art and the body |
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| ISBN | : | 0595358217 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780595358212 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 68 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2005 |
Uncovering the Body provides a new perspective on how to experience and think about art and the artistic process. It uses the bodily experience as the source and mode of engaging and experiencing work. Our older ways of thinking about art imply the dualities of mind and body, reason and feeling. Author Ed Levine includes chapters on the following subject matter to explain his innovative philosophy: Bodily thoughts and the intelligent flesh
Art and ornithology: artist as migratory bird
The artistic process
Looking into time Western culture is marked by dualities of mind and body, and of body and spirit, which have found their way into our thinking and understanding of art and the artistic process. Thinking and experiencing through and by means of the body can dissolve these dichotomies and provide an alternative way of engaging and finding meaning in works of art.
Art and ornithology: artist as migratory bird
The artistic process
Looking into time Western culture is marked by dualities of mind and body, and of body and spirit, which have found their way into our thinking and understanding of art and the artistic process. Thinking and experiencing through and by means of the body can dissolve these dichotomies and provide an alternative way of engaging and finding meaning in works of art.
