{"product_id":"9781441154583","title":"Aesthetics and Painting","description":"\u003ci\u003eAesthetics and Painting \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces and opens up current debates and ideas in the aesthetics of painting. At the book's center is an investigation of the complex relationship between what a painting depicts and the means by which it is depicted. The book looks at: how and why painting may be distinguished from other art forms; the relationship between the painted surface and the depicted subject; the \"rules of representation\" specific to painting; abstract art and nonrepresentational painting; the most recent technological and aesthetic developments and their implications; the role of the artist-and that of the spectator. A sophisticated treatment of major ideas in art and philosophy, \u003ci\u003eAesthetics and Painting \u003c\/i\u003eremains highly readable throughout, offering a clear and coherent account of the nature of painting as an art form.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142795870448,"sku":"9781441154583","price":91.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781441154583_p0.jpg?v=1772499121","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781441154583","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}