{"product_id":"9781350161771","title":"Henri Bergson and Visual Culture A Philosophy for a New Aesthetic","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHenri Bergson and Visual Culture\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Philosophy for a New Aesthetic\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePaul Atkinson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Aesthetics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to see time   in the visual arts and how does art reveal the nature of time? Paul Atkinson   investigates these questions through the work of the French philosopher Henri   Bergson, whose theory of time as duration made him one of the most prominent   thinkers of the fin de siècle. Although Bergson never enunciated an aesthetic   theory and did not explicitly write on the visual arts, his philosophy   gestures towards a play of sensual differences that is central to aesthetics.   This book rethinks Bergson's philosophy in terms of aesthetics and provides a   fascinating and original account of how Bergsonian ideas aid in understanding   time and dynamism in the visual arts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom an examination of   Bergson's influence on the visual arts to a reconsideration of the   relationship between aesthetics and metaphysics, \u003ci\u003eHenri Bergson and Visual Culture\u003c\/i\u003e explores what it means to   reconceptualise the visual arts in terms of duration. Atkinson revisits four   key themes in Bergson's work – duration; time and the continuous gesture; the   ramification of life and durational difference – and reveals Bergsonian   aesthetics of duration through the application of these themes to a number of   19th and 20th-century artworks. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book introduces readers and art lovers to the work of Bergson and contributes to Bergsonian   scholarship, as well as presenting a new of understanding the relationship   between art and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaul Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer at Monash   University, Australia.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 October 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350161771\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e336\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332962353292,"sku":"9781350161771","price":33.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_ad9faf0e-6d16-4fbd-a858-3c213e352fe5.jpg?v=1783607581","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350161771","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}