{"title":"Alois Riegl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlois Riegl\u003c\/strong\u003e offers profound insights into the evolution and theory of visual arts, blending rigorous scholarship with a deep appreciation for cultural context. His works explore the underlying principles and historical developments that shape artistic expression, making them essential reading for enthusiasts of art history and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect detailed analyses that connect aesthetic theory with historical movements, illuminating the ways art reflects and influences society. Riegl’s writings stand as a cornerstone in Arts \u0026amp; Culture literature, inviting thoughtful reflection on how imagery and style evolve over time.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"historical-grammar-of-the-visual-arts-by-alois-riegl-9781890951467","title":"Historical Grammar of the Visual Arts","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first English translation of one of the earliest and most brilliant art-historical surveys, from one of the greatest modern art historians.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlois Riegl (1858-1905) was one of the greatest modern art historians. As the most important member of the so-called Vienna School, Riegl developed a highly refined technique of visual or formal analysis, as opposed to the iconological method championed by Erwin Panofsky with its emphasis on decoding motifs through recourse to texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRiegl pioneered new understandings of the changing role of the viewer, the significance of non-high art objects such as ornament and textiles, and theories of art and art history, including his much-debated neologism \u003cem\u003eKunstwollen\u003c\/em\u003e (the will of art).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, his \u003cem\u003eHistorical Grammar of the Visual Arts\u003c\/em\u003e, which brings together many of the diverse threads of his thought, is available to an English-language audience in a superlative translation by Yale professor Jacqueline E. Jung.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn one of the earliest and perhaps the most brilliant of all art historical surveys, Riegl addresses the different visual arts within a sweeping conception of the history of culture. His account derives from Hegelian models but decisively opens onto alternative pathways that refuse attempts to reduce art merely to the artist's intentions or its social and historical functions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596584861932,"sku":"9781890951467","price":81.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/a436926b7578a67efd3e01f3d7f36955.jpg?v=1777941074"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/alois-riegl.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}