{"title":"Florian Klinger","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlorian Klinger's work delves deeply into the intricacies of artistic expression, offering insightful explorations within the realm of Arts \u0026amp; Culture. His writing, exemplified by titles such as \u003cem\u003eTheory of Form\u003c\/em\u003e, challenges readers to consider the underlying structures that shape creative disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngaging and thought-provoking, Klinger’s books invite contemplation on the principles and philosophies behind artistic forms. They are essential reading for those interested in understanding how culture and aesthetics intertwine through theory and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"theory-of-form-by-florian-klinger-9780226347158","title":"Theory of Form","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA pragmatist conception of artistic form, through a study of the painter Gerhard Richter.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this study of the practice of contemporary painter Gerhard Richter, Florian Klinger proposes a fundamental change in the way we think about art today. In reaction to the exhaustion of the modernist-postmodernist paradigm’s negotiation of the “essence of art,” he takes Richter to pursue a pragmatist model that understands artistic form as action. Here form is no longer conceived according to what it \u003cem\u003esays\u003c\/em\u003e—as a vehicle of expression, representation, or realization of something other than itself—but strictly according to what it \u003cem\u003edoes\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough its doing, Klinger argues, artistic form is not only more real but also more shared than non-artistic reality, and thus enables interaction under conditions where it would otherwise not be possible. It is a human practice aimed at testing and transforming the limits of shared reality, urgently needed in situations where such reality breaks down or turns precarious. Drawing on pragmatist thought, philosophical aesthetics, and art history, Klinger’s account of Richter’s practice offers a highly distinctive conceptual alternative for contemporary art in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464530280684,"sku":"9780226347158","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226347158-theory-of-form.jpg?v=1775049478"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/florian-klinger.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}