{"title":"Spyros Papapetros","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpyros Papapetros\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling exploration of the intersections between art, architecture, and philosophy. His works invite readers to reconsider the vitality of the non-living world, challenging conventional boundaries through thoughtful analysis and innovative perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Papapetros's writing blends scholarly insight with imaginative inquiry, making his books essential for those interested in the transformative power of design and the animated forces within the inorganic.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"on-the-animation-of-the-inorganic-by-spyros-papapetros-9780226380193","title":"On the Animation of the Inorganic","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout human history, people have imagined inanimate objects to have intelligence, language, and even souls. In our secular societies today, we still willingly believe that non-living objects have lives of their own as we find ourselves interacting with computers and other equipment. In \u003cem\u003eOn the Animation of the Inorganic\u003c\/em\u003e, Spyros Papapetros examines ideas about simulated movement and inorganic life during and after the turn of the twentieth century—a period of great technical innovation whose effects continue to reverberate today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExploring key works of art historians such as Aby Warburg, Wilhelm Worringer, and Alois Riegl, as well as architects and artists like Fernand Léger, Mies van der Rohe, and Salvador Dalí, Papapetros tracks the evolution of the problem of animation from the fin de siècle through the twentieth century. He argues that empathy—the ability to identify with objects of the external world—was repressed by twentieth-century modernist culture, but it returned, projected onto inorganic objects such as machines, automobiles, and crystalline skyscrapers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese modern artefacts, he demonstrates, vibrated with energy, life, and desire of their own and had profound effects on people. Subtle and insightful, this book will change how we view modernist art, architecture, and their histories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471318860012,"sku":"9780226380193","price":60.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226380193-on-the-animation-of-the-inorganic.jpg?v=1775239065"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/spyros-papapetros.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}