{"product_id":"what-art-is-by-arthur-c-danto-9780300205718","title":"What Art Is","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA lively meditation on the nature of art by one of America's most celebrated art critics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Art Is\u003c\/em\u003e poses the question: What is it to be a work of art? Renowned author and critic Arthur C. Danto addresses this fundamental, complex question. Part philosophical monograph and part memoiristic meditation, \u003cem\u003eWhat Art Is\u003c\/em\u003e challenges the popular interpretation that art is an indefinable concept, instead bringing to light the properties that constitute universal meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDanto argues that despite varied approaches, a work of art is always defined by two essential criteria: meaning and embodiment, as well as one additional criterion contributed by the viewer: interpretation. He crafts his argument in an accessible manner that engages with both philosophy and art across genres and eras, beginning with Plato’s definition of art in \u003cem\u003eThe Republic\u003c\/em\u003e, and continuing through the progress of art as a series of discoveries, including such innovations as perspective, chiaroscuro, and physiognomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDanto concludes with a fascinating discussion of Andy Warhol’s famous shipping cartons, which are visually indistinguishable from the everyday objects they represent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout, Danto considers the contributions of philosophers including Descartes, Kant, and Hegel, and artists from Michelangelo and Poussin to Duchamp and Warhol, in this far-reaching examination of the interconnectivity and universality of aesthetic production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433309782252,"sku":"9780300205718","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300205718.jpg?v=1774765240","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/what-art-is-by-arthur-c-danto-9780300205718","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}