Art And Artifice In Visual Culture Eighteenth Century To The Present

This edited volume explores the notion of “artifice” in modern visual culture ranging from the eighteenth century to the present in countries around the globe. Artifice has been regarded as a primarily Western phenomenon playing as it does a central role in European art theory since the Renaissance. This volume proposes that artifice is better understood as a transcultural artistic phenomenon and requires far broader conceptualization across international contexts. It acquaints readers with works of art visual modes of communication and concepts originating in France Germany the United States Japan and China and includes painting sculpture drawings prints photographs film and virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR) objects. Contributors demonstrate how practices of artifice function as both symbol and form in parallel and divergent ways in multiple cultural settings. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history visual culture and material culture. |Art and Artifice in Visual Culture Eighteenth Century to the Present