Artistic Creation

A Phenomenological Account

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Artistic creation has proven remarkably resistant to philosophical analysis. Artists have long struggled to explain how they do what they do, and philosophers have struggled along with them. This study does not attempt to offer a comprehensive account of all creativity or all art. Instead it tries to identify an essential feature of an activity that has been cloaked in mystery for as long as history records. Jeff Mitscherling and Paul Fairfield argue that the process by which art is created has a good deal in common with the experience of the audience of a work, and that both experiences may be described phenomenologically in ways that show surprising affinities with what artists themselves often report.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-07-02
Mått153 x 220 x 13 mm
Vikt268 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor192
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781498593557

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Relying on the accounts of various artists as well as on the resources of ancient and contemporary philosophy, this welcome study develops a phenomenologically oriented account of artistic creation, at the center of which lies the concept of intentionality. It presents the model of call and response and on such a basis argues that “tracking intentionality,” which is not of our own making, constitutes the core of artistic creation. Clearly written and well argued, this inspiring study is a pleasure to read. Avoiding technical jargon, this book addresses a broad audience and it will appeal to anyone with an interest in the fundamental questions that concern artistic creativity.