Kristeva Reframed: Interpreting Key Thinkers for the Arts (Contemporary Thinkers Reframed): A Guide for the Arts Student - Softcover

Estelle Barrett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845116607 ISBN 13: 9781845116606

Publisher: I B Tauris & Co Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

For Kristeva, in a world immersed in readymade images, art or aesthetic experience is a practice that constitutes both a subject (a sense of self) and an object that is able to transform meaning and consciousness. 'Kristeva Reframed' examines key ideas in Kristeva's work to show how they are most relevant to artists, and how they can be applied in interpreting artworks. With examples from the paintings of Van Gogh and Picasso, the work of contemporary feminist painters, the photography of Bill Henson and the film and animation work of Van Sowerine, Estelle Barrett demonstrates how Kristeva can illuminate the relationships between artist and art object, between artists, artworks and audiences, and between art and knowledge. Through these relationships she explores what Kristeva's work reveals about the role and function of art in society and offers a smooth passage through Kristeva's ideas and her relevance to visual culture.

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About the Author

Estelle Barrett is Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the School of Communication and Creative Arts at Deakin University. Her publications include 'Practice as Research: Approaches to Creative Arts Enquiry' (edited with Barbara Bolt, I.B.Tauris, 2007, paperback 2010).

Edition details

• Publisher: I B Tauris & Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845116607
• ISBN 13: 9781845116606
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184