Aesthetics and Rock Art - :: - the Book

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Aesthetics and Rock Art edited by Thomas Heyd and John Clegg Rock art research, the study of paintings and drawings on rock surfaces made by peoples from time immemorial up to the present, is a field that is growing in importance in such disciplines as archaeology, anthropology, and art history. This book is the first treatment of the subject to analyse it from the perspective of aesthetics. Divided into three parts – The role of aesthetics in rock art research, Aesthetic appreciation of rock art: constitutive factors, and Case studies: opportunities and tensions in cross-cultural appreciation – the book is a collection of 18 essays by leading authorities in aesthetics and rock art. These essays illustrate how an approach stemming from aesthetics adds to the understanding of rock art and also show how a focus on rock art can contribute to new perspectives in aesthetics	photograph © Jean Clottes (reproduced by permission)
Contents: Foreword; Preface; Aesthetics and rock art: an introduction, Thomas Heyd. Part I Theory: The Role of Aesthetics in Rock Art Research: Palaeolithic cave painting: a test case for transcultural aesthetics, Peter Lamarque; Rock art aesthetics: trace on rock, mark of spirit, window on land, Thomas Heyd; Aesthetics across time and place: an anthropological perspective on archaeology, Howard Morphy; Considerations on the art and aesthetics of rock art, Reinaldo Morales Jr; San Art: aesthetically speaking, William R. Domeris. Part II Aesthetic Appreciation of Rock Art: Constitutive Factors: The archaeology, anthropology and aesthetics of understanding parietal rock images at La Grèze, Cosquer and Wangewangen, Michael Eastham; Integration in Franco-Cantabrian parietal art: a case study of Font-de-Gaume Cave, France, Masaru Ogawa; Perception and ways of drawing: why animals are easier to draw than people, J.B. Deregowski; 'We make lines, follow this direction, then I look and go the other way': excerpts from an ethnography of the aesthetic imagination of the Pitjantjatjara, Ute Eickelkamp; Aesthetics, rock art, and changing states of consciousness, John Clegg; Evolutions of Lascaux, Rowan Wilken. Part III Case Studies: Opportunities and Tension in Cross-cultural Appreciation: lluminations and reflections: looking at Scandinavian rock carvings, John Coles; The visual as a site of meaning: San parietal painting and the experience of modern art, Pippa Skotnes; Divine stalagmites: modified speleothems in Maya caves and aesthetic variation in classic Maya art, Andrea Stone; The aesthetic value of textual images: Pallava script and petroglyphic images on semi-portable stones from Bandung Museum, Indonesia (Western Java), George Nash; Seeing is deceiving: rock art and the non-visual, Sven Ouzman. Bibliography; Index.
. These sample pages are available at Ashgate.com (as PDF files): Full contents list Preface and Acknowledgements Index the promotional flyer is available here Acrobat Reader 344 pages, 106 b&w ills, 234 x 156 mm ISBN: 0 7546 3924 X (Hardback only) Library of Congress Reference: 2003057843	. Ordering Information: Ashgate Publishing PO Box 2225 Williston, VT 05495-2225 USA Toll-free: 1 (800) 535 9544 Fax: 1 (802) 864 7626 Email: orders@ashgate.com Web: www.ashgate.com $99.95/£55.00 All online orders receive a 15% discount.

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