Art and Artists as Social Phenomena: What They Said — A Problem Through Correspondence
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In this intriguing and deeply intellectual philosophical treatise, the pseudonymous or independent thinker Icilio presents a unique sociological investigation into the true purpose of creative expression, titled Art and Artists as Social Phenomena. Subtitled What They Said — A Problem Through Correspondence, the text is cleverly structured around a series of analytical letters, theoretical arguments, and reflective exchanges that dissect how painters, sculptors, and writers are molded by—and conversely reshape—the social structures around them. Rather than treating art as an isolated aesthetic pursuit, the narrative treats it as a living, breathing byproduct of class, economy, and communal friction. This uncommon, vintage academic volume serves as a compelling artifact for serious students of art history, cultural theory, and mid-to-late 20th-century sociology. With its stark, minimalist cover typography and focused conceptual approach, it offers a fascinating, independent perspective on the age-old dialogue surrounding the artist's responsibility to society and the institutional forces that govern human creativity.
Author: Icilio's Writings (Icilio)
Format: Paperback
Genre: The arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In this intriguing and deeply intellectual philosophical treatise, the pseudonymous or independent thinker Icilio presents a unique sociological investigation into the true purpose of creative expression, titled Art and Artists as Social Phenomena. Subtitled What They Said — A Problem Through Correspondence, the text is cleverly structured around a series of analytical letters, theoretical arguments, and reflective exchanges that dissect how painters, sculptors, and writers are molded by—and conversely reshape—the social structures around them. Rather than treating art as an isolated aesthetic pursuit, the narrative treats it as a living, breathing byproduct of class, economy, and communal friction. This uncommon, vintage academic volume serves as a compelling artifact for serious students of art history, cultural theory, and mid-to-late 20th-century sociology. With its stark, minimalist cover typography and focused conceptual approach, it offers a fascinating, independent perspective on the age-old dialogue surrounding the artist's responsibility to society and the institutional forces that govern human creativity.