Taking the Arts for a Walk

Towards a Theory of the Arts

Ian Brotherton

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The Choir Press
14 March 2022

Theory of art; History of art: pre-history

The book seeks to develop from a minimum of presupposition a framework within which the arts may be viewed and explained. The fundamental natures of poetry, painting and music are separately addressed allowing key distinctions to be made between these three art forms. More generally, the relationship of the arts to both religion and science is explored; and the development of the arts from the earliest times considered, along with whether there was (or will be) a best time to be an artist. A compatible way of categorising both traditional and modern art is proposed; and similarly for the sciences. This enables direct comparisons both within the arts and between the arts and the sciences, leading to a view on the origin of modernism. The case is made for traditional modernism (which combines the accessibility of tradition with the relevance of modernism) and the role it might play considered. The work concludes with a discussion of what threatens the arts; where they now are; and where they might be going.

By: Ian Brotherton
Imprint: The Choir Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 160g
ISBN: 9781789632651
ISBN 10: 178963265X
Pages: 140
Publication Date: 14 March 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; 1. What is this Thing Called Art?; 2. On the Best Time to be an Artist; 3. And the Greatest of These is .. . 4. On Distancing in Poetry and Music; 5. On Directness in Painting; 6. On the Origin and Characteristics of Modernism; 7. An Alternative Approach to Classification; 8. So is it Art?; 9. On Science and Art; 10. Where are We and Why?; 11. What was that Thing Called Art?; 12. A Sort of Summary;

The author has worked with statutory and voluntary conservation bodies at both national and local levels, and as an academic; has researched and published extensively on countryside policy and practice; and is a former editor of Landscape Research. He lives with his wife in the Yorkshire Dales.