The Powers of Presence: Consciousness, Myth, and Affecting Presence

Chiefly considering African and Upper Paleolithic work, Armstrong demonstrates that concepts of beauty, truth, and excellence are irrelevant in developing the aesthetic of a specific culture. By developing a unique aesthetic typology, he offers a reinterpretation of non-Western art that integrates human consciousness and its reification as art. More than eighty handsome photographs and drawings are included.

Author: Robert Plant Armstrong
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
Published: 10/29/1981
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9780812278040