Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: Interest in aesthetic books has increased in recent years: art books, photo books, illustratedalbums, typography books, etc. The objective of this paper is not to classify aesthetic books but to explorethe elements that could support a theory on aesthetic books that takes the book as the frame of reference,rather than the work of art (as tends to be the case in studies of artist/art books). The methodology usedis interdisciplinary, including aesthetics, semiotics, and a historiographical perspective, particularlyon art and graphic design. The importance of the visual, its discursive dimension and the currentaccessibility of print publishing facilitate the development of aesthetic book projects. Such projectsare also established in contexts with an interdisciplinary focus like the contemporary context, using avariety of visual and discursive techniques, bringing together different forms of communication, andconnecting “highbrow culture” with “popular culture”. A key question for this study is the relationshipbetween the aesthetic and the artistic, with the difficulty of classifying publications that have inprinciple a referential orientation, but which are recognized as having an aesthetic dimension, and evenan aesthetic intention. Also explored in this study is the distinction between works of art and objectsthat serve a practical function.
Source: Arte individuo y sociedad
DOI: 10.5209/aris.70638
Authors: Geles Mit, Alberto Carrere
Institution: Universitat Politècnica de València
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3176299792