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Philosophy and Art in Southeast Asia - by Melvin Chen (Hardcover)

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  • Guiding you through the topics that shape aesthetics and the philosophy of art, this introduction explores the truth, meaning, taste, aesthetic merit and judgement, creativity and the possibility of machine art, and morality and the possibility of immoral art.
  • About the Author: Melvin Chen is Lecturer in Philosophy and Assistant Chair of Communications & Outreach in the School of Humanities at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
  • 200 Pages
  • Philosophy, Aesthetics

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About the Book



"Guiding you through the topics that shape aesthetics, this introduction explores the truth, meaning, taste, aesthetic merit and the role of perception. Each chapter offers a wealth of examples from Asia, including Sonny Liew's The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, Tan Tai Yong, Kueh Appreciation Day and dragon kiln pottery. They deal with controversies and address central questions, such as: When are artworks considered dangerous? Why does Socrates recommend the banishment of the poets? What are the problems and challenges posed by forgery? Here is a creative and accessible introduction that inspires a love for art and aesthetics"--



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Guiding you through the topics that shape aesthetics and the philosophy of art, this introduction explores the truth, meaning, taste, aesthetic merit and judgement, creativity and the possibility of machine art, and morality and the possibility of immoral art. Each chapter offers a wealth of examples from Southeast Asia, including the Nanyang style of painting, the mooi indie genre and its postcolonial legacy, groundbreaking works of poetry and literature, dragon kiln pottery, the art of making ang ku kueh, contemporary conceptual art, the dikir barat and the balitaw.
Selected for their merit, boldness and connection to the Southeast Asian region, these artworks traverse art and craft, visual art and music, perceptual and conceptual art, real-life and hypothetical examples and folk and fine art. As case studies, these artworks allow us to deal with controversies and address central questions including:

- When are artworks considered dangerous?
- Why does Socrates recommend the banishment of the poets?
- What are the problems and challenges posed by forgery?
- How do we resolve ambiguity when interpreting and making sense of works of art?
- Can there be such a thing as immoral art?

A sense of awareness of context and situatedness runs throughout Philosophy and Art in Southeast Asia. The texture, fabric and flavour of each example is woven into a rigorous philosophical analysis of aesthetic and artistic matters.
Making art and aesthetics more relatable, here is a creative and accessible introduction that inspires a love for art and aesthetics. For anyone interested in understanding the cultural underpinnings of aesthetics outside of the traditional canon, it is essential reading.



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Philosophy and Art in Southeast Asiais an exciting introduction to philosophical aesthetics-indeed, with its emphasis on logic, to philosophy in general. Presenting scintillating aesthetics problems, and informative about Southeast Asian culture and the complications of breaking away from colonialism, it also offers fascinating examples of Southeast Asian arts. It provides a powerful introduction for courses in aesthetics, philosophy, Asian Studies, and art history.
Mara Miller, Independent Scholar in Philosophy, Art History, and Japanese Studies and Research Associate, Center for Biographical Analysis, University of Hawaii-Manoa, USA

This book guides us through the fundamental concepts of Southeast Asian art and philosophy with a strong conceptual focus accompanied by a wealth of insightful examples. Philosophy and Art in Southeast Asia provides a further and important buttress against the hegemony of western philosophy and aesthetics.
Kasiyan, M.Hum., Professor, Department of Fine Arts Education, Faculty of Languages, Arts, and Cultures, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia

This overview of Southeast Asian Art from a philosophical perspective - with ethics, aesthetics, logic, metaphysics and forgeries among its points of entry - is an original contribution to the scholarship on art in the region that is bound to make us see contemporary artists in a whole new light.
Nora Annesley Taylor, Alsdorf Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA



About the Author



Melvin Chen is Lecturer in Philosophy and Assistant Chair of Communications & Outreach in the School of Humanities at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.0 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Aesthetics
Genre: Philosophy
Number of Pages: 200
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Hardcover
Author: Melvin Chen
Language: English
Street Date: August 8, 2024
TCIN: 92997570
UPC: 9781350414167
Item Number (DPCI): 247-45-1753
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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