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

by Robert Plant Armstrong

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812278046
• ISBN13: 9780812278040
• Release Date: October 1981
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary