The Pensive Image: Art as a Form of Thinking

by Hanneke Grootenboer

Book Overview

Grootenboer considers painting as a form of thinking in itself, rather than a subject of philosophical and interpretive thought.

While the philosophical dimension of painting has long been discussed, a clear case for painting as a form of visual thinking has yet to be made. Traditionally, vanitas still life paintings are considered to raise ontological issues while landscapes direct the mind toward introspection. Grootenboer moves beyond...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226829448
• ISBN13: 9780226829449
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"