Theory of the Art Object

<p>Meaning in the visual arts centers on<em> </em>how the physical work makes its content or presence visible. The art object<em> </em>is fundamental. Indeed the different object forms of each visual medium allows our experience of space-time and our relations to other people to be aesthetically embodied in unique ways. Through these embodiments visual art compensates for what is otherwise existentially lost and becomes part of what makes life worth living. The present book shows this by discussing a range of visual art forms namely pictorial representation abstraction sculpture and assemblage works land art architecture photography and varieties of digital art.</p>