Resolutely Inclusive: Merz Art Practice and Einfühlung

Through creative practice and exegetical writing this research investigates a possibility for continual engagement in aesthetic appreciation and a particular way of noticing that artists and viewers of artwork may share. Merz, invented by artist Kurt Schwitters, is a type of accumulative art practic...

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Main Author: Richardson, Joanne Haywood
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54082
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description Through creative practice and exegetical writing this research investigates a possibility for continual engagement in aesthetic appreciation and a particular way of noticing that artists and viewers of artwork may share. Merz, invented by artist Kurt Schwitters, is a type of accumulative art practice that could include any material or method. Viewing and producing this type of artwork is examined via a theory of aesthetic appreciation called Einfühlung: a study of spectator’s embodied experiences with aesthetic works.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-540822017-07-06T05:42:13Z Resolutely Inclusive: Merz Art Practice and Einfühlung Richardson, Joanne Haywood Through creative practice and exegetical writing this research investigates a possibility for continual engagement in aesthetic appreciation and a particular way of noticing that artists and viewers of artwork may share. Merz, invented by artist Kurt Schwitters, is a type of accumulative art practice that could include any material or method. Viewing and producing this type of artwork is examined via a theory of aesthetic appreciation called Einfühlung: a study of spectator’s embodied experiences with aesthetic works. 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54082 Curtin University fulltext
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Resolutely Inclusive: Merz Art Practice and Einfühlung
title Resolutely Inclusive: Merz Art Practice and Einfühlung
title_full Resolutely Inclusive: Merz Art Practice and Einfühlung
title_fullStr Resolutely Inclusive: Merz Art Practice and Einfühlung
title_full_unstemmed Resolutely Inclusive: Merz Art Practice and Einfühlung
title_short Resolutely Inclusive: Merz Art Practice and Einfühlung
title_sort resolutely inclusive: merz art practice and einfühlung
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