No pictorial device in nineteenth-century French painting more clearly represented the free-ranging self than the loose brushstroke. From the romantics through the impressionists and post-impressionists; the brushstroke bespoke autonomous artistic individuality and freedom from convention.Yet the question of how much we can credit to the individual brushstroke is complicatedmdash;and in Brushstroke and Emergence; James D. Herbert uses that question as a starting point for an extended essay that draws on philosophy of mind; the science of emergence; and art history. Brushstrokes; he reminds us; are as much creatures of habit and embodied experience as they are of intent. When they gather in great numbers they take on a life of their own; out of which emerge complexity and meaning. Analyzing ten paintings by Courbet; Manet; Ceacute;zanne; Monet; Seurat; and Picasso; Herbert exposes vital relationships between intention and habit; the singular and the complex. In doing so; he uncovers a space worthy of historical and aesthetic analysis between the brushstroke and the self.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. This book gave me a deeper insight into the town I love.By Avid ReaderI lived in Bisbee for many years. and went to high school there but never knew much about her colorful past. This book gave me a deeper insight into the town I love.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Steven CarlsonWell researched and beautifully presented.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great photosBy D. HockingGreat pictures and a lot of fun. Bisbee is and always was photogenic. Annie knows her town and has access to all the best photos which her family has been collecting for four generations.
