Photographic #colonialism: what to do with so-called 'physical type' photos? Can we treat them as portraits instead of mere stereotypes? Does this change the nature of the photos? Michelle Green and Hans Maes offer clarity on these issues
How is a #portrait typically made? In 'Constructing and using the portrait sitting as an art-historical research object', Dawn Kanter argues against the prevalent view that it is solely up to the #artist who creates the portrait. Drawing on the art history of portraits in the National Portrait Gallery (London, UK), Kanter shows that the #sitter is often just as important in impact on the final result. #AesthInv20232@philosophy@arthistory
Aesthetic Investigations is out just in time to ring in the new year! This issue: 'Models and Sitters' a special issue on the #art and #aesthetics of #posing
@philosophy #AesthInv20232 features contributions by Dawn Kanter, Aurélie Debaene, Tzachi Zamir, Michelle Green & Hans Maes, A.W. Eaton, Peg Brand Weiser and Sue Spaid
Image credit: Nude Models Posing for a Painting Class 3 (1890) by Adolf de Meyer, image in the public domain, sourced via Wikimedia Commons
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