1st Edition

The Space that Separates: A Realist Theory of Art

By Nick Wilson Copyright 2020
258 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

258 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Space that Separates: A Realist Theory of Art radically challenges our assumptions about what art is, what art does, who is doing it, and why it matters. Rejecting the modernist and market-driven misconception that art is only what artists do, Wilson instead presents a realist case for living artfully. Art is defined as the skilled practice of giving shareable form to our experiences of... Read more

Part I: Foundations: Critical Realism and Experience  1. Introduction – A Realist Theory of Art  2. Critical Realism – In 21 Steps  3. Experience – A Depth Ontology  Part II: Developments: Realising Aesthetic Experience  4. Aesthetic Experience – Being-In-Relation   5. Axiological Experience – Value(s)  6. Metaxological Experience – Between  7. Cultural Experience – Value Recognition  Part III: Deepenings: Art and Aesthetic Critical Realism  8. Alethic Experience – Truth  9. Constellational Experience – Beauty  10. Living Artfully in The Space That Separates – Good

Biography

Nick Wilson is Professor of Culture & Creativity at the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries (CMCI), King’s College London. Nick worked as a professional singer, and then in arts management, before joining the Small Business Research Centre, Kingston University, in 2000, and King’s College London in 2009. His current research embraces aesthetic critical realism, art and cultural development, creativity and cultural opportunities, and the historical performance of music.