The Powers of Presence: Consciousness, Myth, and Affecting Presence

By Robert Plant Armstrong

Chiefly considering African and Upper Paleolithic work, Armstrong demonstrates that concepts of beauty, truth, and excellence are irrelevant in developing the aesthetic of a specific culture. By developing a unique aesthetic typology, he offers a reinterpretation of non-Western art that integrates human consciousness and its reification as art. More than eighty handsome photographs and drawings are included.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812278046
• ISBN13: 9780812278040
• Release Date: October 1981
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary