More than meets the eye
Subtitle: what blindness brings to art
By: Georgina Kleege
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9780190604356; 9780190604363
Subjects: Social aspects; Art and society; Sociology of disability; Art and vision disorders; Blindness
Description: More Than Meets the Eye' seeks to dismantle traditional understandings of blindness through scrutiny of philosophical speculation, scientific case studies, literary depictions, and museum access programs for the blind. It introduces blind and visually impaired artists whose work has shattered stereotypes and opened up new aesthetic possibilities for everyone.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The tenacious life of the hypothetical blind man; title: Touching on science; title: Visible braille, invisible blindness; title: Touch tourism; title: Hearsay; title: Dialogues with the blind; title: Audio description described; title: What they talk about when they talk about art; title: Blind self portrait s: studies in blue and bronze.