The Trouble with Space in Painting: A Critical History - Paperback
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The Trouble with Space in Painting: A Critical History - Paperback
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by James Hyde (Author), David Carrier (Editor), Tiziana Andina (Editor)
James Hyde, a practicing painter, presents a radical and historically detailed investigation into how the concept of pictorial space in art emerged.
Using primary documents and a selection of images, Hyde exposes what many will find surprising-that space only becomes part of the descriptive apparatus of art and architecture at the turn of the 20th century, not earlier. Remarkably, this is the first critical study of pictorial space as a historical construction. In this retelling of art history, Hyde presents it as a concept bound to historical circumstance, developing -often contentiously-in philosophy, mathematics and science, to finally become common in 20th century theorizations of art. Hyde investigates and identifies the historical moments when space first enters discussions about art and how it originally developed in religion, philosophy, mathematics and science. He shows that only after several key controversies were stabilized that space finally emerged as a topic for visual art at the turn of the 20th century. The stories of these debuts introduce Kant, Poincare and Panofsky, thinkers who provided theories of space that were taken up by artists. They reveal the creative and imaginative ideas that forged the belief that space is essential to understanding art. The ease of applying space to almost any context makes space prevalent today. It is unexamined faith, rather than a clear-eyed understanding of its historical construction that currently anchors space within the discourse of art. Hyde's original reading of what has become a broad, catch-all concept provides a reconsideration of the foundations of the history and philosophy of visual art.Author Biography
James Hyde is a a studio artist and abstract painter.
Number of Pages: 328
Dimensions: 0.88 x 9.14 x 6.15 IN
Publication Date: March 19, 2026
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