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100 1 _aBeatty, John W.
_q(John Wesley),
_d1851-1924
245 1 4 _aThe Relation of Art to Nature
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2016-11-08
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)
520 _a"The Relation of Art to Nature" by John W. Beatty is a philosophical treatise on the interconnection between art and the natural world, written in the early 20th century. As a prominent painter and Director of Fine Arts at the Carnegie Institute, Beatty draws on his extensive experience and the perspectives of other distinguished artists and philosophers. The book explores the fundamental assertion that art serves to imitate and reveal the beauty and character inherent in nature, challenging the prevailing notion that art is purely a creative endeavor. In this work, Beatty argues that the true purpose of art lies in its ability to faithfully reproduce the qualities of nature, thereby capturing its essence. He supports his thesis with insights from renowned artists such as Michelangelo, Dürer, and Whistler, who extoll the virtues of representing nature with accuracy and depth. The text also examines historical views on art, the necessity of aesthetic beauty, and the role of structures like symmetry within artistic endeavors. By emphasizing the significance of observation and truthful representation, Beatty ultimately calls for a deeper appreciation of the artist's relationship with nature, suggesting that this bond is essential for the creation of enduring masterpieces. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aArt
653 _aNature (Aesthetics)
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53477
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