Creativity and art : three roads to surprise / Margaret A. Boden.

Author/creator Boden, Margaret A.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Descriptionviii, 260 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)--Psychological aspects.
Creative ability--Psychological aspects.

Spine title Creativity & art
Contents Introduction -- Creativity in a nutshell -- Are autodidacts creative? -- Crafts, perception, and the possibilities of the body -- Creativity and conceptual art -- Personal signatures in art -- What is generative art? -- Agents and creativity -- Autonomy, integrity, and computer art -- Authenticity and computer art -- Aesthetics and interactive art -- Is metabolism necessary?
Abstract Margaret Boden presents a series of essays in which she explores the nature of creativity in a wide range of art forms. Creativity in general is the generation of novel, surprising, and valuable ideas (conceptual, theoretical, musical, literary, or visual). Boden identifies three forms of creativity: combinational, exploratory, and transformational. These elicit differing forms of surprise, and are defined by the different kinds of psychological process that generate the new ideas. Boden examines creativity not only in traditional fine art, but also in craftworks, and some less orthodox approaches--namely, conceptual art and several types of computer art. Her Introduction draws out the conceptual links between the various case-studies, showing how they express a coherent view of creativity in art. -- Product Description.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010284497
ISBN9780199590735 (hbk.)
ISBN0199590737 (hbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BF408 .B555 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold