(Blackwell Companions to Art History) 1st Edition
by Alan Male (Editor)
A contemporary synthesis of the
philosophical, theoretical and practical methodologies of illustration
and its future development
Illustration is contextualized
visual communication; its purpose is to serve society by influencing the
many aspects of its cultural infrastructure; it dispenses knowledge and
education, it commentates and delivers journalistic opinion, it
persuades, advertises and promotes, it entertains and provides for all
forms of narrative fiction. A Companion to Illustration explores
the definition of illustration through cognition and research and its
impact on culture. It explores illustration’s boundaries and its
archetypal distinction, the inflected forms of its parameters, its
professional, contextual, educational and creative applications. This
unique reference volume offers insights into the expanding global
intellectual conversation on illustration through a compendium of
readings by an international roster of scholars, academics and
practitioners of illustration and visual communication.
Encompassing a wide range of thematic dialogues, the Companion
offers twenty-five chapters of original theses, examining the character
and making of imagery, illustration education and research, and
contemporary and post-contemporary context and practice. Topics
including conceptual strategies for the contemporary illustrator, the
epistemic potential of active imagination in science, developing
creativity in a polymathic environment, and the presentation of new
insights on the intellectual and practical methodologies of
illustration.
- Evaluates innovative theoretical and contextual teaching and learning strategies
- Considers the influence of illustration through cognition, research and cultural hypotheses
- Discusses the illustrator as author, intellectual and multi-disciplinarian
- Explores state-of-the-art research and contemporary trends in illustration
- Examines the philosophical, theoretical and practical framework of the discipline
A Companion to Illustration
is a valuable resource for students, scholars and professionals in
disciplines including illustration, graphic and visual arts, visual
communications, cultural and media and advertising studies, and art
history.
