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UNINA9910814172303321 |
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Autore |
Thomas Paul |
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Titolo |
Nanoart : the immateriality of art / / Paul Thomas |
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Bristol. UK ; ; Chicago, : Intellect, 2013 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (146 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Art and science |
Art and technology |
Nanotechnology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1: Materiality and Immateriality of Art in the Age of Nanotechnology; Chapter 2: From Seeing to Touching: From the Invisible to the Visible; Chapter 3: Nanotechnology, Vibration and Vitalism; Chapter 4: Matter, Measurement and Light; Chapter 5: Transvitalism and Nature; References; Acknowledgements; Index; Author biography; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Nano is Greek for dwarf and the word nanotechnology 'was first proposed in the early seventies by a Japanese engineer, Norio Taniguchi, implying a new technology that went beyond controlling materials and engineering on the micrometer scale that dominated the 20th Century'. The content for this book has been based on a self-emergent process. It explores an art historical understanding of matter and uses various hypotheses to elucidate the effects on materiality and agency as a result of the emergence of nanotechnology. The blurring of material boundaries are reflected in the establishment of a |
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