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Colors of Rhetoric - Places of Invention in the Visual Realm (Paperback)
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Colors of Rhetoric - Places of Invention in the Visual Realm (Paperback)
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Loot Price R516
Discovery Miles 5 160
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Rhetoric provides a repertoire of different methods for original
and innovative creation by introducing notions of surprise, the
unexpected, and conflict. The myths of "inspiration" and "the
brilliant idea" dominate explanations of the genesis of many
architectural and creative projects. Nevertheless, perhaps the most
original ideas and innovative designs could be explained as
transpositions of the classical figures or colours of rhetoric.
This possibility brings up several questions. Is rhetoric a kind of
repertoire of different ways in which one can be "original"? Can
the creative process be facilitated and enriched if creators become
more aware of the system that they often use intuitively? Do
architects make conscious or unconscious use of some of the figures
of thought, tropes, and colours when creating and discussing
architecture? Can metonymies, hyperbatons, oxymorons, antitheses,
and puns, among many other rhetorical figures, be identified in
spatial and visual disciplines? Can rhetorical mechanisms be
applied to architecture to coordinate social action? These are some
of the key questions addressed in this book, which revolves around
an inventory of rhetorical figures found in architecture and visual
arts.
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