Metaphor, which allows us to talk about things by comparing them to
other things, is one of the most ubiquitous and adaptable features
of language and thought. It allows us to clarify meaning, yet also
evaluate and transform the ways we think, create and act. While we
are alert to metaphor in spoken or written texts, it has, within
the visual arts, been critically overlooked. Taking into
consideration how metaphors are inventively embodied in the formal,
technical, and stylistic aspects of visual artworks, Mark Staff
Brandl shows how extensively artists rely on creative metaphor
within their work. Exploring the work of a broad variety of artists
- including Dawoud Bey, Dan Ramirez, Gaelle Villedary, Raoul Deal,
Sonya Clark, Titus Kaphar, Charles Boetschi, and more- he argues
that metaphors are the foundation of visual thought, are chiefly
determined by bodily and environmental experiences, and are
embodied in artistic form. Visual artistic creation is
philosophical thought. By grounding these arguments in the work of
philosophers and cultural theorists, including Noel Carroll, Hans
Georg Gadamer, and George Lakoff, Brandl shows how important
metaphor is to understanding contemporary art. A Philosophy of
Visual Metaphor in Contemporary Art takes a neglected feature of
the visual arts and shows us what a vital role it plays within
them. Bridging theory and practice, and drawing upon a capacious
array of examples, this book is essential reading for art
historians and practitioners, as well as analytic philosophers
working in aesthetics and meaning.
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