Leif G.Larsen

The Game of Visual Art

- a Pragmatic Theory of Art

Introduction

1. The Universe of Concepts

2. Games Are Conceptual

3. The Game of Visual Art

4. Concepts At Work: Two Examples

5. Art And Beauty

6. What Is Art For?

7. The Creative Process

8. Artistic Ideals: Professionalism

9. Artistic Ideals: Consistency

10. Artistic Ideals: Originality

11. Artistic Ideals: Complexity

12. Artistic Ideals: Relevance

13. Evaluating Visual Art

14. The Joke as a Game of Art

15. Édouard Manet: In the Conservatory

16. Paul Cézanne: Apples and Oranges

17. Henri Matisse: Big Pink Nude

18. Diego Rivera: The Making of a Fresco

19. Barnett Newman: Vir Heroicus Sublimis

20. Claes Oldenburg: Bedroom Ensemble I

21. Asger Jorn: Dead Drunken Danes

22. Summary

Bibliography