Keynote (Chair: Jane Desmarais) Marion Thain (New York University), ‘Decadent Epistemologies: Art... more Keynote (Chair: Jane Desmarais) Marion Thain (New York University), ‘Decadent Epistemologies: Arthur Symons’s Cognitive Somatics’ In ‘The Decadent Movement in Literature’ Symons designated Impressionism and symbolism as two central modes of Decadence, but how do they operate in his own poetry as methods of perception and/or ways of knowing the world? This talk will suggest that recent work in psychology and the philosophy of mind might give us the tools to better articulate the significance of impressionism and symbolism as cognitive modes. I will suggest we situate Symons’s work at a crucial point in the history of aesthetics in order to recognize the cognitive work that decadent sensuality performs in his poetry. This analysis not only offers new insight into the operation and significance of Decadent somatics, but also identifies Symons’s participation in a key moment in the formation of concepts that are currently revolutionizing our understanding of how we know. In reading Symo...
Over the last twenty years there have been flurries of interest in the artist’s model, and recent... more Over the last twenty years there have been flurries of interest in the artist’s model, and recent exhibitions have stimulated new activity in this area. Model and Supermodel extends the discussion about the social and cultural significance of the model in British art and culture. A fascinating collection of essays and interviews, it examines the persistent mythology of the artist’s model and some of the ambiguities involved in depicting the body. The volume begins with Martin Postle’s survey of the profession of the model during the period c.1840-1940. Elizabeth Prettejohn considers the Pre-Raphaelite model and Alison Smith examines the lives of some nineteenth-century models who achieved fame and notoriety in their own right. Jane Desmarais looks at the model from a literary perspective and Reena Suleman presents the work of Edward Linley Sambourne. Michael Hatt’s essay examines the aesthetic and ethical aspects of Tuke’s use of boy models for his paintings of nude bathers, and Wil...
Keynote (Chair: Jane Desmarais) Marion Thain (New York University), ‘Decadent Epistemologies: Art... more Keynote (Chair: Jane Desmarais) Marion Thain (New York University), ‘Decadent Epistemologies: Arthur Symons’s Cognitive Somatics’ In ‘The Decadent Movement in Literature’ Symons designated Impressionism and symbolism as two central modes of Decadence, but how do they operate in his own poetry as methods of perception and/or ways of knowing the world? This talk will suggest that recent work in psychology and the philosophy of mind might give us the tools to better articulate the significance of impressionism and symbolism as cognitive modes. I will suggest we situate Symons’s work at a crucial point in the history of aesthetics in order to recognize the cognitive work that decadent sensuality performs in his poetry. This analysis not only offers new insight into the operation and significance of Decadent somatics, but also identifies Symons’s participation in a key moment in the formation of concepts that are currently revolutionizing our understanding of how we know. In reading Symo...
Over the last twenty years there have been flurries of interest in the artist’s model, and recent... more Over the last twenty years there have been flurries of interest in the artist’s model, and recent exhibitions have stimulated new activity in this area. Model and Supermodel extends the discussion about the social and cultural significance of the model in British art and culture. A fascinating collection of essays and interviews, it examines the persistent mythology of the artist’s model and some of the ambiguities involved in depicting the body. The volume begins with Martin Postle’s survey of the profession of the model during the period c.1840-1940. Elizabeth Prettejohn considers the Pre-Raphaelite model and Alison Smith examines the lives of some nineteenth-century models who achieved fame and notoriety in their own right. Jane Desmarais looks at the model from a literary perspective and Reena Suleman presents the work of Edward Linley Sambourne. Michael Hatt’s essay examines the aesthetic and ethical aspects of Tuke’s use of boy models for his paintings of nude bathers, and Wil...
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