Instagrammable : what art tells us about social media /

"What is the relationship between the Holy Trinity and social media? How do hashtags influence us? Why are we so inclined to use filters? Why do we treat digital images differently than analogue ones? Art history offers a beginning of answers. Instagrammable explores the paradox of looking with...

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Main Author: Jonckheere, Koenraad (Author)
Other Authors: Logan, Sandy (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Veurne, Belgium] : Hannibal, [2024]
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Summary:"What is the relationship between the Holy Trinity and social media? How do hashtags influence us? Why are we so inclined to use filters? Why do we treat digital images differently than analogue ones? Art history offers a beginning of answers. Instagrammable explores the paradox of looking without seeing and seeing without looking. Koenraad Jonckheere examines trust in and distrust of images, drawing on 2,500 years of thinking about visual art. In eleven chapters, he examines the world of digital images through numerous intriguing examples from art history"--Publisher's description.
Physical Description:311 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789464941531
9464941537