Background
Ian Heywood was born on March 7, 1948 in Rochdale, England, United Kingdom to George and Edith Heywood, a textile workers.
Ian graduated from from Goldsmiths' College, London with teaching certificate in 1971 and with B.A. in 1979.
Ian graduated from University of York with Ph.D. in 1991.
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Lorenzetti's frescoes in Siena serve as the starting point of Ian Heywood's critical work, as well as the initial occurrence of the recurring city motif which he utilizes to reveal the connections between theory, discourse, language, and modernity. The city, as Heywood shows, is a symbol of collective life and the social bond and is directly related to the equally powerful motif, and question, of language. Social Theories of Art offers a criticism of influential theoretical work that identifies both the poverty of much contemporary "art theory" and the important but underacknowledged ethical implications of theorizing. Operating through the writings of Becker, Wolff, Bürger, and others, Heywood shows how, despite these theorists' efforts to identify art's distinctive value, their theoretical accounts are degraded by reductionism and social violence. Heywood then broadens his canvas to explore the notion of ethical reflexivity to conclude with a consideration of the gap between the actual and the theoretical aspects of art. Heywood writes clearly, illuminating the problematic relationship between seminar and studio, and his findings will hold interest for students of art history, fine art, sociology, and philosophy.
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Ian Heywood was born on March 7, 1948 in Rochdale, England, United Kingdom to George and Edith Heywood, a textile workers.
Ian graduated from Maidstone College of Art with diploma in 1969, from Goldsmiths' College, London with teaching certificate in 1971 and with B.A. in 1979, and from University of York with Ph.D. in 1991.
Ian works as a principal lecturer in fine art at Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, England. He is also a guest lecturer at educational institutions, including Sheffield Hallam University, University of Lancaster, Manchester Metropolitan University, Cardiff Institute of Higher Education, University of Humanist Studies, Utrecht, Netherlands, and University of Dundee.
(Lorenzetti's frescoes in Siena serve as the starting poin...)
(Visual culture has become one of the most dynamic fields ...)
(The fourth edition of this highly regarded and successful...)
(Artists, designers and researchers are increasingly seeki...)
Quotations:
"My primary motivation for writing is to understand more clearly my responses to experiences that feel important. I am also prompted to write in order to defend things of value that mainstream or fashionable ideas sometimes neglect or undermine. I aim to communicate this understanding as clearly as possible, but without over simplification, so that it may be critically examined."
"I am influenced by many writers and thinkers too numerous to mention. I like to feel that my writing on visual art responds sympathetically and constructively to the challenge of actual works and to my many stimulating conversations with artist friends, colleagues, and students."
"My writing process is generally one of diligent struggle rather than inspiration. I usually write about things that have got under my skin in some way, that nag away until I do something about them."
Ian is fond of rock climbing and mountaineering.