Philosophy of art is traditionally concerned with the definition, appreciation and value of art. Through a close examination of art from recent centuries, Art and Phenomenology is one of the first books to explore visual art as a mode of experiencing the world itself, showing how in the words of Merleau-Ponty Painting does not imitate the world, but is a world of its own .

An outstanding series of chapters by an international group of contributors examine the following questions:

• Paul Klee and the body in art
• colour and background in Merleau-Ponty 's phenomenology of...