Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative EyeSince its first publication in 1954, this work has established itself as a unique classic. It applies the approaches and findings of modern psychology to the study of art: it describes the visual process that takes place when people create- or look at- works in the various arts, and explains how the eye organizes visual material according to definite psychological laws. Fresh in thought, clean in style, this book is a highly readable contribution to the study of aesthetics. It could be recommended as an excellent introduction to the psychology of perception, however, it is the art lover, whether psychologist or not, who will find this book the most rewarding. -- from Book Jacket. |
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Page 119
... contour is a discovery , a new line , not foreseen in the basic visual concept of the human body . The right contour explicitly states the vertical that is only implied in the zigzag of the central axis . It embodies complete rest and ...
... contour is a discovery , a new line , not foreseen in the basic visual concept of the human body . The right contour explicitly states the vertical that is only implied in the zigzag of the central axis . It embodies complete rest and ...
Page 179
... contour . Therefore the surface we see inside the contour is also produced by remote control . Now in theory this surface could assume any one of an in- finite number of shapes , just as the straightness of a drumhead is only one of the ...
... contour . Therefore the surface we see inside the contour is also produced by remote control . Now in theory this surface could assume any one of an in- finite number of shapes , just as the straightness of a drumhead is only one of the ...
Page 199
... contour line of the covering object does not change its direction where it joins the contour of the one behind it , will generally enable us to decide which is which . " Recently Ratoosh formu- lated this condition in mathematical terms ...
... contour line of the covering object does not change its direction where it joins the contour of the one behind it , will generally enable us to decide which is which . " Recently Ratoosh formu- lated this condition in mathematical terms ...
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