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 312
... moved to the right and the horizontal moved upward , so that after a while they as- sumed the positions indicated by the dotted lines . The observers , however , saw the vertical move downward and the horizontal move to the left ...
... moved to the right and the horizontal moved upward , so that after a while they as- sumed the positions indicated by the dotted lines . The observers , however , saw the vertical move downward and the horizontal move to the left ...
Page 315
... moving fish makes the water look as thin as air , whereas a lazy goldfish seems to move through oil . This phenomenon is the result of the ambiguity of visual dy- namics . The high speed of an object may be perceived as being caused by ...
... moving fish makes the water look as thin as air , whereas a lazy goldfish seems to move through oil . This phenomenon is the result of the ambiguity of visual dy- namics . The high speed of an object may be perceived as being caused by ...
Page 322
... move horizontally in the direction of B. At the moment when the two touch , A stops and B starts moving . The observers see A give B a push that makes it move . In other words , the occurrence involves cause and effect . Of course no ...
... move horizontally in the direction of B. At the moment when the two touch , A stops and B starts moving . The observers see A give B a push that makes it move . In other words , the occurrence involves cause and effect . Of course no ...
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