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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... possible . Man is lazy by nature . In opposition to this view , it can be pointed out that a human being , not handicapped by physical or mental ailment , finds his fulfillment not in inactivity but in doing , moving , changing ...
... possible . Man is lazy by nature . In opposition to this view , it can be pointed out that a human being , not handicapped by physical or mental ailment , finds his fulfillment not in inactivity but in doing , moving , changing ...
Page 103
... possible to exert “ magic influences " upon creatures and things that are absent . Now what counts for all these operations is not the material existence of things but the effects that they exert or are exerted upon them . Modern ...
... possible to exert “ magic influences " upon creatures and things that are absent . Now what counts for all these operations is not the material existence of things but the effects that they exert or are exerted upon them . Modern ...
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... possible way as long as it is not yet differentiated . The circle is the simplest possible shape available in the pictorial medium . Until shape be- comes differentiated , the circle does not stand for roundness , but for any shape at ...
... possible way as long as it is not yet differentiated . The circle is the simplest possible shape available in the pictorial medium . Until shape be- comes differentiated , the circle does not stand for roundness , but for any shape at ...
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