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Loading... Art and visual perception : a psychology of the creative eye : the new version (original 1954; edition 1974)by Rudolf ArnheimUses psychological study of perception to examine the creation of art and our reactions to it. Applies this understanding to purposeful representation. Breaks down qualities of art and reality by our perceptual reactions to them. Qualities such as balance, form, shape, light, color, and movement are discussed. This is a dense book, not an easy read, but a must for the advanced student of art or photography. The ability to do graphic analysis is critical to both those seriously producing images, and those considering/critiquing them. Arnheim was one of the first, and certainly one of the most informed to explicate the foundations of image graphics in the perceptual mechanisms of the mind. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)701.15The arts Modified subdivisions of the arts Philosophy and theory of fine and decorative arts Appreciative aspects Psychological principlesLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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