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THE ARTFUL EYE
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| By: |
Richard L. Gregory (Editor), John Harris (Editor), Priscilla Heard (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£70.00 |
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£61.25 |
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£8.75 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0198521952 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780198521952 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
16 November, 1995 |
| Pages: |
456 |
| Description: |
In the words of Richard Gregory, "Here are to be found novel links to art and science, and to mind and brain. Written by experts in these fields, topics include: The Black Box approach to brain function; how the brain is wired, and its chemistry; how we relate to other animals; the significance of faces; the cost of paying attention; optics and mathematics of vision; the camera oxcura used by Vermeer; art forgery. There are also rather special portraits ofartists and scientists. A sculptor of great distinction, the late Dame Elisabeth Frink, describes her life and work. These many themes are captured to weave a tapestry of the intelligent brain behind the artful eye."Complete with over 200 illustrations, including colour plates by Hockney, Magritte, Vermeer, and others, this is an enlightening mixture of biology and aesthetics which will appeal to psychologists, vision scientists, and all those interested in the effect of the visual arts on the eye and brain. |
| Synopsis: |
In the words of Richard Gregory 'Here are to be found novel links to art and science, and to mind and brain...These many themes are captured to weave a tapestry of the intelligent brain behind the artful eye.' This fascinating volume presents the thoughts of scientists and artists working on many aspects of visual perception, ranging from the physiology of the brain, development of sight in infants, and the significance of faces, to the physics of images and the mathematics of impossible objects. There are essays on perspective, especially of Vermeer's use of the camera oscura, alongside an examination of the art of the forger, portraits of artists and scientists, and a personal statement by the late sculptress, Dame Elisabeth Frink. Complete with over 200 illustrations, including colour plates by Hockney, Magritte, Vermeer, and others, this is a an enlightening mixture of biology and aesthetics which will appeal to psychologists, vision scientists, and all those interested in the effect of the visual arts on the eye and brain. |
| Illustrations: |
colour plates, halftones, and line figures throughout |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press |
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