The Psychology of Visual Art Eye, Brain and Art
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What can art tell us about how the brain works? And what can the brain tell us about how we perceive and create art? Humans have created visual art throughout history and its significance has been an endless source of fascination and debate. Visual art is a product of the human brain, but is art so complex and sophisticated that brain function and evolution are not relevant to our understanding? This book explores the links between visual art and the…
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Key features
- Provides a summary of art history and theory for science students and presents the principles of scientific methods and theories for non-science students
- Features detailed examples in which general scientific principles are applied to specific artworks
- References are cited both of scientific evidence and of historical art discussions to help students support their arguments with a credible evidence base
- Includes discussions of scene, picture, colour and motion perception
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139030410
- Subjects Applied Psychology,Art,Art: General Interest,Psychology
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 09 December 2013
- ISBN: 9780521184793
- Dimensions (mm): 246 x 189 mm
- Weight: 0.59kg
- Contains: 50 b/w illus. 20 colour illus.
- Page extent: 211 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 09 December 2013
- ISBN: 9781107005983
- Dimensions (mm): 246 x 189 mm
- Weight: 0.73kg
- Contains: 50 b/w illus. 20 colour illus.
- Page extent: 211 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 28 May 2018
- ISBN: 9781139030410
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