Art And Visual Perception
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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What does it truly mean to *see* a work of art? Rudolf Arnheim's landmark study Art and Visual Perception argues that vision is not a passive act of recording but an active, creative process of the mind — one that lies at the very heart of artistic experience. Drawing on the principles of Gestalt psychology, Arnheim presents a rigorous and illuminating analysis of the visual elements that constitute art: balance, shape, form, space, light, colour, movement, and expression, dissecting each with the precision of a scientist and the sensitivity of a connoisseur. A foundational text in the fields of art theory, aesthetics, and perceptual psychology, this work has shaped generations of artists, designers, architects, and scholars since its first publication in 1954. Arnheim writes with remarkable clarity and intellectual authority, weaving together theory and visual example in a way that is both academically robust and deeply accessible. His central thesis — that artistic creation and visual perception are fundamentally cognitive acts — continues to challenge assumptions about creativity, beauty, and the nature of human understanding. For anyone who has ever stood before a great painting and wondered what their eyes are really doing, this book provides the most profound answer yet attempted.
Author: Rudolf Arnheim
Format: Paperback
Genre: The arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What does it truly mean to *see* a work of art? Rudolf Arnheim's landmark study Art and Visual Perception argues that vision is not a passive act of recording but an active, creative process of the mind — one that lies at the very heart of artistic experience. Drawing on the principles of Gestalt psychology, Arnheim presents a rigorous and illuminating analysis of the visual elements that constitute art: balance, shape, form, space, light, colour, movement, and expression, dissecting each with the precision of a scientist and the sensitivity of a connoisseur. A foundational text in the fields of art theory, aesthetics, and perceptual psychology, this work has shaped generations of artists, designers, architects, and scholars since its first publication in 1954. Arnheim writes with remarkable clarity and intellectual authority, weaving together theory and visual example in a way that is both academically robust and deeply accessible. His central thesis — that artistic creation and visual perception are fundamentally cognitive acts — continues to challenge assumptions about creativity, beauty, and the nature of human understanding. For anyone who has ever stood before a great painting and wondered what their eyes are really doing, this book provides the most profound answer yet attempted.