Description: Arnheim, Gestalt and Art by Ian Verstegen Arnheim, Gestalt and Art is the first book-length discussion of the powerful thinking of the psychologist of art, Rudolf Arnheim. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Arnheim, Gestalt and Art is the first book-length discussion of the powerful thinking of the psychologist of art, Rudolf Arnheim. Written as a complete overview of Arnheims thinking, it covers fundamental issues of the importance of psychological discussion of the arts, the status of gestalt psychology, the various sense modalities and media, and developmental issues. By proceeding in a direction from general to specific and then proceeding through dynamic processes as they unfold in time (creativity, development, etc.), the book discovers an unappreciated unity to Arnheims thinking. Not content to simply summarize Arnheims theory, however, Arnheim, Art, and Gestalt goes on to enrich (and occasionally question) Arnheims findings with the contemporary results of gestalt-theoretical research from around the world, but especially in Italy and Germany. The result is a workable overview of the psychology of art with bridges built to contemporary research, making Arnheims approach living and sustainable. Notes A complete compendium of Rudolf Arnheims view on the psychology of artAn exhaustive extension of up-to-date gestalt principles to all of Arnheims viewsA contemporary defense of the gestalt worldview and scientific theory Author Biography The author is a professional art historian but began his career at the University of Michigan where he met Rudolf Arnheim. Subsequently he studied experimental psychology with Alain Gilchrist and then devoted himself to art history. Never losing his interest in psychology, he has cultiavated relationships with European psychologists whose works provide much of the impetus of this book. He has gone on to write several professional papers on the thinking of Arnheim, gestalt psychology, not to mention works on Rennaissance and Baroque painting and perspective theory, including editing a book on the art patronage of the Della Rovere Family, The Della Rovere: The Creation and Maintenance of a Noble Identity. Table of Contents Why Arnheim? Why Gestalt?.- Arnheim and Different Approaches to the Psychology of Art.- Expression, Symbolism and Visual Thinking.- The Senses, Perceptual Objects and Their Dynamics.- The Notorious Gestalt Brain Model.- The Dynamics of Pictorial, Sculptural and Architectural Form.- The Dynamics of Pantomimic Form.- The Dynamics of Musical Form.- The Dynamics of Poetic Form.- Art in Comparative Perspective: Children, Adults, Cultures.- The Dynamics of Microgenetic Artistic Development.- Individual Artistic Development.- The Dynamics of Differential and Psychopathological Artistic Form.- The Dynamics of Cultural-Perceptual Artistic Form.- Objective Percepts, Objective Values.- Conclusion. Long Description Arnheim, Gestalt and Art is the first book-length discussion of the powerful thinking of the psychologist of art, Rudolf Arnheim. Written as a complete overview of Arnheims thinking, it covers fundamental issues of the importance of psychological discussion of the arts, the status of gestalt psychology, the various sense modalities and media, and developmental issues. By proceeding in a direction from general to specific and then proceeding through dynamic processes as they unfold in time (creativity, development, etc.), the book discovers an unappreciated unity to Arnheims thinking. Not content to simply summarize Arnheims theory, however, Arnheim, Art, and Gestalt goes on to enrich (and occasionally question) Arnheims findings with the contemporary results of gestalt-theoretical research from around the world, but especially in Italy and Germany. The result is a workable overview of the psychology of art with bridges built to contemporary research, making Arnheims approach living and sustainable. Feature A complete compendium of Rudolf Arnheims view on the psychology of art An exhaustive extension of up-to-date gestalt principles to all of Arnheims views A contemporary defense of the gestalt worldview and scientific theory Details ISBN3211288643 Author Ian Verstegen Language English ISBN-10 3211288643 ISBN-13 9783211288641 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2005 Edition 1st Imprint Springer Verlag GmbH Subtitle A Psychological Theory Place of Publication Vienna Country of Publication Austria Short Title ARNHEIM GESTALT & ART 2005/E Edition Description 2005 Pages 188 DOI 10.1604/9783211288641;10.1007/3-211-30762-1 UK Release Date 2005-10-10 Illustrations 18 Illustrations, black and white; VII, 188 p. 18 illus. With online files/update. Publisher Springer Verlag GmbH Publication Date 2005-10-10 DEWEY 152.14 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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Book Title: Arnheim, Gestalt and Art: a Psychological Theory
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Author: Ian Verstegen
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