Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing by Margaret Livingstone - VERY GOOD

Description: Now in paperback, this groundbreaking study by Harvard neurobiologist Margaret Livingstone explores the inner workings of vision, demonstrating that how we see art depends ultimately on the cells in our eyes and our brains.In Vision and Art, Livingstone explains how great painters fool the brain: why Mona Lisa’s smile seems so mysterious, Monet’s Poppy Field appears to sway in the breeze, Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie Woogie blinks like the lights of Times Square, and Warhol’s Electric Chair pulses with current.Drawing on history and her own cutting- edge discoveries, Livingstone offers intriguing insights, from explanations of common optical illusions, to speculations on the correlation of learning disabilities with artistic skill. By skillfully bridging the space between science and art, Vision and Art will both arm artists and designers with new techniques that they can use in their own craft, and thrill any reader with an interest in the biology of human vision.

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Location: Madison, Wisconsin

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Book Title: Vision and Art : the Biology of Seeing

Number of Pages: 208 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Abrams, Inc.

Topic: Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology), General, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition

Publication Year: 2008

Item Height: 0.6 in

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Art, Science, Psychology

Item Weight: 31.9 Oz

Author: Margaret Livingstone

Item Length: 11.1 in

Item Width: 9.1 in

Format: Perfect