David Cycleback

Art Perception

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A complex and fascinating question is why do humans have such strong emotional reactions and human connections to art? Why do viewers become scared, even haunted for days, by a movie monster they know doesn't exist? Why do humans become enthralled by distorted figures and scenes that aren't realistic? Why do viewers have emotional attachments to comic book characters? The answer lies in that, while humans know art is human made artifice, they view and decipher art using the same often nonconscious methods that they use to view and decipher reality. Looking at how we perceive reality shows us how we perceive art, and looking at how we perceive art helps show us how we perceive reality. Written by the prominent art historian and philosopher Cycleback, this book is a concise introduction to understanding art perception, covering key psychological, cognitive science, physiological and philosophical concepts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lulu.com
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 339g
• ISBN-13: 9781312117495
• ISBN-10: 1312117494
• Artikelnr.: 41025715

Autorenporträt

David Cycleback Ph.D. is Director of Center for Artifact Studies, a member of the British Royal Institute of Philosophy, and an internationally known scholar working in cognitive science, philosophy and artifact studies. He is the author of eleven peer-reviewed university textbooks, including Understanding Human Minds and Their Limits, Nature and Limits of Human Knowledge, and Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence.