Vision and art  -  Margaret Livingstone

the biology of seeing

KORTE INHOUD

150 illustrations, including 108 charts and plates in full color.
Why do Claude Monet's fields of flowers seem to wave in the breeze?
What is the secret of Mona Lisa's smile?
How are we able to decipher the puzzle of Chuck Close's portraits?
In 'Vision and Art', Harvard neurobiologist Margaret Livingstone explains how the human vision system works and demonstrates that the answers to these and many other questions about art depend ultimately on the cells in our eyes and our brains.
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2002 Uitgever: Harry N. Abrams 208 paginas Taal: Engels