(P/B) ART AND ILLUSION

Παρουσίαση

Considered a great classic by all who seek for a meeting ground between science and the humanities, Art and Illusion examines the history and psychology of pictorial representation in light of present-day theories of visual perception information and learning. Searching for a rational explanation of the changing styles of art, Gombrich reexamines many ideas on the imitation of nature and the function of tradition. In testing his arguments he ranges over the history of art, noticing particularly the accomplishments of the ancient Greeks, and the visual discoveries of such masters as Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt, as well as the impressionists and the cubists. Gombrich's triumph in Art and Illusion arises from the fact that his main concern is less with the artists than with ourselves, the beholders. (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

Preface to the Edition
Preface
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction: Psychology and the Riddle of Style
PART ONE: The Limits of Likeness
Chapter . From Light into Paint
Chapter . Truth and the Stereotype
PART TWO: Function and Form
Chapter . Pygmalion's Power
Chapter . Reflections on the Greek Revolution
Chapter . Formula and Experience
PART THREE: The Beholder's Share
Chapter . The Image in the Clouds
Chapter . Conditions of Illusion
Chapter . Ambiguities of the Third Dimension
PART FOUR: Invention and Discovery
Chapter . The Analysis of Vision in Art
Chapter . The Experiment of Caricature
Chapter . From Representation to Expression
Retrospect
Notes