false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170459036m/56580.jpg 56580 2 What is it that makes the work of Monet, van Gogh, da Vinci, and Warhol so visually arresting? How do our eyes and brains coordinate to perceive line and color?<p> Neurobiologist Margaret Livingstone addresses these and many other questions in <I>Vision and Art</I>, a lively look at the science underlying art. She writes accessibly, but with plenty of technical depth, on such matters as the nature of light and the visible spectrum, the organization of visual-image processing, the structure of the vertebrate eye and brain, and individual and culturally conditioned perceptions of color. Using well-known works of art as case studies, she offers fascinating bits of trivia (on, for instance, how pastels are made and why purple dyes are so rare) alongside practical information for artists (for example, how high-contrast contours and evenly distributed luminance attract the eye).<p> The result is a literate, lucid blend of art and science that will appeal to artists and connoisseurs alike. <I>--Gregory McNamee</I> 55138 2002 Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing total:29|5:11|4:13|3:4|2:1|1:0| 29 121 56 5 5 0 false false Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 21:23:51 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 07:10:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 22 17:02:35 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 17:05:03 -0800 2008
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