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The psychology of visual art : eye, brain and art /

Mather, George.

The psychology of visual art : eye, brain and art / - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014. - xix, 195 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some color) ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-190) and index.

List of illustrations -- Preface -- 1 : art through history -- 2 : art and the eye -- 3 : art and the brain -- 4 : perceiving scenes -- 5 : perceiving pictures -- 6 : motion in art -- 7 : colour in art -- 8 : visual aesthetics and art -- 9 : visual aesthetics and nature -- 10 : evolution and art -- Epilogue -- References -- Artworks -- Index.

A contemporary and interdisciplinary perspective on the study of art, connecting and integrating ideas from across the humanities and sciences.

9781107005983 (hardback) 9781107005983: £60.00 1107005981 (hardback) 9780521184793 (paperback) 0521184797 (paperback)

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Art--Psychology.
Visual perception.

701.15 / MAH