Arnheim, Gestalt and Art is the first book-length discussion of the powerful thinking of the psychologist of art, Rudolf Arnheim. Written as a complete overview of Arnheim s thinking, it covers fundamental issues of the importance of psychological discussion of the arts, the status of gestalt psychology, the various sense modalities and media, and developmental issues. By proceeding in a direction from general to specific and then proceeding through dynamic processes as they unfold in time (creativity, development, etc.), the book discovers an unappreciated unity to Arnheim s thinking. Not...
Arnheim, Gestalt and Art is the first book-length discussion of the powerful thinking of the psychologist of art, Rudolf Arnheim. Written as a comp...
As the theoretical alignments within academia shift, this book introduces a surprising variety of realism to abolish the old positivist-theory dichotomy that has haunted art history. The book proposes a stratified, multi-causal account of art history that addresses postmodern concerns while saving it from its errors of self-refutation.
As the theoretical alignments within academia shift, this book introduces a surprising variety of realism to abolish the old positivist-theory dichoto...
"Cognitive Iconology" is a new theory of the relation of psychology to art. Instead of being an application of psychological principles, it is a methodologically aware account of psychology, art and the nature of explanation. Rather than fight over biology or culture, it shows how they must fit together. The term "cognitive iconology" is meant to mirror other disciplines like cognitive poetics and musicology but the fear that images must be somehow transparent to understanding is calmed by the stratified approach to explanation that is outlined. In the book, cognitive iconology is a theory of...
"Cognitive Iconology" is a new theory of the relation of psychology to art. Instead of being an application of psychological principles, it is a metho...
The studies and research presented in Art and Expression analyse the cognitive processes involved in artistic production and in aesthetic reception, understanding and enjoyment.
The studies and research presented in Art and Expression analyse the cognitive processes involved in artistic production and in aesthetic reception, u...
