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Vision and art : the biology of seeing / by Margaret Livingstone ; foreword by David Hubel.
Author
Livingstone, Margaret
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Format
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Language
English
Published/Created
New York, N.Y. : Harry N. Abrams, ©2002.
Description
208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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Lewis Library - Stacks
N7430.5 .L54 2002
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Visual perception
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Color vision
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Painting
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Psychological aspects
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Painting
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Psychology
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Summary note
How we see art depends ultimately on the cells in our eyes and our brains. This book explains how the eye and brain translate different wavelengths of light into the colors and forms of the world around us. The author turns to art in order to delve into the science underlying various phenomena in painting, using example to illustrate her points.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 204) and index.
Contents
1 Fiat lux: let there be light
2 The eye and color vision
3 Luminance and night vision
4 The first stages of processing color and luminance: where and what
5 Acuity and spatial resolution: central and peripheral vision
6 The next level of color processing: surround effects
7 From 3-D to 2-D: perspective
8 From 3-D to 2-D: shading and chiaroscuro
9 From 3-D to 2-D: stereopsis
10 Illusions of motion
11 Color mixing and color resolution
12 Television, movies, and computer graphics
Epilogue
Talent, music and learning disabilities
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ISBN
0810904063
9780810904064
LCCN
2001046508
OCLC
47745847
International Article Number
9780810904064
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