150 Pages
28 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
150 Pages
28 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
150 Pages
28 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Why do we enjoy art? What inspires us to create artistic works? How can brain science help us understand our taste in art?
The Psychology of Art provides an eclectic introduction to the myriad ways in which psychology can help us understand and appreciate creative activities. Exploring how we perceive everything from colour to motion, the book examines art-making as a form of human... Read more
Preface
1. Art and psychology
2. The neuroscience of art
3. Why do we engage in art?
4. Depicting space, contour and form in art
5. Depicting colour and motion in art
6. What makes great art?
7. Creativity in art and science
Further reading
Bibliography
Biography
George Mather is Honorary Professor at the University of Sussex, UK and Emeritus Professor at the University of Lincoln, UK. His main research interests are in the perception of movement, art and visual illusions.
