The objective eye : color, form, and reality in the theory of art / John Hyman.

Author/creator Hyman, John
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Descriptionxix, 286 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents List of illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Color -- Galileos myth -- Frames of reference -- Perceiving powers -- Depiction -- Art and imitation -- Art and occlusion -- Art and optics -- Art and experience -- Realism -- Words and pictures -- Realism and relativism -- The canvas of the brain -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [269]-275) and index.
LCCN 2005029205
ISBN0226365522 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226365530 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780226365527 (cloth)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks N7430.5 .H96 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold