Reductionism in art and brain science Bridging the two cultures / Eric R. Kandel.
| Author/creator | Kandel, Eric R. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Columbia University Press, [2016] |
| Description | x, 226 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction. The emergence of a reductionist school of abstract art in New York -- The Beginning of a Scientific Approach to Art -- The Biology of the Beholder's Share: Visual Perception and Bottom-Up Processing in Art -- The Biology of Learning and Memory: Top-Down Processing in Art -- A Reductionist Approach to Art. Reductionism in the Emergence of Abstract Art -- Mondrian and the Radical Reduction of the Figurative Image -- The New York School of Painters -- How the Brain Processes and Perceives Abstract Images -- From Figuration to Color Abstraction -- Color and the Brain -- A Focus on Light -- A Reductionist Influence on Figuration -- The Emerging Dialogue Between Abstract Art and Science. Why Is Reductionism Successful in Art? -- A Return to the Two Cultures. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015048058 |
| ISBN | 9780231179621 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |