Art, Perception, and Reality

by Max Black, E.H. Gombrich, Julian Hochberg, et al.

Book Overview

In Art, Perception, and Reality three eminent scholars explore questions relating to the nature of representation in art. Art historian E. H. Gombrich asks how we recognize likeness--in portraits or caricatures for instance--and concludes that we do so by empathy. Psychologist Julian Hochberg rejects Gombrich's argument, suggesting instead that the expectations aroused in the scanning processes of visual perception account for recognition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801815525
• ISBN13: 9780801815522
• Release Date: September 1973
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

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