The Psychology of Art and the Evolution of the Conscious Brain

by Robert L. Solso

Book Overview

How did the human brain evolve so that consciousness of art could develop? In The Psychology of Art and the Evolution of the Conscious Brain, Robert Solso describes how a consciousness that evolved for other purposes perceives and creates art. Drawing on his earlier book Cognition and the Visual Arts and ten years of new findings in cognitive research (as well as new ideas in anthropology and art history), Solso shows that consciousness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262693321
• ISBN13: 9780262693325
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Bradford Book
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher