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The Power of the Center: A Study of Composition in the Visual Arts, 20th Anniversary Edition
Rudolf Arnheim
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Description for The Power of the Center: A Study of Composition in the Visual Arts, 20th Anniversary Edition
Paperback. Using many examples, this title considers the factors that determine the overall organization of visual form in works of painting, sculpture, and architecture. Num Pages: 250 pages, 95 b/w photographs, 62 line illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364. A Study of Composition in the Visual Arts. 250 pages, Illustrations. Using many examples, this title considers the factors that determine the overall organization of visual form in works of painting, sculpture, and architecture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight: 368.
Rudolf Arnheim has been known, since the publication of his groundbreaking "Art and Visual Perception" in 1974, as an authority on the psychological interpretation of the visual arts. Two anniversary volumes celebrate the landmark anniversaries of his works in 2009. In "The Power of the Center", Arnheim uses a wealth of examples to consider the factors that determine the overall organization of visual form in works of painting, sculpture, and architecture. "The Dynamics of Architectural Form" explores the unexpected perceptual consequences of architecture with Arnheim's customary clarity and precision.
Rudolf Arnheim has been known, since the publication of his groundbreaking "Art and Visual Perception" in 1974, as an authority on the psychological interpretation of the visual arts. Two anniversary volumes celebrate the landmark anniversaries of his works in 2009. In "The Power of the Center", Arnheim uses a wealth of examples to consider the factors that determine the overall organization of visual form in works of painting, sculpture, and architecture. "The Dynamics of Architectural Form" explores the unexpected perceptual consequences of architecture with Arnheim's customary clarity and precision.
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520261266
SKU
V9780520261266
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About Rudolf Arnheim
Rudolf Arnheim (1904-2007) was Professor Emeritus of the Psychology of Art at Harvard University and the author of many books, including Film as Art and Visual Thinking.
Reviews for The Power of the Center: A Study of Composition in the Visual Arts, 20th Anniversary Edition
"Arnheim was a distinguished psychologist, philosopher and critic whose work explored the cognitive basis of art—how we interpret it and, by extension, the world."
Cabinet
"It is the balance between the precision of [Arnheim's] specific analyses and their participation in a larger order of principles that makes Power of the Center such a satisfying book."
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Cabinet
"It is the balance between the precision of [Arnheim's] specific analyses and their participation in a larger order of principles that makes Power of the Center such a satisfying book."
ARTnews
... Read more