The Power of the Center
A Study of Composition in the Visual Arts, 20th Anniversary Edition
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of California Press
Published:23rd Oct '09
£30.00
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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.
"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." * ARTnews *
ISBN: 9780520261266
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
Weight: 363g
250 pages