Cognition and the Visual Arts (Mit Press/Bradford Books Series in Cognitive Psychology)

By Robert L. Solso

Book Overview

In this first systematic study of the connection between the new cognitive psychology and its importance to art, Solso reflects on the long relationship between humankind and art, observing that "mind and art are one."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262193469
• ISBN13: 9780262193467
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Mit Pr
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

A good choice

This book is a summary of articles about how we, the humans, see the art through the cognition, or how our brains perceive art. There's no need to be a cognition master to read this book, and all chapters can be read separately. An easy to read and quite interesting book.