Cognition and the Visual Arts

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."

An experienced and prolific writer, Robert Solso has a gift for simplifying sometimes difficult concepts in science. Here he brings a refreshing new approach to the psychology of art, synthesizing research from a vast...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262691868
• ISBN13: 9780262691864
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Bradford Book
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

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.