Deep Affinities: Art and Science

by Philip F. Palmedo

In this thought-provoking book, Philip F. Palmedo, a former physicist who now writes on art, reveals how the two defining enterprises of humankind--art and science--are rooted in certain common instincts, which we might call aesthetic: an appreciation of symmetry, balance, and rhythm; the drive to simplify and abstract natural forms, and to represent them symbolically.

Palmedo traces these instincts back to a very early time in human history--demonstrating,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789213788
• ISBN13: 9780789213785
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Abbeville Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.1" x 10.1"