E.H.GOMBRICH ART & ILLUSION A STUDY IN THE PSYCHOL

   Described by Kenneth Clark as ‘one of the most brilliant books of art criticism that I have ever read, Art and Illusion is a classic study of image-making. It seeks to answer a simple question: why is there such a thing as style? The question may be simple but there is no easy answer, and Professor Gombrichs brilliant and wide-ranging exploration of the history and psychology of pictorial representation leads him into many important areas.    He examines, questions and re-evaluates old and new ideas on the imitation of nature, the function of tradition, the problem of abstraction, the validity of perspective and the interpretation of expression, all of which reveal that pictorial representation is far from being a straightforward matter. First published more than forty years ago, Art and Illusion has lost none of its vitality and importance.    In applying the findings of experimental science to the understanding of art and in tackling complex ideas and theoretical issues, Gombrich is rigorous; yet he always retains a sense of wonder at the inexhaustible capacity of the human brain, and at the subtlety of the relationships involved in seeing the world and in making and seeing art.    With deep knowledge and his exceptional gift for clear exposition, he advances arguments as hypotheses to be tested. The problems of representation are fundamental to the history of art, and Art and Illusion remains a crucial text for anyone interested in understanding art. For the sixth edition Professor Gombrich has written a new 12-page preface in which he makes use of the distinction between an image and a sign in order to clarify his intentions in writing the book. 

【詳細資訊】
作者︰E.H.GOMBRICH
出版社︰PHAIDON
尺寸︰25cm*17cmcm
裝訂︰平裝頁數︰386pp頁