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What is a Picture? : Depiction, Realism, Abstraction /

Using an approach deeply informed by philosophy of art, art history and perceptual psychology, this book places seeing at the centre of an original theory of pictorial representation and explores the ramifications such a theory has for the visual arts.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Newall, Michael (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
Aesthetics.
Arts.
Fine arts.
Philosophy, general.
Art.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Using an approach deeply informed by philosophy of art, art history and perceptual psychology, this book places seeing at the centre of an original theory of pictorial representation and explores the ramifications such a theory has for the visual arts.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VIII, 234 pages)
ISBN:9780230297531
DOI:10.1057/9780230297531