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Why do we keep returning to certain pictures? What is it we are looking for? How does our understanding of an image change over time? This investigates the nature of visual complexity, the capacity of certain images to sustain repeated attention, and how pictures respond and resist their viewers...

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Main Author: Clark, T. J. (Timothy J.) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2006]
Subjects:
Poussin, Nicolas, > 1594?-1665 > Criticism and interpretation.
Poussin, Nicolas, > 1594?-1665 > Critique et interprétation.
Poussin, Nicolas, > 1594?-1665
Landscapes in art.
Painting > Psychological aspects.
Painting > Psychology.
Paysages dans l'art.
Peinture > Psychologie.
Peinture > Aspect psychologique.
Painting > Psychology
Landscapes in art
Painting > Psychological aspects
Art and Design.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:Why do we keep returning to certain pictures? What is it we are looking for? How does our understanding of an image change over time? This investigates the nature of visual complexity, the capacity of certain images to sustain repeated attention, and how pictures respond and resist their viewers' wishes.
Physical Description:ix, 260 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-252) and index.
ISBN:0300117264
9780300117264
9780300137583
0300137583