Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing – Revised and Expanded Edition
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Margaret Livingstone
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- File Type: PDF
- File Size: 27.1 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 324
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Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing – Revised and Expanded Edition
Vision and Art by Margaret Livingstone explores how the brain processes visual information and how artists have used these principles. This revised and expanded edition adds new research and examples. The digital edition is available as a PDF download for instant access.
This PDF edition delivers the full content in a portable digital format. After purchase, you can download the book instantly and begin reading on your preferred device.
Book Overview
In Vision and Art, Harvard neurobiologist Margaret Livingstone explains the biology of seeing in clear terms. She covers light, the eye and the brain, luminance, color, contrast, acuity, and the special ways our visual system responds to faces, shading, perspective, and stereopsis. The book bridges art and science, showing how visual perception shapes our experience of paintings, photographs, and digital images. The revised and expanded edition, published in 2014 by Abrams, includes updated insights and a foreword by David Hubel.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- The basic stages of visual processing from light to the brain
- How luminance and value affect composition
- The role of color and color vision in art
- Surround effects, contrast, and acuity
- How the brain constructs depth from shading, perspective, and stereopsis
- Face perception and its special status in vision
- Applications to television, movies, and computer graphics
Why This Book Matters
Understanding the biology of seeing deepens our appreciation of art and visual media. Livingstone makes complex neuroscience accessible to artists, students, and general readers. The book shows how scientific knowledge can illuminate artistic practice, much as anatomy has informed figure drawing for centuries.
Book Details
| Author | Margaret Livingstone |
|---|---|
| Title | Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing – Revised and Expanded Edition |
| Edition | Revised and Expanded Edition |
| Publisher | Abrams, an imprint of ABRAMS |
| Publication Place | New York, NY |
| Publication Date | 2014 |
| Copyright | 2014 |
| ISBN-13 (2014 Edition) | 978-1-4197-0692-9 |
| ISBN-13 (2002 Edition) | 978-0-8109-0406-3 |
| eISBN | 978-1-64700-865-9 |
| Format | |
| File Size | 27.1 MB |
| Pages | 324 |
| Language | English |
| Foreword | David Hubel |
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Will I receive a physical copy? No. This is a digital edition and no physical product is shipped.
What devices are supported? The PDF can be used with Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, and mobile reading apps.
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