Perception and Artistic Style

D.M. Parker, J.B. Derêgowski

• Publisher: North Holland
• Year: 1991
• ISBN:
  9780080867274
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Experimental Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Perception and Artistic Style explores the role of visual processes in the creation and perception of painting and drawing. By looking at the relationship between perception and representation evidence is provided that purely visual processes are a richer source of artistic inspiration than is commonly realised. Many of the obvious variations in artistic style are firmly rooted in visual perception and visual cognition. This book looks at a range of fundamental visual processes and investigates their contribution to major stylistic features of works of art. A wide selection of pictures is considered; ancient, medieval, renaissance, nineteenth and twentieth century and primitive, and both well known and relatively obscure works are examined.The volume includes 86 figures, 13 grey-scale illustrations of artworks and 43 line drawings. This book will be of value to students of perception, students of art and art history, and, since the more technical aspects have been confined to the notes, the general reader who wishes to increase his/her appreciation and understanding of pictorial art.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Perception and Artistic Style
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter I. The Naive and the Sophisticated Eye
• Chapter II. Counterfeits Made to Beguile
• Chapter III. Why Two Eyes are Better Than One
• Chapter IV. The Limits of Perspective
• Chapter V. Views Typical and Otherwise
• Chapter VI. Comunalities of Distortions
• Chapter VII. Cues Intrinsic to the Eye
• Chapter VIII. Art Via Illusion
• Chapter IX. Art and Reality
• Notes
• References
• Author Index
• Subject Index