UID:
almahu_9949386712902882
Format:
1 online resource (176 pages :
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40 illustrations
Edition:
1st
ISBN:
9781351042000
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1351042009
,
9781351042017
,
1351042017
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9781351042024
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1351042025
,
9781351041997
,
1351041991
Series Statement:
Science and the Arts since 1750
Content:
Many artists and scientists - including Buffon, Goethe, and Philipp Otto Runge - who observed the vividly coloured shadows that appear outdoors around dawn and dusk, or indoors when a candle burns under waning daylight, chose to describe their colours as beautiful'. Paul Smith explains what makes these ephemeral effects worthy of such appreciation - or how depictions of coloured shadows have genuine aesthetic and epistemological significance. This multidisciplinary book synthesises methodologies drawn from art history (close pictorial analysis), psychology and neuroscience (theories of colour constancy), history of science (the changing paradigms used to explain coloured shadows), and philosophy (theories of perception and aesthetic value drawn from Wittgenstein and Merleau-Ponty). This title will be of interest to scholars in art history, art theory, and the history of science and technology.
Note:
1. The Science 2. Light and Dark 3. Physics 4. Contrast 5. Constancy 6. The Criterion 7. Aesthetic Value 8. Conclusion.
,
The science -- Light and dark -- Physics -- Contrast -- Constancy -- The criterion -- Aesthetic value.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0367716429
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1138488097
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9781351042024
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781351042024
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