Looking into Pictures: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Pictorial Space - Hardcover

9780262083102: Looking into Pictures: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Pictorial Space

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0262083108 ISBN 13: 9780262083102

Publisher: Bradford Books, 2003

Interdisciplinary explorations of the implications of recent developments in vision theory for our understanding of the nature of pictorial representation and picture perception.

The last half of the twentieth century witnessed dramatic changes in the theory of vision. In particular, the "eye-as-camera" metaphor that had long dominated the field no longer seemed tenable. Somewhat surprisingly, however, the metaphor has maintained its appeal in the study of pictures. In Looking into Pictures, philosophers, psychologists, and art historians explore the implications of recent theories of vision for our understanding of the nature of pictorial representation and picture perception. They examine the dual nature of picture perception, the fact that viewers must separate the visual properties of the picture itself from those of what the picture represents. Discussing the status of perspective, they ask whether perspective renderings of space are special or more accurate than those found in other types of pictures, and if so why. Finally, they consider the possible need to reconceive pictorial space and the implications of such a reconception for the study of picture perception.

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About the Author:

Heiko Hecht is Research Fellow at the Man-Vehicle Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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