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Ambiguous images play upon the act of visual perception, requiring an interpretation from viewers that involves their memory and imagination. Potential Images is the first systematic exploration of ambiguity in modern art, and considers those works of art that rely on an imaginative response from the viewer to achieve their full effect.
Dario Gamboni examines how artists such as Redon, Gauguin, Cézanne and James Ensor sought to involve the beholder and reshape artistic communication. Kandinsky, for example, intended that his work could be interpreted in both figurative and nonfigurative ways, while Duchamp concluded that "it is the beholder who makes the picture."
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Dario Gamboni is a professor of art history at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. He has published many books, including The Destruction of Art: Iconoclasm and Vandalism since the French Revolution.
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20.5 cm x 28 cm. 304 pages. Illustrations in colour and black and white throughout. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Includes for example chapters with explanatory notes on Redon, Ensor, Seurat; Gauguin, Pont-Aven and the Nabis; Cubism, Abstraction and Readymade; Ambiguity after Modernism etc. Sprache: english. Seller Inventory # 44165AB
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Condition: Very Good. 4to pp. 304, "Ambiguity is inherent in images because visual perception is an interpretative act involving memory and imagination. Modern art has made this aspect of perception crucial to its relationship with the viewer. Potential Images, the first systematic exploration of this topic, considers those works of art that rely to a great degree on imaginative? book. Seller Inventory # 316303