Willats (279 results)

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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Van Nostrand Reinhold, c.1983, (orig.ed.c.1972), 1st.trade paperbk.prtg., 128pp., owner's name, VG $.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Cloth, xiii, 394 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. *** "In Art and Representation, John Willats presents a radically new theory of pictures. To do this, he has developed a precise vocabulary for describing the representational systems in pictures: the ways in which artists, engineers, photographers, mapmakers, and children represent objects. His approach is derived from recent research in visual perception and artificial intelligence, and Willats begins by clarifying the key distinction between the marks in a picture and the features of the scene that these marks represent. The methods he uses are thus closer to those of a modern structural linguist or psycholinguist than to those of an art historian. Using over 150 illustrations, Willats analyzes the representational systems in pictures by artists from a wide variety of periods and cultures. He then relates these systems to the mental processes of picture production, and, displaying an impressive grasp of more than one scholarly discipline, shows how the Greek vase painters, Chinese painters, Giotto, icon painters, Picasso, Paul Klee, and David Hockney have put these systems to work. But this book is not only about what systems artists use but also about why artists from different periods and cultures have used such different systems, and why drawings by young children look so different from those by adults. Willats argues that the representational systems can serve many different functions beyond that of merely providing a convincing illusion. These include the use of anomalous pictorial devices such as inverted perspective, which may be used for expressive reasons or to distance the viewer from the depicted scene by drawing attention to the picture as a painted surface. Willats concludes that art historical changes, and the developmental changes in children's drawings, are not merely arbitrary, nor are they driven by evolutionary forces. Rather, they are determined by the different functions that the representational systems in pictures can serve. Like readers of Ernst Gombrich's famous Art and Illusion (still available from Princeton University Press), on which Art and Representation makes important theoretical advances, or Rudolf Arnheim's Art and Visual Perception, Willats's readers will find that they will never again return to their old ways of looking at pictures." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Introduction; PT. I. DRAWING SYSTEMS. Projection systems; Topology and extendedness; PT. II. DENOTATION SYSTEMS. Regions as picture primitives; Line drawing; Optical denotation systems; PT. III. PICTURE PRODUCTION. Separate systems?; Picture production as a process; PT. IV. THE FUNCTIONS OF REPRESENTATIONAL SYSTEMS. Representing shape; Flattening the picture surface; Anomaly in the service of expression; Investigating the nature of depiction; PT. V. CHANGES IN REPRESENTATIONAL SYSTEMS OVER TIME. Children's drawing development Historical changes. Size: 8vo. Collectible.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: VG. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

hardcover. Condition: As New. 1997 Hardcover Edition. Light bump to top back corner. Pages clean & unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Princeton University Press, 1997. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:9781901352580.…

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 394 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Light penciling to first 15 pages. Edgewear to dust jacket, top edge. Mild soiling, rubbing to rear wraps. A bright and tight copy. Record # 951187.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This book presents interviews and photographs from the collaborations between Willats and residents in the many housing estate projects he makes. The first-hand observations and individual opinions record a variety of attitudes and perceptions towards the physical reality of their surroundings. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. English and German. (Conceptual Art, Art Exhibitions) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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