Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing Margaret Livingstone
Publisher: Abrams, Harry N., Inc.

Vision and Art-The Biology of Seeing_Livingstone. Kisu - there is another one you may find interesting: "Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing". This is not light reading, but is very illuminating. (2002) Vision and art: the biology of seeing. When it comes to storytelling about the visual arts and cognitive science, here are some of my favorites: Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing by Margaret Livingstone, 2002. Amazon.com Reviewp/pWhat is it that makes the work of Monet, van Gogh, da Vinci, and Warhol so visually arresting? Margaret Livingstone is a neurobiologist at Harvard Medical School. Explains the physiology of the eye and visual processing, and hypothesizes that great artists were unconsciously using those phenomena in their art. Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing. Livingstone, author of “Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing,” noted how sections of certain paintings, particularly impressionist works, almost appear to move. Now in paperback, this groundbreaking study by Harvard neurobiologist Margaret Livingstone explores the inner workings of vision, demonstrating that how we see art depends ultimately on the cells in our eyes and our brains. The authors start with optical theory, then into the biological basis for human vision. Our eyes might act as conduits to relay information to our neural circuitry, but it is the brain that controls the experience of what we see. (2000) The 22 immutable laws of branding. This book by Margaret Livingstone is just beautifulthe science and the art. It has caused me to look at art appreciation with an entirely different perspective. In truth, however, the most important body part involved in our response to art is the brain.