The objective eye : color, form, and reality in the theory of art PDF
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THE OBJECTIVE EYE John Hyman T H E O B J E C T I V E E Y E Color,Form,and Reality in the Theory ofArt THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS CHICAGO AND LONDON John Hyman is a Fellow of the Queen’s College, Oxford. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637 The University of Chicago Press, Ltd., London © 2006 by The University of Chicago All rights reserved. Published 2006 Printed in the United States of America 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 1 2 3 4 5 isbn: 0-226-36552-2 (cloth) isbn: 0-226-36553-0 (paper) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hyman, John. Color, form, and reality in the theory of art / John Hyman. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn: 0-226-36552-2 (cloth : alk. paper)—isbn: 0-226-36553-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Visual perception. 2. Art—Psychology. 3.Composition (Art). 4. Color in art. I. Title. n7430.5 .h96 2006 701'.15—dc22 2005029205 oThe paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences— Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48-1992. For my father The longer you work, the more the mystery deepens of what appearance is, or how what is called appearance can be made in another medium. Francis Bacon, 1974 C O N T E N T S List of Illustrations xi Preface xv Introduction 1 COLOR 1. Galileo’s Myth 11 2. Frames of Reference 29 3. Perceiving Powers 45 DEPICTION 4. Art and Imitation 59 5. Art and Occlusion 73 6. Art and Optics 113 7. Art and Experience 127 REALISM 8. Words and Pictures 155 9. Realism and Relativism 181 10. The Canvas of the Brain 211 Conclusion 237 Notes 239 Bibliography 269 Credits 277 Index 279
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