Title The objective eye : color, form, and reality in the theory of art / John Hyman.

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Description	1 online resource (xix, 286 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-275) and index.
Contents	List of illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Color -- Galileos myth -- Frames of reference -- Perceiving powers -- Depiction -- Art and imitation -- Art and occlusion -- Art and optics -- Art and experience -- Realism -- Words and pictures -- Realism and relativism -- The canvas of the brain -- Conclusion.
Summary	'The Objective Eye' explores the fundamental concepts we use constantly in our innocent thoughts and conversations about art, as well as in the most sophisticated art theory. The book progresses from pure philosophy to applied philosophy and ranges from the meta-physics of colour to Renaissance perspective.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	Visual perception.
	Visual perception.
	Art -- Psychology.
	Art -- Psychology.
	Composition (Art)
	Composition (Art)
	Color in art.
	Color in art.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Hyman, John. Objective eye. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006 0226365522 (DLC) 2005029205 (OCoLC)61879702
ISBN	9780226365541 (electronic book)
	0226365549 (electronic book)
	0226365522
	9780226365527
	0226365530
	9780226365534