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Perspective and Other Optical Illusions (Wooden Books)
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Product Description
The science of perspective has informed the representational and decorative arts since their inception, and its gradual perfection during the Renaissance was as important an event as any of the other mathematical and scientific developments of the time. Beginning with the evolution of visual perspective, Phoebe McNaughton reveals how and why illusions work in the first place. Questioning the idea that what we see is actually what is out there, she offers further optical illusions to suggest to readers that the world they perceive is in fact a complex product of their brain, constructed from the sensory data. Closing with various magical, theological, and atmospheric illusions and a further philosophical discussion of the nature of reality, Perspective will appeal widely to artists, designers, architects, and anyone interested in the visual or graphic arts.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #154949 in Books
- Published on: 2007-10-30
- Released on: 2007-10-30
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 64 pages
Features
- ISBN13: 9780802716330
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Tricking the Eye
A short book filled with some classic eye teasers, with information about the history of illusions, how perspective works, how people interpret and understand the world about them and drawings of that world. There's no great detail about all of this (not the intent), but there are a lot of ticklers to get you thinking. Good black and white illustrations, too. Not bad for a 58 page, 6X8 book!
Valuable information in a beautiful format
Upon first inspection, I realized some of the material in this book had been drawn from Fred Dubery's fine publication Perspective and Other Drawing Systems. Then I saw the author had in fact worked with her teacher Mr. Dubery, so I am happy it has his blessing.
This is an excellent concise foundation course in seeing and perspective drawing (I especially appreciated the inclusion of rare four and five point systems), as well as an effective compendium of other projection systems. There is more substance in this book, more direct visual information, than many other bulkier, stuffier efforts. Why confuse the issue? Get to the point and pick this little book up.
Great Reading for Good Readers
My nephew requested for his eleventh birthday. He was found under his blankets with a flashlight reading the book. Highly recommended
