The Object Stares Back: On the Nature of Seeing
James Elkins
272 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0156004976
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Language: English
Publish: 868950000000
AcademicArtArt HistoryHistoryNonfictionPhilosophyPhotographyPsychologyScienceTheory
In this “remarkable tour de force” ( Publishers Weekly ) and “ceaselessly thought-provoking book” ( Kirkus Reviews ), art historian James Elkins marshals psychology, philosophy, science, and art history to show how seeing alters the thing seen and transforms the seer. Black-and-white photographs .