{"product_id":"art-and-illusion-6th-edn-paperback","title":"Art and Illusion, 6th edn - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eE. H. Gombrich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescribed by Kenneth Clark as 'one of the most brilliant books of art criticism that I have ever read', \u003ci\u003eArt and Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic study of image-making. It seeks to answer a simple question: why is there such a thing as style? The question may be simple but there is no easy answer, and Professor Gombrich's brilliant and wide-ranging exploration of the history and psychology of pictorial representation leads him into countless crucial areas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGombrich examines, questions and re-evaluates old and new ideas on such matters as the imitation of nature, the function of tradition, the problem of abstraction, the validity of perspective and the interpretation of expression: all of which reveal that pictorial representation is far from being a straightforward matter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published more than 40 years ago, \u003ci\u003eArt and Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e has lost none of its vitality and importance. In applying the findings of experimental science to a nuanced understanding of art and in tackling complex ideas and theoretical issues, Gombrich is rigorous. Yet he always retains a sense of wonder at the inexhaustible capacity of the human brain, and at the subtlety of the relationships involved in seeing the world and in making and seeing art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith profound knowledge and his exceptional gift for clear exposition, he advances each argument as an hypothesis to be tested. The problems of representation are forever fundamental to the history of art: \u003ci\u003eArt and Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e remains an essential text for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the sixth edition Professor Gombrich has written an entirely new 12-page preface, in which he makes use of the distinction between an image and a sign, so as to clarify his intentions in writing the book in the first place. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSir Ernst Gombrich was one of the greatest and least conventional art historians of his age, achieving fame and distinction in three separate spheres: as a scholar, as a popularizer of art, and as a pioneer of the application of the psychology of perception to the study of art. His best-known book, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Art \u003c\/i\u003e- first published fifty years ago and now in its sixteenth edition - is one of the most influential books ever written about art. His books further include \u003ci\u003eThe Sense of Order\u003c\/i\u003e (1979) and \u003ci\u003eThe Preference for the Primitive\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), as well as a total of 11 volumes of collected essays and reviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGombrich was born in Vienna in 1909 and died in London in November 2001. He came to London in 1936 to work at the Warburg Institute, where he eventually became Director from 1959 until his retirement in 1976. He won numerous international honours, including a knighthood, the Order of Merit and the Goethe, Hegel and Erasmus prizes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGifted with a powerful mind and prodigious memory, he was also an outstanding communicator, with a clear and forceful prose style. His works are models of good art-historical writing, and reflect his humanism and his deep and abiding concern with the standards and values of our cultural heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 402\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 9.66 x 6.74 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173460132089,"sku":"9780714842080","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/cCtxNDlZMEdPSUFIejlWNEpuQmU1dz09.webp?v=1767632783","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/art-and-illusion-6th-edn-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}