The Object Stares Back: On the Nature of Seeing

Unmarked. Illustrated. A thoughtful study on how our eyes function with our brains examines the irrational elements of physical sight and concludes that human seeing transforms both the viewer and the object being viewed. 271p.

From Publisher:

In this "remarkable tour de force" (Publishers Weekly)-a "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.

Product Info

ISBN: 0156004976

ISBN-13: 9780156004978

Publisher: Harcourt Brace

Year: 1997

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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