The Seductions of Darwin - Art, Evolution, Neuroscience

A critical study of the growing use of evolutionary theory and neuroscience to interpret art. Explores the question of what is gained from using ideas and methods from the biological sciences in the analysis of art.

Info autore

Matthew Rampley is Chair of Art History and Head of the School of Languages, Cultures, Art History, and Music at the University of Birmingham and the author of The Vienna School of Art History (Penn State, 2013).

Riassunto

A critical study of the growing use of evolutionary theory and neuroscience to interpret art. Explores the question of what is gained from using ideas and methods from the biological sciences in the analysis of art.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Matthew Rampley, Rampley Matthew
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 12.01.2017
• EAN: 9780271077420
• ISBN: 978-0-271-07742-0
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 20 mm
• Peso: 499 g
• Illustrazioni: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Theory of art, Evolution, History: theory & methods, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, HISTORY / Historiography, ART / Criticism & Theory, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), Art & design styles: c 1900 to c 1960, Art & Design Styles: Pre-Raphaelite Art