The Power of the Center: A Study of Composition in the Visual Arts

Rudolf Arnheim

ISBN 10: 0520044266 / ISBN 13: 9780520044265

Editore: University of California Press, 1982

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First printing. Volume, measuring approximately 6.5" x 9.75", is bound in brown cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book is in near fine condition, with previous owner's name stamped at top edge of front flyleaf, together with small notation "6/55" in marker. Small price sticker appears at top of front pastedown. Dust jacket displays shelfwear, with small closed tears at top edge. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover. xii/223 pages. ".focuses on two fundamental spatial patterns whose interaction accounts for the structure of works of visual arts: the concentric or cosmic system, in which shapes are controlled by the power of an internal center; and the more terrestrial system of the Cartesian framework, in which a grid of verticals and horizontals organizes reponses to an external center of gravitational attraction. Using a wealth of examples, Arnheim shows how the complementary properties of these two systems enable visual design to represent the human experience symbolically in paintings, statues, or buildings.".

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• Titolo: The Power of the Center: A Study of Composition in the Visual Arts
• Editore: University of California Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1982
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0520044266
• ISBN 13: 9780520044265
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Edizione: 1st Edition
• Condizione: Near Fine
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: Very Good

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