The Objective Eye

Color, Form, and Reality in the Theory of Art

By: John Hyman

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Paperback | 12 May 2006 | Edition Number 1

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"The longer you work, the more the mystery deepens of what appearance is, or how what is called appearance can be made in another medium."-Francis Bacon, painter

This, in a nutshell, is the central problem in the theory of art. It has fascinated philosophers from Plato to Wittgenstein. And it fascinates artists and art historians, who have always drawn extensively on philosophical ideas about language and representation, and on ideas about vision and the visible world that have deep philosophical roots.

John Hyman's The Objective Eye is a radical treatment of this problem, deeply informed by the history of philosophy and science, but entirely fresh. The questions tackled here are fundamental ones: Is our experience of color an illusion? How does the metaphysical status of colors differ from that of shapes? What is the difference between a picture and a written text? Why are some pictures said to be more realistic than others? Is it because they are especially truthful or, on the contrary, because they deceive the eye?

The Objective Eye explores the fundamental concepts we use constantly in our most innocent thoughts and conversations about art, as well as in the most sophisticated art theory. The book progresses from pure philosophy to applied philosophy and ranges from the metaphysics of color to Renaissance perspective, from anatomy in ancient Greece to impressionism in nineteenth-century France. Philosophers, art historians, and students of the arts will find The Objective Eye challenging and absorbing.

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"The longer you work, the more the mystery deepens of what appearance is, or how what is called appearance can be made in another medium." - Francis Bacon, painter "I can think of no other philosophical analysis in the last decade or so of comparable value for philosophers and theorists of art." - Michael Podro, author of The Critical Historians of Art"

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Non-Fiction Philosophy Philosophy & Aesthetics Arts & Entertainment General Issues in Art Theory of Art History of Art & Design Styles Art Treatments & Subjects Art Techniques & Principles

List of Illustrations Preface Introduction Color
Galileo's Myth
Frames of Reference
Perceiving Powers Depiction
Art and Imitation
Art and Occlusion
Art and Optics
Art and Experience Realism
Words and Pictures
Realism and Relativism
The Canvas of the Brain
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Credits
Index
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