Reductionism in art and brain science [electronic resource] : Bridging the two cultures / Eric R. Kandel.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kandel, Eric R. (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Art > Psychology. Reductionism. Visual perception. Neurosciences and the arts.
Online Access:	ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2016 (Ebook Central @ Proquest) EBSCO eBooks: 2016 (EBSCO) eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2016 (EBSCO) eBook Public Library Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2016 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:	Reductionism in Art and Brain Science: Bridging the Two Cultures
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

Introduction. The emergence of a reductionist school of abstract art in New York
The Beginning of a Scientific Approach to Art
The Biology of the Beholder's Share: Visual Perception and Bottom-Up Processing in Art
The Biology of Learning and Memory: Top-Down Processing in Art
A Reductionist Approach to Art. Reductionism in the Emergence of Abstract Art
Mondrian and the Radical Reduction of the Figurative Image
The New York School of Painters
How the Brain Processes and Perceives Abstract Images
From Figuration to Color Abstraction
Color and the Brain
A Focus on Light
A Reductionist Influence on Figuration
The Emerging Dialogue Between Abstract Art and Science. Why Is Reductionism Successful in Art?
A Return to the Two Cultures.