Art

Ruggero Pierantoni

Vortici, atomi e sirene Immagini e forme del pensiero astratto

Vortici, atomi e sirene
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An essay by one of the most brilliant intellectuals of the international scene, on ways of perceiving and representing images and forms.

[Vortices, atoms and sirens. Images and forms of abstract thought]. How have those things that by definition are not really perceptible and tangible been represented over the centuries? The answer to this question comes from an expert on perception – trained as a neurobiologist – who in this essay leads the reader on a fascinating journey through art, with a decidedly new scientific approach. Illustrated by a fine selection of explanatory images – works by artists of Greek and Roman antiquity, Raphael, Goya, Böcklin, but also Galileo, Dalton or Kepler – the essay by Pierantoni shows how artists and scientists, from ancient times to the present, have represented the non-existent.


Format
17 x 24
Binding
paperback with flaps
Pages
244
Year of publication
2003
ISBN
9788837023218
Language
Italian
Genre
Art
Publisher
Electa