The Object Stares Back

The Object Stares Back - Paperback

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The Object Stares Back - Paperback

The Object Stares Back - Paperback

by James Elkins
$15.95
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Book Overview

In this "remarkable tour de force" (Publishers Weekly) and "ceaselessly thought-provoking book" (Kirkus Reviews), art historian James Elkins marshals psychology, philosophy, science, and art history to show how seeing alters the thing seen and transforms the seer. Black-and-white photographs.
ISBN9780156004978
Author James Elkins
PublisherHarperOne
GenreSelf-help & personal development
FormatPaperback
PublishedJuly 1997
LanguageENG- English
Pages272
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About James Elkins

James Elkins teaches in the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His books include The Object Stares Back, On the Nature of Seeing, What Painting Is; and, also from Cornell, The Domain of Images.

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