{"product_id":"the-power-of-the-center-9780520261266","title":"The Power of the Center","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing many examples, this title considers the factors that determine the overall organization of visual form in works of painting, sculpture, and architecture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Arnheim was a distinguished psychologist, philosopher and critic whose work explored the cognitive basis of art—how we interpret it and, by extension, the world.\"  * Cabinet *\u003cbr\u003e\"It is the balance between the precision of [Arnheim's] specific analyses and their participation in a larger order of principles that makes \u003ci\u003ePower of the Center\u003c\/i\u003e such a satisfying book.\"  * ARTnews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e I. TWO SPATIAL SYSTEMS\u003cbr\u003e A master key to composition. Centricity and eccentricity. Vectors\u003cbr\u003e and their targets. Interaction of the systems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e II. CENTERS AND THEIR RIVALS\u003cbr\u003e Geometric and dynamic. The pull of gravity. The visual center\u003cbr\u003e underneath. Varieties of weight. \u003cbr\u003e Sculpture and the ground. Matisse under pressure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e III. THE VIEWER AS A CENTER\u003cbr\u003e Self-centered vision. Various positions in space. A slab in suspense. \u003cbr\u003e Seeing the world sideways. The viewer as an influence. Looking into depth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e IV. LIMITS AND FRAMES\u003cbr\u003e Enclosures spread energy. Tampering with the range. The functions of frames. \u003cbr\u003e Framed space not quite closed. Rectangular formats. Challenges to the middle. \u003cbr\u003e Perspective creates a center.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e V. TONDO AND SQUARE\u003cbr\u003e Floating shapes. Tondi stress the middle. The role of eccentricity. \u003cbr\u003e Disks inside. The oval. Squares balance the coordinates. Albers's nests of squares. \u003cbr\u003e Mondrian overrides centricity. A square by Munch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e VI. CENTERS AS HUBS \u003cbr\u003e Providing stability. Tension through deviation. Dynamics of the human figure. \u003cbr\u003e Saltimbanques and Guernica.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e VII. CENTERS AS DIVIDERS\u003cbr\u003e Bipolar composition. The necessary latch. Diagonals. Noli me tangere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e VIII. VOLUMES AND NODES\u003cbr\u003e Volumes and vectors interacting. Kinds of nodes. Nodes of the body. Faces and hands. \u003cbr\u003e Singing man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e IX. SPACE IN DEPTH\u003cbr\u003e Perceiving the third dimension. Objects behaving in space. Enclosures replacing frames. \u003cbr\u003e The added view of projection. Continuity of space. What perspective contributes. Time in\u003cbr\u003e space. The symbolism of the frontal plane.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e X. CENTERS AND GRIDS IN BUILDINGS\u003cbr\u003e Grids prevail. Design in elevation. Design on the ground. Coping with full space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e XI. FURTHERMORE\u003cbr\u003e Composition in time. Are there exceptions? A physical foundation. Composition carries meaning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864862339415,"sku":"9780520261266","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520261266.jpg?v=1722273246","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-power-of-the-center-9780520261266","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}