The Object Stares Back: On the Nature of Seeing – How Sight Alters the Seen and Transforms the Seer
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The Object Stares Back: On the Nature of Seeing – How Sight Alters the Seen and Transforms the Seer
- The Object Stares Back By Elkins James
In this €œremarkable tour de force€ (Publishers Weekly)-a €œceaselessly 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.
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