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Visual Thinking Hardcover – January 1, 1969

by Rudolf Arnheim (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars 80 ratings
stirrings --The intelligence of perception --Two and two together --The past in the present --The images of thought --Concepts take shape --Pictures, symbols, and signs --What abstraction is not --What abstraction is --With feet on the ground --Thinking with pure shapes --Words in their place --Art and thought --Models for theory --Vision in education.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B097G939PN
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Faber & Faber
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 1969
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.2 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 80 ratings

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  • Linda
    5.0 out of 5 stars Still ground-breaking thinking 50+ years later.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2023
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    Rudolph Arnheim would be over 120 years old, so yes this is written from a voice in a prior error. So if one doesn't have the patience for classic writing, this may be a wee tedious. But so so worth it! Absolutely brilliant and shatters many widely held beliefs.
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  • none
    5.0 out of 5 stars Should be in every Artist's or photographer's bookshelf.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2019
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    The concepts in the book and by this author are amazing when translating art to photography and answers some questions of "Why?"
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  • Evgeny Bondarenko
    5.0 out of 5 stars No words can tell how it's useful and important for artist.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2017
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    This amazing book! No words can tell how it's useful and important for artist. Comprehend results of such hard labored research is the best pleasure that one may have from reading.
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  • Rebecca
    4.0 out of 5 stars good read
    Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2018
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    The book was interesting and discussed a good deal about the self and how that comes out in artwork. Has colored photocopies of artwork created by individuals
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  • Boc
    5.0 out of 5 stars Classic book
    Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2016
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    gently used condition. Appl pages were there and the book is very interesting.
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  • Sammy Lynn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2016
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    Bought for class but it's a wonderful read!
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  • Karsten Stier
    3.0 out of 5 stars Overly verbose but insightful
    Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2010
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    Pretentiously overly verbosely written. However, if you can wade through the verbal diarrhea it can give you some deep insights as to how the brain, visual cortex, etc, manages to view and process the information we see based on past experiences, consciousness, etc. There are, however, certain findings within the book that you will already know about & realize instinctively anyway. It's just nice to know that these are scientifically & artistically confirmed. So I'm not mad after all....
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  • JD
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2016
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    It was what I was looking for—great read!
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  • JP
    5.0 out of 5 stars Eye opening!!! ;)
    Reviewed in Canada on November 16, 2015
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    Changed the way I view the world around me!
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  • sohel ahmed
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in India on July 21, 2019
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    Better than expectation.
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  • NasP
    5.0 out of 5 stars Me encantó
    Reviewed in Mexico on January 1, 2024
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    Lo compré usado, y trae pequeños detalles, como la esquina doblada y alguien lo rayó antes de devolverlo, pero nada grave, lo importante es el contenido y está hermoso, sin duda no me arrepiento uwu
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    5.0 out of 5 stars
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    Reviewed in Mexico on January 1, 2024
    Lo compré usado, y trae pequeños detalles, como la esquina doblada y alguien lo rayó antes de devolverlo, pero nada grave, lo importante es el contenido y está hermoso, sin duda no me arrepiento uwu
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  • Falah Ali
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2024
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    Thanks
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  • Maria
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good book at a good price
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2017
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    Good book at a good price. Although you can find Arnheim's books online I wanted the real thing, and I could get it. .
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