Visual Impact: Culture and the Meaning of Images Contributor(s): Wright, Terence (Author) |
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ISBN: 1859734731 ISBN-13: 9781859734735 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $43.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology - Law | Communications - Art | History - General |
Dewey: 306 |
LCCN: 2008039860 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.70 lbs) 208 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the office to domestic interiors to shops, images surround us in modern life. The internet has increased this visual onslaught exponentially. Is there a systematic order to this seemingly endless array of pictures and depictions? Looking at picture-making traditions around the world, the author demonstrates how schemes of depiction are ordered throughout all ages and across all cultures. Drawing on a wide range of examples - from painting and drawing to film, photography and the Web - Visual Impact analyzes the theory and practice of visual representation. Pictures and images provide a cognitive context through which people can explore and understand their world. They frame and shape daily life. By considering the techniques and systems that inform visual displays, the author examines how cultural values and traditions shape particular visual styles. Drawing on the growing field of visual anthropology, Visual Impact sets image making in an historical and global context, and uses it as a window for exploring the human condition at a deeper level. Anyone interested in the cultural role of art, film, the internet and interactive media will find this book an exciting and stimulating read. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wright, Terence: - TERENCE WRIGHT is Reader in Critical, Historical and Theoretical Studies in Visual at the University of Ulster. |