Arnheim, Rudolf

Art and visual perception : a psychology of the creative eye by Rudolf Arnheim ( Book )
83 editions published between 1941 and 2009 in 7 languages and held by 2,560 libraries worldwide
Since its publication fifty years ago, this work has established itself as a classic. It casts the visual process in psychological terms and describes the creative way one's eye organizes visual material according to specific psychological premises. In 1974 this book was revised and expanded, and since then it has continued to burnish Rudolf Arnheim's reputation as a groundbreaking theoretician in the fields of art and psychology.--From publisher description.

Visual thinking by Rudolf Arnheim ( Book )
70 editions published between 1965 and 2009 in 8 languages and held by 2,209 libraries worldwide
For the general reader.

Toward a psychology of art; collected essays by Rudolf Arnheim ( Book )
20 editions published between 1966 and 2010 in English and held by 1,436 libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: Presents an interpretation of the expression of art and the relationship between this psychology and the art form.

Film as art by Rudolf Arnheim ( Book )
66 editions published between 1947 and 2009 in 11 languages and held by 1,428 libraries worldwide

Picasso's Guernica; the genesis of a painting by Rudolf Arnheim ( Book )
48 editions published between 1962 and 2006 in 5 languages and held by 1,418 libraries worldwide
Rudolf Arnheim explores the creative process through the sketches executed by Picasso for his mural Guernica. The drawings and paintings shown herein, as well as the photographs of the stages of the final painting, represent the complete visual record of the creative stages of a major work of art.

The power of the center : a study of composition in the visual arts by Rudolf Arnheim ( Book )
20 editions published between 1982 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,241 libraries worldwide

Entropy and art; an essay on disorder and order by Rudolf Arnheim ( Book )
15 editions published between 1971 and 2010 in English and held by 1,001 libraries worldwide

The dynamics of architectural form : based on the 1975 Mary Duke Biddle lectures at the Cooper Union by Rudolf Arnheim ( Book )
7 editions published between 1977 and 2006 in English and held by 967 libraries worldwide

New essays on the psychology of art by Rudolf Arnheim ( Book )
16 editions published between 1986 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 934 libraries worldwide

To the rescue of art : twenty-six essays by Rudolf Arnheim ( Book )
11 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 806 libraries worldwide
The provocative title of this new collection of essays was chosen by Rudolf Arnheim for good reason. He has spent a lifetime analyzing the basic psychological principles that make works of visual art meaningful, stirring, indispensable, and lasting. But recent fashionable attitudes and theories about art, he argues, are undermining the foundation of artistic achievement itself. He says that we must face the threat "that the work crew charged with erecting the edifice of our principles is infiltrated by termites." As the leading explorer of the psychology of art, Arnheim has always sought to let works of art speak for themselves. His many books have reached innumerable students, teachers, museum visitors, and theorists. The essays collected in this volume are written in his familiar, careful, and solidly supported manner, but under present circumstances they amount to a call to arms. Included is a series of miniature monographs on a variety of great works of art. In other essays, Arnheim uncovers enlightening perspectives in the art of the blind, in architectural space, in caricature, and in the work of psychotics and autistic children. He also presents new scientific aspects of the psychology of art, and he widens our range of vision by reaching out to connect art with language, literature, and religion. Anyone who prizes vital, spirited interaction with works of art will find this new volume of Arnheim essays a personal treasure.