ISBN: 9781845860196
Format: Paperback/206pp
Price: £25.00
Publication Month: September 2007
Circles is a celebration of one of the most powerful shapes recognised by humans. Circles have shaped our lives - in art, science, perception and development. We encounter them in many of the manufactured goods we use and in everyday things such as coins and crockery. The circle is one of the first recognisable shapes we draw - to represent suns and smiling faces - and they are elaborated endlessly thereafter. Circles have been enlisted to plumb the depths of geometry and to explore the cosmos. They have been used for thousands of years to convey symbolic significance in art and artefacts. Throughout this richly illustrated book, circles are used to express simple but powerful principles of perceptual organisation. They are arranged in patterns both pleasing and perplexing to perception, illustrating their power and potency.
Variously playful, thoughtful, informative and intriguing, this book is not only about the science but also about the sight of circles - it is a celebration of the circle.
Circles: Science, Sense and Symbol by Nicholas Wade is truly an inspiring book. The author, a leader in the field of visual psychology and a professor of visual psychology at the University of Dundee, seamlessly blends historical commentary, graphic design, perceptual research, symbolic references, and artistic projects that have effectively incorporated the circle (e.g. Marcel Duchamp's rotoreliefs)... All in all, Wade captures the circle's magic and our fascination with this form... this is a tantalizing, fun and informative book. It will appeal to artists, scientists and general readers.
Leonardo, May 2008
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