The Sense of Order: A Study in the Psychology of Decorative Art (The Wrightsman Lectures, V. 9)
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The Sense of Order: A Study in the Psychology of Decorative Art (The Wrightsman Lectures, V. 9) Details
A magisterial examination of the role of decoration in life and art, regarded by the author himself as his most original work. Provides a comprehensive survey of the history and theory of decorative art. Examines the universal human impulse to seek order and rhythm in space and time, as can be seen in children's play and in poetry, dance, music and architecture as well as art
Reviews
Another great book by Gombrich, this one is particularly inclusive of many theories of his that have been brought up in other books, yet his reflections on art, nature, psychology, the brain and how we see and think, as well as decorative development throughout history is marvelous. As usual, not a book you sit down to read in one sitting...one you come back to time and time again. A must for the serious artist's library.
