Vision and Art: The biology of seeing by Margaret Livingstone, Abrams, £29,45/$45 ISBN 0810904063 Reviewed by Simon Emory
HOW do we see? And does how we see affect what we like to look at? Vision and Art has the answers. It is an accessible, thought-provoking resource for anyone interested in how the human vision system works. By bridging the gap between the two, often conflicting, disciplines of art and science, Margaret Livingstone sets the agenda for future debate.
She begins by addressing how the eye and brain translate different wavelengths of light into colour and information. Her book gives…
